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.
tiny bubbles are always leadin me knee deep into some sort of trouble
these YayYo hoes take off their clothes and try to get me to give them something chemical
and are you dancin like you're staggering drunk
or are you drinkin like you're tryin to dance
hey soap suds, you know you're way too quick to fall in love
she's got the fingerless gloves, she's got the nails done up in the nasal drugs
shorty makin some love, some bingy basketballer on some bearskin rug right
and she came on like she wanted a kiss, now she's kissin like she already came
she came on like she wanted a kiss, now she's kissin like she already came
(and all the trash got gacked)
they sit and stare and stare and sit and sniff and sing along with the soundtrack
you know where you are, you're in the jungle baby, you're gonna die
(push it real good)
(and then the foam rolled in) i must admit i was a little bit aroused by it
(and then the foam rolled in) i must admit it felt a little bit erogeneous
(and then the foam rolled in) i must admit it felt a little bit anonymous
(and then the foam rolled in) i must admit i feel a little bit anonymous now
the fists, the foam and the fingerless gloves they felt so right
they felt so right
the microphone and the synthetic drugs it sounds so nice
it sounds so nice
your cokey kisses in the tunnel of love they taste like black ice
they taste like black ice
the microphone and the synthetic drugs it sounds so nice
it sounds so right
these YayYo hoes take off their clothes and try to get me to give them something chemical
and are you dancin like you're staggering drunk
or are you drinkin like you're tryin to dance
hey soap suds, you know you're way too quick to fall in love
she's got the fingerless gloves, she's got the nails done up in the nasal drugs
shorty makin some love, some bingy basketballer on some bearskin rug right
and she came on like she wanted a kiss, now she's kissin like she already came
she came on like she wanted a kiss, now she's kissin like she already came
(and all the trash got gacked)
they sit and stare and stare and sit and sniff and sing along with the soundtrack
you know where you are, you're in the jungle baby, you're gonna die
(push it real good)
(and then the foam rolled in) i must admit i was a little bit aroused by it
(and then the foam rolled in) i must admit it felt a little bit erogeneous
(and then the foam rolled in) i must admit it felt a little bit anonymous
(and then the foam rolled in) i must admit i feel a little bit anonymous now
the fists, the foam and the fingerless gloves they felt so right
they felt so right
the microphone and the synthetic drugs it sounds so nice
it sounds so nice
your cokey kisses in the tunnel of love they taste like black ice
they taste like black ice
the microphone and the synthetic drugs it sounds so nice
it sounds so right
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