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.
So call me a bitch in heat and
I'll call you a liar
And we'll throw stones until we're dead
There you go again you cut me off from talkin'
You bask in the glory
The center of the circle
All the friends think you're a comedian
So kind and generous
And I am suffering
Away from here
I want to be
Away from here
Away from here
Away from every little thing
Every little thing
I used to love your every little every little thing
So call me a bitch in heat and
I'll call you a liar
And we'll throw stones until we're dead
You're the puppeteer and I'm the puppet
You manipulate me with your real catholic shit
Everytime I try to talk it through
You turn it around and make it suffer
Like david and goliath
Away from here
I want to be
Away from here
Away from here
Away from every little thing
Every little thing
I used to love your every little every little thing
Now you call me a bitch in heat and
I'll call you a liar
And we'll throw stones until we're dead
Your arms beneath me
Your lying inside me
I used to love your every little every little thing
Your eyes grew stars
Your hand in my purse
And now I hate your every little everything all day
Oh mama
I didn't know life was this hard
Oh mama
My innocence has been tarred
My inner vision, dulled and darkened
I keep myself away to you
I fuck my sorrow humbly
And throw my crown upon the ground
It's you I hope for
And us I pray for
And me that I believed that was wrong
And now my anger is my best friend
Be careful I may bite your head off
Liar
So call me a bitch in heat and
I'll you a liar
And we'll throw stones until we're dead
So call me a bitch in heat and
I'll you a liar
And we'll throw stones until we're dead
I'll call you a liar
And we'll throw stones until we're dead
There you go again you cut me off from talkin'
You bask in the glory
The center of the circle
All the friends think you're a comedian
So kind and generous
And I am suffering
Away from here
I want to be
Away from here
Away from here
Away from every little thing
Every little thing
I used to love your every little every little thing
So call me a bitch in heat and
I'll call you a liar
And we'll throw stones until we're dead
You're the puppeteer and I'm the puppet
You manipulate me with your real catholic shit
Everytime I try to talk it through
You turn it around and make it suffer
Like david and goliath
Away from here
I want to be
Away from here
Away from here
Away from every little thing
Every little thing
I used to love your every little every little thing
Now you call me a bitch in heat and
I'll call you a liar
And we'll throw stones until we're dead
Your arms beneath me
Your lying inside me
I used to love your every little every little thing
Your eyes grew stars
Your hand in my purse
And now I hate your every little everything all day
Oh mama
I didn't know life was this hard
Oh mama
My innocence has been tarred
My inner vision, dulled and darkened
I keep myself away to you
I fuck my sorrow humbly
And throw my crown upon the ground
It's you I hope for
And us I pray for
And me that I believed that was wrong
And now my anger is my best friend
Be careful I may bite your head off
Liar
So call me a bitch in heat and
I'll you a liar
And we'll throw stones until we're dead
So call me a bitch in heat and
I'll you a liar
And we'll throw stones until we're dead
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Ha Ha Ha...I love it. This is definitly a song for when you are at wits end with that "someone" that you used to love and now cant stand.
i love this song as i do all on the 'this fire' album
"Oh mama, my innocence has been tarred"
It gave me shivers. you get to that point when you've done so much, you're ashamed to let your mother know. You're ashamed that you could've done those things that she can't know.
It's as if you're hiding your true self from your mother.
It is the story of my life