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.
Gonna run until I run, until I run right out of gas, man.
Gonna spit on everything until my mouth's as dry as sand.
I know exactly what you know about all the reasons.
You know, I know the answers.
I just don't know what to do, what to do.
So I do most anything to avoid a head-on confrontation
With the guy who looks at me and points out all I haven't done.
I say "fuck you, you don't have to tell me exactly where I'm at.
You know, I know the answer.
But that don't help me know what to do, what to do."
Maybe I'll shave my head, and hang out in the airport till I drop dead.
Or be a social butterfly and find fame,
Know all the fat cats by their first name.
Gotta do it now; I need a brainstorm.
Gotta be the early bird and get that stinking worm.
But who wants a worm? Who needs a worm?
I don't eat worms. I hate worms!
I need somebody who can find a way out of a sticky situation.
Someone who can take a piece of me and turn it into gold.
Could that someone be you, and does that even matter?
Maybe I don't know the answers.
I sure as shit don't know what to do, what to do.
And so I'm gonna run until I run, until I run right out of gas.
Gonna spit on everything until my mouth's as dry as sand.
I know exactly what you know about all the reasons.
You know, I know the answers.
I just don't know what to do, what to do.
So I do most anything to avoid a head-on confrontation
With the guy who looks at me and points out all I haven't done.
I say "fuck you, you don't have to tell me exactly where I'm at.
You know, I know the answer.
But that don't help me know what to do, what to do."
Maybe I'll shave my head, and hang out in the airport till I drop dead.
Or be a social butterfly and find fame,
Know all the fat cats by their first name.
Gotta do it now; I need a brainstorm.
Gotta be the early bird and get that stinking worm.
But who wants a worm? Who needs a worm?
I don't eat worms. I hate worms!
I need somebody who can find a way out of a sticky situation.
Someone who can take a piece of me and turn it into gold.
Could that someone be you, and does that even matter?
Maybe I don't know the answers.
I sure as shit don't know what to do, what to do.
And so I'm gonna run until I run, until I run right out of gas.
Lyrics submitted by punkpirate
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