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.
I am just a man
I do the things i can
there is capacity
for i am a human
cars and radios
television codes
noisy animals
jam transitions
i will go to work
just like captain Kirk
i will hear the noise
the standard feedback
i will smell Chee-tos
that is how it goes
and then the nachos in my head explode, yeah!
And then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
he didn't wanna
he didn't wanna
have a meltdown
but he had one
and then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
well he was tryin'
really really tryin
not to have one
but he had one!
I cannot control
I am overload
so many of these things
can control me
there is Murphy's law
there is Newton's law
things go wrong
and then they
then fall down on me
why so many things
change around me?
What? my comfort zone
has been invaded
it has come to this
and no i must
and now i must surgically remove myself!
And then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
he didn't wanna
he didn't wanna
have a meltdown
but he had one
and then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
well he was tryin'
really really tryin
not to have one
but he had one!
I suggest You Double The Intensity!
And then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
he didn't wanna
he didn't wanna
have a meltdown
but he had one
and then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
well he was tryin'
really really tryin
not to have one
but he had one!
And then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
he didn't wanna
he didn't wanna
have a meltdown
but he had one
and then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
well he was tryin'
really really tryin
not to have one
I do the things i can
there is capacity
for i am a human
cars and radios
television codes
noisy animals
jam transitions
i will go to work
just like captain Kirk
i will hear the noise
the standard feedback
i will smell Chee-tos
that is how it goes
and then the nachos in my head explode, yeah!
And then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
he didn't wanna
he didn't wanna
have a meltdown
but he had one
and then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
well he was tryin'
really really tryin
not to have one
but he had one!
I cannot control
I am overload
so many of these things
can control me
there is Murphy's law
there is Newton's law
things go wrong
and then they
then fall down on me
why so many things
change around me?
What? my comfort zone
has been invaded
it has come to this
and no i must
and now i must surgically remove myself!
And then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
he didn't wanna
he didn't wanna
have a meltdown
but he had one
and then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
well he was tryin'
really really tryin
not to have one
but he had one!
I suggest You Double The Intensity!
And then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
he didn't wanna
he didn't wanna
have a meltdown
but he had one
and then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
well he was tryin'
really really tryin
not to have one
but he had one!
And then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
he didn't wanna
he didn't wanna
have a meltdown
but he had one
and then he had a meltdown
he had a meltdown
well he was tryin'
really really tryin
not to have one
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GREAT song to get you pumped up. The lyrics are hysterical as well but yeah, my sister always asks me why it is that he has a meltdown. I figure he's having some kind of emotional breakdown. My favourite bit is "there is Murphy's law there is Newton's law things go wrong and then they then fall down on me" Pure. Genius.