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 kill the rhyme again,
I'm comin' sick and on time again
Words manfest from deep inside
Where people hide
Within it, chemical imbalance
On the triple beam Fuck what you heard, it's about what I seen
I seen it happen,
Back hand brand to face smackin'
Definite disorder,
Now his mindset is blackened
The doctors say he's got the brain of a murderer
This rugged style steals your brain like a burglar
My heart is bleeding and this pain will not pass
It's not receding my body going numb
A bad trip child, rolling stoned, keeping high
He don't know what he's doing
Go away, I want to be thrown away
Born sick, nothing in his hands but his dick
He couldn't handle pressure, he couldn't handle shit
For the life he was leading,
Led him down the wrong path
Where guns blast, don't give a shit
About the God's wrath
Don't want to talk to the counselor, Doctor
To tell 'em what's real, tell 'em what's proper
The situation's unclear like gray
And I know it gets worse everyday
My heart is bleeding and this pain will not pass
It's not receding my body going numb
A bad trip child, rolling stoned, keeping high
He don't know what he's doing
Go away, I want to be thrown away
I am a mess, I've made a huge mess
I can't control myself
I'm losing it, I've lost it
I've split all my marbles
'Cause i see you inside of me
Sometimes I want to be thrown away
A hyper spaz, and that is the way
Sometimes I want to be thrown away
I'm comin' sick and on time again
Words manfest from deep inside
Where people hide
Within it, chemical imbalance
On the triple beam Fuck what you heard, it's about what I seen
I seen it happen,
Back hand brand to face smackin'
Definite disorder,
Now his mindset is blackened
The doctors say he's got the brain of a murderer
This rugged style steals your brain like a burglar
My heart is bleeding and this pain will not pass
It's not receding my body going numb
A bad trip child, rolling stoned, keeping high
He don't know what he's doing
Go away, I want to be thrown away
Born sick, nothing in his hands but his dick
He couldn't handle pressure, he couldn't handle shit
For the life he was leading,
Led him down the wrong path
Where guns blast, don't give a shit
About the God's wrath
Don't want to talk to the counselor, Doctor
To tell 'em what's real, tell 'em what's proper
The situation's unclear like gray
And I know it gets worse everyday
My heart is bleeding and this pain will not pass
It's not receding my body going numb
A bad trip child, rolling stoned, keeping high
He don't know what he's doing
Go away, I want to be thrown away
I am a mess, I've made a huge mess
I can't control myself
I'm losing it, I've lost it
I've split all my marbles
'Cause i see you inside of me
Sometimes I want to be thrown away
A hyper spaz, and that is the way
Sometimes I want to be thrown away
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stalker, stalker, stalker, stalk aukkity auk auk ker
I'm not a Papa Roach stalker...
I just know ALOT about them...
theres nuffin wrong with knowing a lot about a band you twat! c'mon, name one band you know alot about! I know alot about Linkin Park - so what? just cos PapaRoacher_5k knows a lot about this band, don't mean hes a fuckin stalker!
possibly the best p roach song on infest although broken hoem si a close second!!!................. ... ... ... much better than any of their new stuff will be , but im willing to listen anyway!
This IS a great song... But it will never compare to S.I.D...
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I agree w/ skim2liv. Awesome stuff.
yeah,hes not a stalker, I too know alot about linkin park, its not that hard to find shit on bands, just look it up in search,cause I even knew this song was about ADD so dont be callin anyone a stalker
yeah,hes not a stalker, I too know alot about linkin park, its not that hard to find shit on bands, just look it up in search,cause I even knew this song was about ADD so dont be callin anyone a stalker