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.
For everything you do, I'd like to swallow you
And everyday I'm gonna blame you
Even if you justify every fucking bullshit lie, it only makes me want to break you
You pull me down and you crucify my name, you make me insane
It's broken now, don't ever look my way, don't even think I'm playing
Cause
I fuckin' hate you
You're such a liar
I'd love to hang you
You're all the same to me
When you repeatedly take advantage of me
The only thought I get of you sickens me
Everybody knows you're fake
You're everything I fucking hate
And I'm everything that you could never be
You pull me down and you crucify my name, you make me insane
It's broken now, don't ever look my way, don't even think I'm playing
'Cause I fuckin' hate you
You're such a liar
I'd love to hang you
You're all the same to me
I fuckin' hate you
You're such a liar
I'd love to hang you
You're all the same to me
Fuck you
Fuck you
Fuck you
Fuck you
You pull me down and you crucify my name, you make me insane
It's broken now, don't ever look my way, don't even think I'm playing
Cause
I fuckin' hate you
You're such a liar
I'd love to hang you
You're all the same to me
I fuckin' hate you
You're such a liar
I'd love to hang you
You're all the same to me
Fuck you
Fuck you
Fuck you
Fuck you
And everyday I'm gonna blame you
Even if you justify every fucking bullshit lie, it only makes me want to break you
You pull me down and you crucify my name, you make me insane
It's broken now, don't ever look my way, don't even think I'm playing
Cause
I fuckin' hate you
You're such a liar
I'd love to hang you
You're all the same to me
When you repeatedly take advantage of me
The only thought I get of you sickens me
Everybody knows you're fake
You're everything I fucking hate
And I'm everything that you could never be
You pull me down and you crucify my name, you make me insane
It's broken now, don't ever look my way, don't even think I'm playing
'Cause I fuckin' hate you
You're such a liar
I'd love to hang you
You're all the same to me
I fuckin' hate you
You're such a liar
I'd love to hang you
You're all the same to me
Fuck you
Fuck you
Fuck you
Fuck you
You pull me down and you crucify my name, you make me insane
It's broken now, don't ever look my way, don't even think I'm playing
Cause
I fuckin' hate you
You're such a liar
I'd love to hang you
You're all the same to me
I fuckin' hate you
You're such a liar
I'd love to hang you
You're all the same to me
Fuck you
Fuck you
Fuck you
Fuck you
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