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.
Like my father
Dodging army coat
He never thought that I’d sink or float
I’d be dismissed
By fear or fist
Which made me angry
Like a classmate
My name on his desk
I liked him better
Coz he’s on my chest
He said I’m wrong
Now move along
Rejected – angry
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Nothing like love, sex
Everything, its all or nothing
Oh, I would kill anyone for you
Like a liar
Oh what have you done?
No happy ending
Kitten with the gun
Fought tooth and nail
To no avail
Frustrated - angry
Like a sister,
Never good enough,
So I was weird
Over fed and deaf
With wounded words
It sounds absurd
That left me angry
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Nothing like love sex
Everything, its all or nothing
Oh, I would kill anyone for you.
Love drug, I'm not in love,
It's all, all, all sex, apathy,
Oh, I would kill anyone for you.
You’re like a killer
In the dead of night
You rip me open
And I will not fight
For on this day
I will just lay
Quiet, not angry
Quiet, not angry.
Dodging army coat
He never thought that I’d sink or float
I’d be dismissed
By fear or fist
Which made me angry
Like a classmate
My name on his desk
I liked him better
Coz he’s on my chest
He said I’m wrong
Now move along
Rejected – angry
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Nothing like love, sex
Everything, its all or nothing
Oh, I would kill anyone for you
Like a liar
Oh what have you done?
No happy ending
Kitten with the gun
Fought tooth and nail
To no avail
Frustrated - angry
Like a sister,
Never good enough,
So I was weird
Over fed and deaf
With wounded words
It sounds absurd
That left me angry
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Nothing like love sex
Everything, its all or nothing
Oh, I would kill anyone for you.
Love drug, I'm not in love,
It's all, all, all sex, apathy,
Oh, I would kill anyone for you.
You’re like a killer
In the dead of night
You rip me open
And I will not fight
For on this day
I will just lay
Quiet, not angry
Quiet, not angry.
Lyrics submitted by Rakel
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