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.
Fuck you all
Running out of ways to run
I can't see, I can't be
Over and over and under my skin
All this attention is doing me in
Fuck it all fuck this world
Fuck everything that you stand for
Don't belong don't exist
Don't give a shit
Don't ever judge me
Picking through the parts exposed
Taking shape, taking shag
Over and over and under my skin
All this momentum is doing me in
Fuck it all fuck this world
Fuck everything that you stand for
Don't belong don't exist
Don't give a shit
Don't ever judge me
And don't you fuckin judge me
Pain
You got all my love, livin' in your own hate
Drippin' hole man, hard step, no fate
Show you nothin', but I ain't holdin' back
Every damn word I say is a sneak attack
When I get my hands on you
Ain't a fucking thing you can do
Get this 'cause you're never gonna get me
I am the very disease you pretend to be
I am the push that makes you move
I am the push that makes you move
I am the push that makes you move
I am the push that makes you move
Fuck it all fuck this world
Fuck everything that you stand for
Don't belong don't exist
Don't give a shit
Don't ever judge me
Fuck it all fuck this world
Fuck everything that you stand for
Don't belong don't exist
Don't give a shit
Don't ever judge me
Running out of ways to run
I can't see, I can't be
Over and over and under my skin
All this attention is doing me in
Fuck it all fuck this world
Fuck everything that you stand for
Don't belong don't exist
Don't give a shit
Don't ever judge me
Picking through the parts exposed
Taking shape, taking shag
Over and over and under my skin
All this momentum is doing me in
Fuck it all fuck this world
Fuck everything that you stand for
Don't belong don't exist
Don't give a shit
Don't ever judge me
And don't you fuckin judge me
Pain
You got all my love, livin' in your own hate
Drippin' hole man, hard step, no fate
Show you nothin', but I ain't holdin' back
Every damn word I say is a sneak attack
When I get my hands on you
Ain't a fucking thing you can do
Get this 'cause you're never gonna get me
I am the very disease you pretend to be
I am the push that makes you move
I am the push that makes you move
I am the push that makes you move
I am the push that makes you move
Fuck it all fuck this world
Fuck everything that you stand for
Don't belong don't exist
Don't give a shit
Don't ever judge me
Fuck it all fuck this world
Fuck everything that you stand for
Don't belong don't exist
Don't give a shit
Don't ever judge me
Lyrics submitted by thewhitepony33
Surfacing Lyrics as written by Christopher Fehn Michael Crahan
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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