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.
1, 2, 3, 4!
I'm a hand in Mona Lisa's dress
I'm a smile on every criminal you'll ever acquit
I'm the things you've done you'd never admit
'Cause one hand is on the bible and the other's in shit
Right now, your face is in the crowd,
I'm shouting out loud, the one you counted out of the game.
Oh wow, take a good look at me now,
Should have never had a doubt, is that you I hear screaming my name.
I'm a roller, I'm a rider,
Number one motherfuckin' survivor.
So move over, I'm the driver,
And I'm high and I'm gonna keep getting higher, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm the one you thought that you could erase,
But a predator that's faster than the food that he chased.
When you fall off the horse you brought to the race,
I'll be the one who's flying by you kickin' shit in your face.
Right now, your face is in the crowd,
I'm shouting out loud, the one you counted out of the game.
Oh wow, take a good look at me now,
Should have never had a doubt, is that you I hear screaming my name.
I'm a roller, I'm a rider,
Number one motherfuckin' survivor.
So move over, I'm the driver,
And I'm high and I'm gonna keep getting higher, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
C'mon, whoa yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm a roller, I'm a rider
I'm a roller babe, I'm a rider babe
So ease down, and wrap your legs around me babe (Wrap your legs around me)
Ease down and wrap your legs around me
Wrap you legs around me!
Move over baby, get on your knees.
I'm gonna drive this little red love machine.
I'm a roller, I'm a rider,
Number one motherfuckin' survivor.
So move over, I'm the driver,
And I'm high and I'm gonna keep getting higher, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
C'mon, whoa yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah! (C'mon)
Whoa!
I'm a hand in Mona Lisa's dress
I'm a smile on every criminal you'll ever acquit
I'm the things you've done you'd never admit
'Cause one hand is on the bible and the other's in shit
Right now, your face is in the crowd,
I'm shouting out loud, the one you counted out of the game.
Oh wow, take a good look at me now,
Should have never had a doubt, is that you I hear screaming my name.
I'm a roller, I'm a rider,
Number one motherfuckin' survivor.
So move over, I'm the driver,
And I'm high and I'm gonna keep getting higher, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm the one you thought that you could erase,
But a predator that's faster than the food that he chased.
When you fall off the horse you brought to the race,
I'll be the one who's flying by you kickin' shit in your face.
Right now, your face is in the crowd,
I'm shouting out loud, the one you counted out of the game.
Oh wow, take a good look at me now,
Should have never had a doubt, is that you I hear screaming my name.
I'm a roller, I'm a rider,
Number one motherfuckin' survivor.
So move over, I'm the driver,
And I'm high and I'm gonna keep getting higher, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
C'mon, whoa yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm a roller, I'm a rider
I'm a roller babe, I'm a rider babe
So ease down, and wrap your legs around me babe (Wrap your legs around me)
Ease down and wrap your legs around me
Wrap you legs around me!
Move over baby, get on your knees.
I'm gonna drive this little red love machine.
I'm a roller, I'm a rider,
Number one motherfuckin' survivor.
So move over, I'm the driver,
And I'm high and I'm gonna keep getting higher, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
C'mon, whoa yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah! (C'mon)
Whoa!
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Survival of the Sickest Lyrics as written by David A. Novotny Christopher Jon Dabaldo
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
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