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.
You said, "I'll build you a bed of cactus where you could sleep when the night is too sharp."
I said, "I'll cover you with wax and light your hair like a wick when the night is too cold."
You don't think of me as often as I'd like you to,
But when you do it's of me looking for you on the ship.
The plane I'm waiting on has your face printed on the wings,
When it crashes I'll eat the paint off.
I'm going to spank your ass so hard you'll hate the wig master,
But I'll put two pillows on your dining room chair.
You're like a parrot, something that belongs to me and not to you.
Loneliness isn't being alone, it's when someone loves you and you don't have it in you to love them back.
Look at my hair, it's a dirty little mop crying for you to send it away.
All a guy needs is a chance to pull off my clothes and snicker, "try harder."
If you mail me a toy, I'll use it, but that's the most I have to offer.
"Do you want to see my panties?" is the last thing I'll ever say to you.
"I want to finger every teenager I see," is the last thing you'll say to me.
Don't make fun of my night out.
I said, "I'll cover you with wax and light your hair like a wick when the night is too cold."
You don't think of me as often as I'd like you to,
But when you do it's of me looking for you on the ship.
The plane I'm waiting on has your face printed on the wings,
When it crashes I'll eat the paint off.
I'm going to spank your ass so hard you'll hate the wig master,
But I'll put two pillows on your dining room chair.
You're like a parrot, something that belongs to me and not to you.
Loneliness isn't being alone, it's when someone loves you and you don't have it in you to love them back.
Look at my hair, it's a dirty little mop crying for you to send it away.
All a guy needs is a chance to pull off my clothes and snicker, "try harder."
If you mail me a toy, I'll use it, but that's the most I have to offer.
"Do you want to see my panties?" is the last thing I'll ever say to you.
"I want to finger every teenager I see," is the last thing you'll say to me.
Don't make fun of my night out.
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Great version of a great song,
did you ever think that maybe you're NOT the guy who wrote it, so regardless of the fact that you think he wrote it for money, that maybe deep down it has some sort of meaning and there's never really any way for any of you pretentious jackasses to know? other than the fact that he made a song that you retards just cant quite come to terms with because you "dont get it". just because it's not something you like or think is obscure or what-the-fuck-ever, doesnt mean that the reason the person who wrote it, is just trying to make an extra buck. grow the hell up.