In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
The five percent Nation of corduroy.
The five percent Nation of Marlboro.
The five percent Nation of pay-per-view.
The five percent Nation of nipple clamps.
The five percent Nation of Milton Bradley.
The five percent Nation of Casiotone.
The five percent Nation of Casiotone.
5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95,
100!
The People's Republic of Lake Edna.
The People's Republic of S.A.S.E.
The People's Republic of lemony fresh.
The People's Republic of chocolaty delicious.
The People's Republic of lumps in my oatmeal.
The People's Republic of Casiotone.
The People's Republic of Casiotone.
5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95,
100!
Yor, Yor, he's a man, he's a man.
Yor, Yor, he's a man, he's a man.
Everybody's movin'
Everybody's movin'
Everybody's movin', movin', movin', movin'...
1 2 3, 4 5 6, 7 8 9, 10 11 12.
The five percent Nation of Harmful Free Radicals.
The five percent Nation of Oxygen Cocktails.
The five percent Nation of Casiotone.
The five percent Nation of Marlboro.
The five percent Nation of pay-per-view.
The five percent Nation of nipple clamps.
The five percent Nation of Milton Bradley.
The five percent Nation of Casiotone.
The five percent Nation of Casiotone.
5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95,
100!
The People's Republic of Lake Edna.
The People's Republic of S.A.S.E.
The People's Republic of lemony fresh.
The People's Republic of chocolaty delicious.
The People's Republic of lumps in my oatmeal.
The People's Republic of Casiotone.
The People's Republic of Casiotone.
5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95,
100!
Yor, Yor, he's a man, he's a man.
Yor, Yor, he's a man, he's a man.
Everybody's movin'
Everybody's movin'
Everybody's movin', movin', movin', movin'...
1 2 3, 4 5 6, 7 8 9, 10 11 12.
The five percent Nation of Harmful Free Radicals.
The five percent Nation of Oxygen Cocktails.
The five percent Nation of Casiotone.
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
The "everybody's moving" part sounds like it is taken from Fugazi's "Waiting Room".
this has something to do with the 5% nation of Islam.
i'm not too familiar with such matters, so anybody with a better explanation should feel free to comment . . .
Actually, the song is the five percent nation of ____
They fill in the blank with what ever came to their mind first.
i think it is themed, not just "whatever came to their mind first." but i enjoy this song a lot... my sister gets annoyed when i play it, though - she's like "they're just counting by fives and saying random stuff." oh well, you can't make everyone happy.
good song!
Taken from their site:
The five percent nation of fill-in-the-blank. Live, I fill in the blank with whatever comes into my head at the time. People will come up to me on the street and be like, "Yo, Doughty, the five percent nation of McNugget." Once I said thename of a girl I knew and was approached angrily by this other girl, "Hey you made her a five percent nation, when are you going to make me a five percent nation?"
Heh, care to say that again? :P
right, right aaaand right. but i mean, i think doughty is takin' shots and sayin' that all the busniess combined are takin' over the world.. who knows what's next. perhaps the planet Starbucks!!?
i could be wrong but i could swear the website once said that this, along with several other earlier songs of theirs, had absolutely no meaning whatsoever, in addition to neoness's cut-n-paste
at any rate, i've never been blown away the first time i heard a song/artist the first time like this one did in the spring of '95 as i was listening to the local college station on my way home
i think the things mentioned are random, but i think the song is meant to be a stab at the corporate world... the counting i think refers to inflation in taxes and how prices and taxation will continue to go up... i could be wrong though
Yes, the "everybody's movin'" part is borrowed from Fugazi, and the chant of "Yor, Yor, he's a man!" is actually from the theme song of Yor: The Hunter From The Future, an 80's b-movie that was featured on mystery science theater 3000.