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.
Early morning, I got Mona Lisa by my side
What's the story behind that devious smile
Do do do do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do
She's an angel, now she's the monkey on my back
She has freedom still she never lets me go now
And my blood starts pumpin' and my heart goes jumpin'
Every time she says, 'I have to go now'
But it really don't matter for worse or for better
She will always be my number one
[Chorus]
She goes
Do do do do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
Do do do do
When she walks into the room
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
She supplies me whenever ever I'm in need
Still a thief from the day she stole my heart now
And my blood starts pumpin' and my heart goes jumpin'
Every time she says, 'I have to go now'
But it really don't matter for worse or for better
She will always be my number one
She goes
Do do do do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
Do do do do
When she walks into the room
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
When she walks into the room
She makes me touch the sky
A devil in disguise
She makes me touch the sky
An angel in disguise
It makes me cry, yeah, yeah
Mona Lisa by my side
With a devious little smile
She's a devil in disguise
She can make me touch the sky,
Love supplier when I'm in need
Stole my heart and me bleed
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
When she goes
Do do do do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
Do do do do
When she walks into the room
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
Do do do do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do
My heart goes yeah yeah yeah
Do do do do
When she walks into the room
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
What's the story behind that devious smile
Do do do do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do
She's an angel, now she's the monkey on my back
She has freedom still she never lets me go now
And my blood starts pumpin' and my heart goes jumpin'
Every time she says, 'I have to go now'
But it really don't matter for worse or for better
She will always be my number one
[Chorus]
She goes
Do do do do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
Do do do do
When she walks into the room
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
She supplies me whenever ever I'm in need
Still a thief from the day she stole my heart now
And my blood starts pumpin' and my heart goes jumpin'
Every time she says, 'I have to go now'
But it really don't matter for worse or for better
She will always be my number one
She goes
Do do do do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
Do do do do
When she walks into the room
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
When she walks into the room
She makes me touch the sky
A devil in disguise
She makes me touch the sky
An angel in disguise
It makes me cry, yeah, yeah
Mona Lisa by my side
With a devious little smile
She's a devil in disguise
She can make me touch the sky,
Love supplier when I'm in need
Stole my heart and me bleed
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
When she goes
Do do do do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
Do do do do
When she walks into the room
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
Do do do do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do
My heart goes yeah yeah yeah
Do do do do
When she walks into the room
Do do do do
My heart goes bang bang boom
Lyrics submitted by aquagrrl84
Bang Bang Boom Lyrics as written by Kurt Sahlen Kee Marcello
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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omg this song is effin awesome!!!!! :) <333
This song makes me wish that Dave had done more of the lead singing on this album...it's AWESOME when he just belts it.
HAHAHA i love this song :}