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 keep purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
I keep purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
On a Sunday afternoon, you can see it in my eyes
That I been chiefin' like an Indian, playa, this the shit
Ridin' down to the park strip, hollerin' at a bitch
Put your foot on the brakes, then hit the gas and make it flick
Then watch the hoes start lookin' but they can't see off in my tint
'Cause it's some players out this motherfucker ridin' in the backseat
But before you wanna' get off in my whip, you gotta suck me
You got me leanin' to the right, you got me leanin' to the left
I done sipped so much syrup, I might not think I need some help
You mix three fuckin' hoes and a two liter of player
Then you better go get you a freaky little girl
You ask her, "Does she smoke weed?" And that bitch holla, "Yes"
She pulled out some cigars and some weed with purple hairs
Then my kinfolks call, say that he had purple drank
And I turned that fuckin' corner headed to the purple drank
I keep purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
I keep purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side (I got, I got)
I got them 28s on the Chevy sittin' so high
Them plastic cups in the cup holders gettin' dry
And before I see the bottom, I'ma holla at LL
'Cause that means I need a R-E-F-I-L-L
From the bottom to top, nothin', but that thick
I got a thick bitch playin' with my dick
And she done got lit, now she curious
She lookin' at my dollar wantin' to take a hit
You know I'm passin' it, long as she actin' right
If she get goneso, I'ma smack the daylight
Clean up out the ho, kick her out the door
Call up, get high Chris, go and get some more
I keep purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
I keep purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
I keep purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
On a Sunday afternoon, you can see it in my eyes
That I been chiefin' like an Indian, playa, this the shit
Ridin' down to the park strip, hollerin' at a bitch
Put your foot on the brakes, then hit the gas and make it flick
Then watch the hoes start lookin' but they can't see off in my tint
'Cause it's some players out this motherfucker ridin' in the backseat
But before you wanna' get off in my whip, you gotta suck me
You got me leanin' to the right, you got me leanin' to the left
I done sipped so much syrup, I might not think I need some help
You mix three fuckin' hoes and a two liter of player
Then you better go get you a freaky little girl
You ask her, "Does she smoke weed?" And that bitch holla, "Yes"
She pulled out some cigars and some weed with purple hairs
Then my kinfolks call, say that he had purple drank
And I turned that fuckin' corner headed to the purple drank
I keep purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
I keep purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side (I got, I got)
I got them 28s on the Chevy sittin' so high
Them plastic cups in the cup holders gettin' dry
And before I see the bottom, I'ma holla at LL
'Cause that means I need a R-E-F-I-L-L
From the bottom to top, nothin', but that thick
I got a thick bitch playin' with my dick
And she done got lit, now she curious
She lookin' at my dollar wantin' to take a hit
You know I'm passin' it, long as she actin' right
If she get goneso, I'ma smack the daylight
Clean up out the ho, kick her out the door
Call up, get high Chris, go and get some more
I keep purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
I keep purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
I got them TV screens fallin' down
Purple stuff all in my cup, 84s when I'm rollin' up
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
Gettin' high, ridin' whips, swervin' side to side
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