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.
I.
I look but never touch
She says I drink too much
I only care about myself, sex, and the couch
You.
You light up my whole day
Whenever you're away.
I'd love to say I've got you figured out. No way
If I get my hands on you, I would make you do all the things I want you to
And bend your will to mine, never hear you whine
Everybody break out, it's enough to shout, it's enough to shout, it's enough, yeah it's enough
[Chorus:]
She's callin', we're brawlin'
This is the hell that is my life
I'm laughing, she's crying
This is the hell that is my, hell that is my life
I.
I feel the world revolves around me
I take my one way street.
I only have one serious bone in my body
You.
You say you're not amused
You love to hate me too
You claim you wish you never got my name tattooed
Now you got your hands on me
And you can make me be, what you want me to be
And slash away my will, still you're my only thrill
Everybody break out, it's enough to shout,
It's enough to shout, it's enough, yeah it's enough
[Chorus:]
You.
You say you're not amused
You love to hate me too
And now you tell your friends we're through, and never screwed
I can take you so much more
And you've got so much more in store
So when you say your mom don't like me, I say that your mom's a whore
Then you call me selfish pig and something small turns into something big
The more you shovel the more I dig.
The more you shovel and the more I dig
She calls, we talk, I scream, she cries
This is the hell that is my life
She calls, we talk, I laugh, she tries
This is the hell that is my.
[Chorus:]
I look but never touch
She says I drink too much
I only care about myself, sex, and the couch
You.
You light up my whole day
Whenever you're away.
I'd love to say I've got you figured out. No way
If I get my hands on you, I would make you do all the things I want you to
And bend your will to mine, never hear you whine
Everybody break out, it's enough to shout, it's enough to shout, it's enough, yeah it's enough
[Chorus:]
She's callin', we're brawlin'
This is the hell that is my life
I'm laughing, she's crying
This is the hell that is my, hell that is my life
I.
I feel the world revolves around me
I take my one way street.
I only have one serious bone in my body
You.
You say you're not amused
You love to hate me too
You claim you wish you never got my name tattooed
Now you got your hands on me
And you can make me be, what you want me to be
And slash away my will, still you're my only thrill
Everybody break out, it's enough to shout,
It's enough to shout, it's enough, yeah it's enough
[Chorus:]
You.
You say you're not amused
You love to hate me too
And now you tell your friends we're through, and never screwed
I can take you so much more
And you've got so much more in store
So when you say your mom don't like me, I say that your mom's a whore
Then you call me selfish pig and something small turns into something big
The more you shovel the more I dig.
The more you shovel and the more I dig
She calls, we talk, I scream, she cries
This is the hell that is my life
She calls, we talk, I laugh, she tries
This is the hell that is my.
[Chorus:]
Lyrics submitted by ketchup_311
The Hell That Is My Life Lyrics as written by Mauriello Bergdorf
Lyrics © Bluewater Music Corp.
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