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.
This is an evil generation
I see with my eyes
I seen 'em walking around in their suits
And honey I seen the ties
Evil girls biting good girls
Turning good girls into evil girls
Evil boys eating evil hamburgers
Evil boys eating evil fries
This is an evil generation
Rock and roll evacuation
As far as the eye can see
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Tune into this radio station
Rock and roll evacuation
In a fit of emergency
We are just hungry little creatures
Feeding upon lies
I seen 'em lining us up on the wall
And trading us for pies
Seen a man on the television telling me to listen to the radio
Hear the man on the radio, telling me no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
This is a bad, bad situation
Rock and roll evacuation
It's not looking too good to me
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Evil spreads across the nation
Rock and roll evacuation
Apocalyptic insurgency
You kill the body child, but the head is still gonna live
You can give all your money now, until there's nothing left to give
You can play your electric guitar but it ain't gonna change the world
You can get all emotional on me, cry like a little girl
Cry
We are disposable creations, they're throwing us away
Ignoring everything that we do and everything that we say
Mr. President make a little money, sending people you don't know to Iraq
Mr. President I don't like you, you don't know how to rock
This is an evil generation
Rock and roll evacuation
As far as the eye can see
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Tune into this radio station
Rock and roll evacuation
In a fit of emergency
I see with my eyes
I seen 'em walking around in their suits
And honey I seen the ties
Evil girls biting good girls
Turning good girls into evil girls
Evil boys eating evil hamburgers
Evil boys eating evil fries
This is an evil generation
Rock and roll evacuation
As far as the eye can see
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Tune into this radio station
Rock and roll evacuation
In a fit of emergency
We are just hungry little creatures
Feeding upon lies
I seen 'em lining us up on the wall
And trading us for pies
Seen a man on the television telling me to listen to the radio
Hear the man on the radio, telling me no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
This is a bad, bad situation
Rock and roll evacuation
It's not looking too good to me
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Evil spreads across the nation
Rock and roll evacuation
Apocalyptic insurgency
You kill the body child, but the head is still gonna live
You can give all your money now, until there's nothing left to give
You can play your electric guitar but it ain't gonna change the world
You can get all emotional on me, cry like a little girl
Cry
We are disposable creations, they're throwing us away
Ignoring everything that we do and everything that we say
Mr. President make a little money, sending people you don't know to Iraq
Mr. President I don't like you, you don't know how to rock
This is an evil generation
Rock and roll evacuation
As far as the eye can see
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Tune into this radio station
Rock and roll evacuation
In a fit of emergency
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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I think that this song is about the Youth (mainly of America) being too fat and lazy to rebel againt the goverment.
Talking of killing the body and the head still living, could be removing the republicans from power dosent actualy end the problem, the country is to far in the red.
There is no more rock and roll rebels any more, or atleased none who are actualy doign anythign about it.
thats my 2c