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.
Well I can't control the universe
cause I am only a man
And I've been in the papers but they won't tell me who I am
And if you really need a new philosophie
well there's one that makes sense
The one I profess
Chorus:
I say hey whatever
Let your beauty come alive
Let your colour fill the sky
And say hey whatever
Why don't you liberate your mind
Let your colour fill the sky
All the world's in waiting room
And we're standing in line
I found the answer to the question
What makes this time
Oh won't let them change your story
won't let them change your thought
so let the gurus and philophers hit you on?
Chorus:
Hey, Whatever
Let your beauty come alive
Let your color fill the sky
And say hey whatever
Why don't you liberate your mind
Let your colour fill the sky
So I am taking a seat at the roulette thing
We've just been in a wheel
Should I bet or take what comes
Don't change how I feel
You're a champion of science
You're just some freak show fool?
What cannot be proved no no can still be true
Chorus:
And I say hey whatever
Let your beauty come alive
Let your colour fill the sky
And say hey whatever
Why don't you liberate your mind
Let your colour fill the sky
Hey whatever
Let your beauty come alive
Let your colour fill the sky
And say hey whatever
Why don't you liberate your mind?
Let your colour fill the sky
Aaaahh
Hey whatever
cause I am only a man
And I've been in the papers but they won't tell me who I am
And if you really need a new philosophie
well there's one that makes sense
The one I profess
Chorus:
I say hey whatever
Let your beauty come alive
Let your colour fill the sky
And say hey whatever
Why don't you liberate your mind
Let your colour fill the sky
All the world's in waiting room
And we're standing in line
I found the answer to the question
What makes this time
Oh won't let them change your story
won't let them change your thought
so let the gurus and philophers hit you on?
Chorus:
Hey, Whatever
Let your beauty come alive
Let your color fill the sky
And say hey whatever
Why don't you liberate your mind
Let your colour fill the sky
So I am taking a seat at the roulette thing
We've just been in a wheel
Should I bet or take what comes
Don't change how I feel
You're a champion of science
You're just some freak show fool?
What cannot be proved no no can still be true
Chorus:
And I say hey whatever
Let your beauty come alive
Let your colour fill the sky
And say hey whatever
Why don't you liberate your mind
Let your colour fill the sky
Hey whatever
Let your beauty come alive
Let your colour fill the sky
And say hey whatever
Why don't you liberate your mind?
Let your colour fill the sky
Aaaahh
Hey whatever
Lyrics submitted by bleedingpegasus
Hey Whatever Lyrics as written by Kenneth Papenfus Carl Papenfus
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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