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.
School spirit-
Alpha, step
Omega, step
Kappa, step
Sigma, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy is raw
AKA, step
Delta, step
S.G. Rho, step
Zeta, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy is raw
I'ma get on this TV, mama
I'ma, I'ma put ish down
I'ma make sure these light-skinned-
Never, ever, never come back in style
Told 'em I finished school and I started my own business
They say, "Oh you graduated?" No, I decided I was finished
Chasing y'all dreams and what you got planned
Now I spit it so hot, you got tanned
Back to school and I hate it there, I hate it there
Everything I want, I gotta wait a year, I wait a year
This- graduated at the top of our class
I went to Cheesecake, he was a waiter there
Alpha, step
Omega, step
Kappa, step
Sigma, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy is raw
AKA, step
Delta, step
S.G. Rho, step
Zeta, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy (uh) is raw
I got a Jones like Norah for your sorrow
Bring more of them girls I've seen in the Aurora
Tammy, Becky, and Laura, or a Shirley
I'm trying to hit it early, like I'm in a hurry
See, that's how dude became the young Pootie Tang, tippy tow
Roc-A-Fella chain, yeah, that's my rapper style
Rosary piece, yeah, that's my Catholic style
Red and white 1's, yeah, that's my Kappa style
And I ain't even pledge
Crack my head on the steering wheel and I ain't even dead
If I could go through all that and still be breathing
Bend over, I'm here for a reason
Alpha, step
Omega, step
Kappa, step
Sigma, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy is raw
AKA, step
Delta, step
S.G. Rho, step
Zeta, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy is raw
Feel a woo coming on, cuz
I feel a woo coming on, cuz
(Woo)
There it was
I feel some woos coming on, cuz
A couple woos coming on, cuz
(Woo, woo)
There they was
I feel a woo coming on, cuz
I feel a woo coming on, cuz
(Woo)
There it was
I feel some woos coming on, cuz
A couple woos coming on, cuz
(Woo, woo)
There they was
Alpha, step
Omega, step
Kappa, step
Sigma, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy is raw
AKA, step
Delta, step
S.G. Rho, step
Zeta, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy is raw
I'ma get on this TV, mama
I'ma, I'ma put ish down
I'ma make sure these light-skinned-
Never, ever, never come back in style
Told 'em I finished school and I started my own business
They say, "Oh you graduated?" No, I decided I was finished
Chasing y'all dreams and what you got planned
Now I spit it so hot, you got tanned
Back to school and I hate it there, I hate it there
Everything I want, I gotta wait a year, I wait a year
This- graduated at the top of our class
I went to Cheesecake, he was a waiter there
Alpha, step
Omega, step
Kappa, step
Sigma, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy is raw
AKA, step
Delta, step
S.G. Rho, step
Zeta, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy (uh) is raw
I got a Jones like Norah for your sorrow
Bring more of them girls I've seen in the Aurora
Tammy, Becky, and Laura, or a Shirley
I'm trying to hit it early, like I'm in a hurry
See, that's how dude became the young Pootie Tang, tippy tow
Roc-A-Fella chain, yeah, that's my rapper style
Rosary piece, yeah, that's my Catholic style
Red and white 1's, yeah, that's my Kappa style
And I ain't even pledge
Crack my head on the steering wheel and I ain't even dead
If I could go through all that and still be breathing
Bend over, I'm here for a reason
Alpha, step
Omega, step
Kappa, step
Sigma, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy is raw
AKA, step
Delta, step
S.G. Rho, step
Zeta, step
Gangstas walk
Pimps gon' talk
Ooh, hecky nah, that boy is raw
Feel a woo coming on, cuz
I feel a woo coming on, cuz
(Woo)
There it was
I feel some woos coming on, cuz
A couple woos coming on, cuz
(Woo, woo)
There they was
I feel a woo coming on, cuz
I feel a woo coming on, cuz
(Woo)
There it was
I feel some woos coming on, cuz
A couple woos coming on, cuz
(Woo, woo)
There they was
Lyrics submitted by Adidasx007
School Spirit Lyrics as written by Kanye Omari West Aretha Franklin
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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