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.
Talk to me
Tell me your name
You blow me off like it's all the same
You lit a fuse and now I'm ticking away like a bomb
Yeah, baby
Talk to me
Tell me your sign
You're switching sides like a Gemini
You're playing games and now you're hittin' my heart like a drum
Yeah, baby
Well, if Lady Luck gets on my side
We're gonna rock this town alive
I'll let her rough me up
'Til she knocks me out
She walks like she talks
And she talks like she walks
She bangs, she bangs, oh, baby
When she moves, she moves
I go crazy
'Cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves, she moves
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
Talk to me
Tell me your name
I'm just a link in your daisy chain
Your rap sounds like a diamond map to the stars
Yeah, baby
Talk to me
Tell me the news
You wear me out like a pair of shoes
We'll dance until the band goes home
Then you're gone, yeah, baby
Well, it looks like love should be a crime
You'd better lock me up for life
I'll do the time with a smile on my face
Thinking of her in her leather and lace
She bangs, she bangs, oh, baby
When she moves, she moves
I go crazy
'Cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves, she moves
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
Well, if Lady Luck gets on my side
We're gonna rock this town alive
I'll let her rough me up
'Til she knocks me out
She walks like she talks
And she talks like she walks
She bangs, she bangs, oh, baby
When she moves, she moves
I go crazy
'Cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves, she moves
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
She bangs
Tell me your name
You blow me off like it's all the same
You lit a fuse and now I'm ticking away like a bomb
Yeah, baby
Talk to me
Tell me your sign
You're switching sides like a Gemini
You're playing games and now you're hittin' my heart like a drum
Yeah, baby
Well, if Lady Luck gets on my side
We're gonna rock this town alive
I'll let her rough me up
'Til she knocks me out
She walks like she talks
And she talks like she walks
She bangs, she bangs, oh, baby
When she moves, she moves
I go crazy
'Cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves, she moves
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
Talk to me
Tell me your name
I'm just a link in your daisy chain
Your rap sounds like a diamond map to the stars
Yeah, baby
Talk to me
Tell me the news
You wear me out like a pair of shoes
We'll dance until the band goes home
Then you're gone, yeah, baby
Well, it looks like love should be a crime
You'd better lock me up for life
I'll do the time with a smile on my face
Thinking of her in her leather and lace
She bangs, she bangs, oh, baby
When she moves, she moves
I go crazy
'Cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves, she moves
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
Well, if Lady Luck gets on my side
We're gonna rock this town alive
I'll let her rough me up
'Til she knocks me out
She walks like she talks
And she talks like she walks
She bangs, she bangs, oh, baby
When she moves, she moves
I go crazy
'Cause she looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee
Like every girl in history
She bangs, she bangs
I'm wasted by the way she moves, she moves
No one ever looked so fine
She reminds me that a woman's got one thing on her mind
She bangs
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