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.
It all started late on a Saturday night
Say who got the spliffs and who's got the pint
Looked out the window said to my surprise
Here comes a man in blue with his flashin' lights
He said "you know your party's fuckin' over with
Because your smokin' blunts and your rollin'
Spliffs
And what you think I ought a think of this
Why don't you pull out your sack or you'll be missed
Say now mr. officer come charge me all the time
You got me for possession but I swear that it's not mine
No matter what you do or say its bound to come right back this way so if you want a moments please say this is what you'll say comon'an'
Let's get this party started until the break of
Dawn'an
Lets get this party movin until there's no one
Home an'
Lets get this party started until the break of dawn an'
Lets get this party movin
All you've got to do is sing
(CHORUS)
Can't take the pressure for long
All we want to do is rock till after 2
Gettin high when they singin this song
Snap another be then drink another Brew
(x2)
Common'
And at the road block me so sorry mr. cop
I bet you anything me gonna get stopped
And at the road block me so sorry mr. cop
I bet you anyting me gonna get stopped
And I say "hey mr. officer why you stoppin me nana
I wasn't driven the car badly
Don't' lock me up cause I smoke sensei
Yes, this is the ghetto but me live cross the sea
Hey mr. officer come charge me all the time
You got me for possession but I swear that it's not mine
No matter what you do or say I bound to come right back this way
And if you want a moments please this is what you'll say come on an'
Let's get this party started until the break of dawn an'
Let's get this party movin until there's no one home an'
Let's get this party started until the break of dawn an'
Let's get this party movin'
All you got to do is sing
Can't take the pressure for long
All we want to do is rock till after 2
Gettin high when the singin' this song
Snap another be then drink another Brew
(x4)
(SONG FADES OUT TO END)
Say who got the spliffs and who's got the pint
Looked out the window said to my surprise
Here comes a man in blue with his flashin' lights
He said "you know your party's fuckin' over with
Because your smokin' blunts and your rollin'
Spliffs
And what you think I ought a think of this
Why don't you pull out your sack or you'll be missed
Say now mr. officer come charge me all the time
You got me for possession but I swear that it's not mine
No matter what you do or say its bound to come right back this way so if you want a moments please say this is what you'll say comon'an'
Let's get this party started until the break of
Dawn'an
Lets get this party movin until there's no one
Home an'
Lets get this party started until the break of dawn an'
Lets get this party movin
All you've got to do is sing
(CHORUS)
Can't take the pressure for long
All we want to do is rock till after 2
Gettin high when they singin this song
Snap another be then drink another Brew
(x2)
Common'
And at the road block me so sorry mr. cop
I bet you anything me gonna get stopped
And at the road block me so sorry mr. cop
I bet you anyting me gonna get stopped
And I say "hey mr. officer why you stoppin me nana
I wasn't driven the car badly
Don't' lock me up cause I smoke sensei
Yes, this is the ghetto but me live cross the sea
Hey mr. officer come charge me all the time
You got me for possession but I swear that it's not mine
No matter what you do or say I bound to come right back this way
And if you want a moments please this is what you'll say come on an'
Let's get this party started until the break of dawn an'
Let's get this party movin until there's no one home an'
Let's get this party started until the break of dawn an'
Let's get this party movin'
All you got to do is sing
Can't take the pressure for long
All we want to do is rock till after 2
Gettin high when the singin' this song
Snap another be then drink another Brew
(x4)
(SONG FADES OUT TO END)
Lyrics submitted by xchristinax77
Officer Lyrics as written by Miles Doughty Kyle Alexander Mcdonald
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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