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.
neat side-effect
neat side-effect
full of defect
youre bathing in mud
neat side-effect
like keen slice with tooth
close to the fact, fill-up 50/50
finger planters, frozen dead
shiny marbles, in their eyes
i grind them up
then twinkle circle
shine on my eyes, shine on my eyes
lay scattered
again i see
just another type of crime
happened like cell division
you got your neck out of a halter but you got stiff neck
you got ten ways to get out of there but you got blank mind
you got your neck out of a halter but you keep forgetting it
i drag out my trap from my closet
finger planters, still out there
shiny marbles killed them down
how many circles if counted?
more than ten shine on my head
lay scattered
again i see
just another type of crime
happened in my brain mixed up and burst!
...to catch a tapir...
neat side-effect
neat side-effect
full of defect
youre bathing in mud
neat side-effect
like keen slice with tooth
close to the fact, fill-up 50/50
neat side-effect
neat side-effect
full of connect, your face is in mud
neat side-effect leads you defect
50 gravity gives you vanity
i stab in his head again and again
you got your neck out of a halter...
you got ten ways to get out of there...
you got your neck out of a halter but you keep forgetting it
i drag out my trap from my closet
...to catch a tapir to give my nightmare...
neat side-effect
full of defect
youre bathing in mud
neat side-effect
like keen slice with tooth
close to the fact, fill-up 50/50
finger planters, frozen dead
shiny marbles, in their eyes
i grind them up
then twinkle circle
shine on my eyes, shine on my eyes
lay scattered
again i see
just another type of crime
happened like cell division
you got your neck out of a halter but you got stiff neck
you got ten ways to get out of there but you got blank mind
you got your neck out of a halter but you keep forgetting it
i drag out my trap from my closet
finger planters, still out there
shiny marbles killed them down
how many circles if counted?
more than ten shine on my head
lay scattered
again i see
just another type of crime
happened in my brain mixed up and burst!
...to catch a tapir...
neat side-effect
neat side-effect
full of defect
youre bathing in mud
neat side-effect
like keen slice with tooth
close to the fact, fill-up 50/50
neat side-effect
neat side-effect
full of connect, your face is in mud
neat side-effect leads you defect
50 gravity gives you vanity
i stab in his head again and again
you got your neck out of a halter...
you got ten ways to get out of there...
you got your neck out of a halter but you keep forgetting it
i drag out my trap from my closet
...to catch a tapir to give my nightmare...
Lyrics submitted by skankbowlfight
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