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.
Don't believe a word
A word they say
It's more than a T-shirt
It's more than a tattoo
It's more than a phase
This is how I was raised
You keep trying to market this feeling
I heard what you said
And no were not the same
No were not the same
You'll never be a part (of what we have)
You'll never sing a song (that we love)
You'll never get respect
And you can't fool us
'Cause we know what you are
Don't believe a word
A word they fucking say!
A word they say
It's more than a T-shirt
It's more than a tattoo
It's more than a phase
This is how I was raised
You keep trying to market this feeling
I heard what you said
And no were not the same
No were not the same
You'll never be a part (of what we have)
You'll never sing a song (that we love)
You'll never get respect
And you can't fool us
'Cause we know what you are
Don't believe a word
A word they fucking say!
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i hafta agree with drayna14...gc and simple plan bring nothing new and have no substance, bands such as nfg and yellowcard have worked their asses off to get to where they are, if gc just took off all the make up and just admitted their not leading the 'punk' revolution then maybe someone would lay off of them if they were honest, but when they say something like that they just spit in the faces of the real punk bands such as NOFX n such, and simple plan, sorry buddy but their is nothing to their music, once again just doing "the cool thing to do", they don't expand on anything but instead just write crappy after crappy lyrics...there's a reason we add POP to the pop-punk, gc and simple paln are manufactured POPULAR punk with no substance