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.
Up 'til four, and it ain't New Year's
Fucked up on Rhapsody and root beer
Got a brain, but I can't use it
Living on just air and music
Well, you don't have to tell me
I know this can't be healthy
But I am not your kind of dope fiend
I have my own kind of protein
I just can't get my mom to believe me
I'm not on drugs
But I probably should be
These days I am in fragments
These days I am a magnet
Seems like when I walk the streets
Everybody wants a piece of me
Hands full and pockets empty
The deck is stacked against me
Right about now I should be scared
It's all coming down, but I still can't care
And I get so stuck when I get in deep
I don't know what to do
But fall asleep
Or stay up 'til four when it ain't New Year's
Fucked up on Rhapsody and root beer
Got a brain, but I can't use it
Living on just air and music
Well, you don't have to tell me
I know this can't be healthy
But I am not your kind of dope fiend
I have my own kind of protein
I just can't get my mom to believe me
I'm not on drugs
But I probably should be
Fucked up on Rhapsody and root beer
Got a brain, but I can't use it
Living on just air and music
Well, you don't have to tell me
I know this can't be healthy
But I am not your kind of dope fiend
I have my own kind of protein
I just can't get my mom to believe me
I'm not on drugs
But I probably should be
These days I am in fragments
These days I am a magnet
Seems like when I walk the streets
Everybody wants a piece of me
Hands full and pockets empty
The deck is stacked against me
Right about now I should be scared
It's all coming down, but I still can't care
And I get so stuck when I get in deep
I don't know what to do
But fall asleep
Or stay up 'til four when it ain't New Year's
Fucked up on Rhapsody and root beer
Got a brain, but I can't use it
Living on just air and music
Well, you don't have to tell me
I know this can't be healthy
But I am not your kind of dope fiend
I have my own kind of protein
I just can't get my mom to believe me
I'm not on drugs
But I probably should be
Lyrics submitted by Eamon
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I think this is about being depressed. Generally depressed people are distant, isolate themselves, suffer from insomnia or like to sleep a lot .
"Up 'til four, and it ain't New Year's"
He's up til 4 because he can't sleep.
"Living on just air and music" When I was depressed music was my best friend.
People probably think he is stoned. Because just lays about doing nothing. But he thinks he might need some drugs. Maybe for the depression. I don't know if he thinks he needs legit anti depressants or he just wants to escape with recreational drugs. But all he can do is sleep it away. I don't understand the I have my own kind of protein lyric.