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.
Whoo, hey
No-oh-oh, no way
No way complain
Huh
Well, I'm not your doormat, your floormat
So don't wipe your feet on me
I'm not the only garibaldi
There's more fish in the sea
I'm not your puppy, your goldfish
So don't treat me like your pet
Hey, I'm not your butterfly
Don't chase me with your net
I'm not your kneaded eraser
So don't you wear me down
I'm not your sledge (uh), sledge hammer
I'm no tool that you pound
I'm not your blacktop for hopscotch
So don't jump all over me
I'm not the place where the dogs roam
At the bottom of the tree
Don't you treat me like I have no feelings
Don't you treat me like that, I have feelings
Don't treat me like that
Don't you treat me like that
Don't treat me like that
Don't you treat me like that!
Huh!
Yeah, whoa, ha-ha-ha
I'm not your carefree, your sugarless
Like the gum on your shoe
I'm not the ring 'round your finger
Nor am I wrapped around you
I'm not your shoe string, your rope thing
Don't tie me in a knot
I'm not your asphalt, with oil spots
So don't use me as a parking lot
Don't you treat me like I have no feelings
Don't you treat me like that, I have feelings
Don't you treat me like I have no feelings
Yeah
Feelings
Feelings
Feelings
Feelings, huh
No-oh-oh, no way
No way complain
Huh
Well, I'm not your doormat, your floormat
So don't wipe your feet on me
I'm not the only garibaldi
There's more fish in the sea
I'm not your puppy, your goldfish
So don't treat me like your pet
Hey, I'm not your butterfly
Don't chase me with your net
I'm not your kneaded eraser
So don't you wear me down
I'm not your sledge (uh), sledge hammer
I'm no tool that you pound
I'm not your blacktop for hopscotch
So don't jump all over me
I'm not the place where the dogs roam
At the bottom of the tree
Don't you treat me like I have no feelings
Don't you treat me like that, I have feelings
Don't treat me like that
Don't you treat me like that
Don't treat me like that
Don't you treat me like that!
Huh!
Yeah, whoa, ha-ha-ha
I'm not your carefree, your sugarless
Like the gum on your shoe
I'm not the ring 'round your finger
Nor am I wrapped around you
I'm not your shoe string, your rope thing
Don't tie me in a knot
I'm not your asphalt, with oil spots
So don't use me as a parking lot
Don't you treat me like I have no feelings
Don't you treat me like that, I have feelings
Don't you treat me like I have no feelings
Yeah
Feelings
Feelings
Feelings
Feelings, huh
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i think any girl that's gone out with an arsehole guy can relate to this song-- it's like hey, i'm a girl with feelings, and i deserve to be treated well. i don't know why gwen had to sing this one, she's such a rad chick, she shouldn't ever have to take crap from guys!
Don't let ANYONE ever treat you like a doormat!
sounds like a complaint about forum hoppers