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.
Last night I saw that beauty queen
Watched her paint her face on
I wanna be that magazine
That she bases life on
I wanna waste her monthly blood
Wanna get some on my love
Wanna get some gasoline
And burn the house down
She's got nothing to say
She's got bills to pay
She's got no one to hate
Except for me
Last night I saw that beauty queen
She's getting high on Revlon
I wanna be that magazine
That she wastes her life on
Wanna to waste her monthly blood
Wanna get some on my love
Wanna get some gasoline
And burn the house down
She's got nothing to say
She's got bills to pay
She's got no one to hate
Except for me
Me
When I saw that beauty queen
Watched her paint her face on
I wanna be the one unclean
That she wipes her ass on
Wanna waste her monthly blood
Wanna some on my love
Wanna get some gasoline
And burn the house down
She's got nothing to say
She's got bills to pay
She's got no one to hate
Except for me
She's got nothing but shame
She takes pills for pain
She's got no one to blame
Except for me
For me
Watched her paint her face on
I wanna be that magazine
That she bases life on
I wanna waste her monthly blood
Wanna get some on my love
Wanna get some gasoline
And burn the house down
She's got nothing to say
She's got bills to pay
She's got no one to hate
Except for me
Last night I saw that beauty queen
She's getting high on Revlon
I wanna be that magazine
That she wastes her life on
Wanna to waste her monthly blood
Wanna get some on my love
Wanna get some gasoline
And burn the house down
She's got nothing to say
She's got bills to pay
She's got no one to hate
Except for me
Me
When I saw that beauty queen
Watched her paint her face on
I wanna be the one unclean
That she wipes her ass on
Wanna waste her monthly blood
Wanna some on my love
Wanna get some gasoline
And burn the house down
She's got nothing to say
She's got bills to pay
She's got no one to hate
Except for me
She's got nothing but shame
She takes pills for pain
She's got no one to blame
Except for me
For me
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agrees with most. my eyes. totally concieted girl cares only of her looks. would never go with a guy like him.... completely narcassitic and shallow(the chick its about) "i wanna be that magazine that she bases life on." he wants her to focus on him. then as the rest his obsession with her is turned to rage cause it wouldnt happen...my eyes...this i know
Stomach-churning reviled way to expose superficial snobs who only care about their physical appearance and are mindless (and probably) souless products of a culture that was actually built upon the concept of breaking the mold, only to create a new one much, much worse. Also, a nice In Your Face song to men to who actually purchace stock in this obscene obsurdity! Luv songs that reveal a reality in the most brutal and grotesque metaphorical sense! Go Seether, for this one!
Oh, and "waste your monthly blood on my love" is the most disrepectful way to say that you could never value this type of person as a mother and would only hope to use her as a piece of flesh to gratify a displaced ego. Or thats just what I thought.
Damn, come to think of it the women who are like what this song describes deserve the men who seek it, so yeah...sheds light on the frivolities of both genders and it so solmnly Rocks!
awesome way to put!!:) hopefully people will understand it this way
gross
*gross song
Song about lost feminism. Depicting the bands anger against people who choose image over character. "Getting high on revlon" :D friggin hilarious
TastySalmon, get a life and i fucking hate you.
This song is about how he hates people who focus on the surface (aka preps who can all die). The video explains it really well. she worships stupid celebs and her life revolves around becoming one of them; bland and faceless. also, it talks how everyone wants to fuck them, and how theyre just as stupid as she is
Growing up in this day and age, it's really hard not to become a fake bitch who only cares about appearance. Everytime I need to remind myself that it doesn't matter what you look like, only what's inside. I listen to this. It helps a lot. Dammit I hate the media. I love Seether.
to me i get this vibe from the song that's alot like some of the guys i know. i mean eveything about this song has pretty much been posted but whether or not he wants a relationship w/ her he def wants to "tap that" like he knows its not worth it to have much of anything real with her. idk some other lines ake me wonder though.
I think this song is depicting the now typical female. Caring only of what she looks like. It's as disgusting as the line "I wanna waste her monthly blood, wanna get some on my love". Think about it...its disgusting.
Pretty good song, ya that line is disguiting, ojuditho.
what does that line mean about the monthly blood?
Hey u ppl. This is a south african band used to be caled Saron Gas. U americans all think its your product, its not! Have some respect for the culture of South Africa and the people it produces. Just because they play on ur radio stations doesnt mean u own them. Think about other people for a change! South African Music Rox!!!!! Keep it up!!!!!
You're a fucking moron. When did anyone say anything about South Africa being inferior to the United States?
Fuck you