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 can't deny it all my life
It's the token of my life
Something you would try
For the best in the obscene
Just look on the TV screen
To pass away the while
It doesn't matter if you're
Red, black, or in the sack
I've got my grip, I've got a hold
Nothing ties one down like prime time in hi-fi
But now its getting old
People stop and stare
Here, there, and everywhere
They've got the blueprints for life
They keep pretending
The world is ending
You'll be fictionized
So stop the human drive
The fierce power switching on the
Ripe adolescent light
Terminates in five
The people standing in the lines
Have seen the film a million times
With a pocket full of dimes
And so unless it is for free
You'll spin the country on its side
To be intensified
People stop and stare
Here, there, and everywhere
They've got the blueprints for life
They keep pretending
The world is ending
You'll be fictionized
It's on this TV
It's on that TV
It's on your TV
It's on my TV
It's on his TV
It's on her TV
It's on this TV
It's on your TV screen
You'll keep pretending
That the world is ending
You'll be fictionized
It's the token of my life
Something you would try
For the best in the obscene
Just look on the TV screen
To pass away the while
It doesn't matter if you're
Red, black, or in the sack
I've got my grip, I've got a hold
Nothing ties one down like prime time in hi-fi
But now its getting old
People stop and stare
Here, there, and everywhere
They've got the blueprints for life
They keep pretending
The world is ending
You'll be fictionized
So stop the human drive
The fierce power switching on the
Ripe adolescent light
Terminates in five
The people standing in the lines
Have seen the film a million times
With a pocket full of dimes
And so unless it is for free
You'll spin the country on its side
To be intensified
People stop and stare
Here, there, and everywhere
They've got the blueprints for life
They keep pretending
The world is ending
You'll be fictionized
It's on this TV
It's on that TV
It's on your TV
It's on my TV
It's on his TV
It's on her TV
It's on this TV
It's on your TV screen
You'll keep pretending
That the world is ending
You'll be fictionized
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This song kicks ass. Cool intro song to CKY Landspeed