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.
Woke up and I feel like shit
I don't remember last night, I'm getting sick of this
I hit the bottle when I got off stage
and got piss drunk stupid and went I in a rage
I think I mighta got into a fight
Because my knuckles were bloody and I don't feel alright
I hit the bottom and I don't even care
Some say I'm going to hell but I'm already there
Sick and tired of being sick and tired
I want to be free from this ball and chain and
Be free from this life of pain and
be free from this ball and chain
I want to be free from you
Now I'm full of guilt and shame
I can't point a finger cause there's no one to blame
So I say I'll never do it again
But when the sun goes down, you are my only friend
I'm thinking I am starting to see
I have become everything I never wanted to be
I'm really getting sick of myself
Cause when I look into the mirror, I see somebody else
Sick and tired of being sick and tired
I want to be free from this ball and chain and
Be free from this life of pain and
be free from this ball and chain
I want to be free from you
I want to be free from this ball and chain and
Be free from this life of pain and
be free from this ball and chain
I want to be free from you
Sick and tired of being sick and tired
So sick and tired of being sick and tired
Sick and tired of being sick and tired
So sick and tired of being sick and tired
I want to be free from this ball and chain and
Be free from this life of pain and
be free from this ball and chain
I want to be free from you
I want to be free from this ball and chain and
Be free from this life of pain and
be free from this ball and chain
I want to be free from you
I don't remember last night, I'm getting sick of this
I hit the bottle when I got off stage
and got piss drunk stupid and went I in a rage
I think I mighta got into a fight
Because my knuckles were bloody and I don't feel alright
I hit the bottom and I don't even care
Some say I'm going to hell but I'm already there
Sick and tired of being sick and tired
I want to be free from this ball and chain and
Be free from this life of pain and
be free from this ball and chain
I want to be free from you
Now I'm full of guilt and shame
I can't point a finger cause there's no one to blame
So I say I'll never do it again
But when the sun goes down, you are my only friend
I'm thinking I am starting to see
I have become everything I never wanted to be
I'm really getting sick of myself
Cause when I look into the mirror, I see somebody else
Sick and tired of being sick and tired
I want to be free from this ball and chain and
Be free from this life of pain and
be free from this ball and chain
I want to be free from you
I want to be free from this ball and chain and
Be free from this life of pain and
be free from this ball and chain
I want to be free from you
Sick and tired of being sick and tired
So sick and tired of being sick and tired
Sick and tired of being sick and tired
So sick and tired of being sick and tired
I want to be free from this ball and chain and
Be free from this life of pain and
be free from this ball and chain
I want to be free from you
I want to be free from this ball and chain and
Be free from this life of pain and
be free from this ball and chain
I want to be free from you
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