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.
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Every once in a while there is some asshole
Giving you shit, 'cause something in his life won't fold
Usually, I'd walk away
The peace offering another day
He seems not to want to trade
So he must pay (it's the inevitable, it's going down)
He's talking (fuck him up) at me (fuck him up)
Instead of (fuck him up) to me (fuck him up)
My intelligence (fuck him up) sacked me (fuck him up)
But he says (fuck him up) he'll run through me (fuck him up)
(Thrasher) I'm a (thrasher)
I'm a (thrasher) You ain't know (thrasher)
That I'm a (thrasher) I'm a (thrasher)
I'm a (thrasher) I'm a (thrasher) I'm a
Every once in a while there's that same asshole
Trying swing and hit, 'cause the things he can't control
And god knows what we'll unfurl
Either with or without his girl
'Cause I browsed down, his fingers curled
Like it's his world (it's the inevitable, it's going down)
He's talking (fuck him up) at me (fuck him up)
Instead of (fuck him up) to me (fuck him up)
My intelligence (fuck him up) sacked me (fuck him up)
But he says (fuck him up) he'll run through me (fuck him up)
(Thrasher) I'm a (thrasher)
I'm a (thrasher) You ain't know (thrasher)
That I'm a (thrasher) I'm a (thrasher)
I'm a (thrasher) I'm a (thrasher) I'm a
Now I know that slime ballers laying out and all
But he said things that were so uncalled for
But he deserved it (the boy deserved it)
And I know your his girl but you should ride wit' me
'Cause I'll show you feelings that you've never seen
Keep this rocking it's brown mixed with green (we'll be swervin')
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
He's talking (fuck him up) at me (fuck him up)
Instead of (fuck him up) to me (fuck him up)
My intelligence (fuck him up) sacked me (fuck him up)
But he says (fuck him up) he'll run through me (fuck him up)
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Every once in a while there is some asshole
Giving you shit, 'cause something in his life won't fold
Usually, I'd walk away
The peace offering another day
He seems not to want to trade
So he must pay (it's the inevitable, it's going down)
He's talking (fuck him up) at me (fuck him up)
Instead of (fuck him up) to me (fuck him up)
My intelligence (fuck him up) sacked me (fuck him up)
But he says (fuck him up) he'll run through me (fuck him up)
(Thrasher) I'm a (thrasher)
I'm a (thrasher) You ain't know (thrasher)
That I'm a (thrasher) I'm a (thrasher)
I'm a (thrasher) I'm a (thrasher) I'm a
Every once in a while there's that same asshole
Trying swing and hit, 'cause the things he can't control
And god knows what we'll unfurl
Either with or without his girl
'Cause I browsed down, his fingers curled
Like it's his world (it's the inevitable, it's going down)
He's talking (fuck him up) at me (fuck him up)
Instead of (fuck him up) to me (fuck him up)
My intelligence (fuck him up) sacked me (fuck him up)
But he says (fuck him up) he'll run through me (fuck him up)
(Thrasher) I'm a (thrasher)
I'm a (thrasher) You ain't know (thrasher)
That I'm a (thrasher) I'm a (thrasher)
I'm a (thrasher) I'm a (thrasher) I'm a
Now I know that slime ballers laying out and all
But he said things that were so uncalled for
But he deserved it (the boy deserved it)
And I know your his girl but you should ride wit' me
'Cause I'll show you feelings that you've never seen
Keep this rocking it's brown mixed with green (we'll be swervin')
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
Ho, ho, ho, ho
He's talking (fuck him up) at me (fuck him up)
Instead of (fuck him up) to me (fuck him up)
My intelligence (fuck him up) sacked me (fuck him up)
But he says (fuck him up) he'll run through me (fuck him up)
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