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.
If you're like me, then you know me
Oh, you know me, yeah, you know me.
If you're like me, then you know me
Oh, you know me, yea, you know me.
Paid rent 4 weeks delayed.
Fucked up in a 3-point turn
Can't give two shits these days.
Packed one more bag, no return
Love that song the deejays hate.
Fell asleep at the crack of dawn
Found the world in an awful state.
No one, no one to depend upon.
Fell asleep in the 5-1-0.
Woke up in the 8-1-8.
Nyquil at SFO, caffeine, caffeine at JFK.
If I'm the sum of all my friends,
Then all my friends are some of me
And if you're some way just like them
Then I am you to some degree.
If you're like me, then you know me
Oh, you know me, yeah, you know me.
If you're like me, then you know me
Oh, you know me, yeah, you know me.
Life kills rebels, death gets the rest
So don't deny me your company
Let's just drive fast, let's drive west.
Woke up in a bucket seat.
Moved back in with the folks.
Hung up after the beep. OD, OD'ed on Diet Cokes
Hit mute on the president.
Stayed home dressed to the nines
Machine stole my 25 cent.
Just can't, can't sing inside the lines
Sleepless in the 5-0-9.
Touched down in plus 4-4
Breakfast Sunset and Vine.
Supper off Place de la Concorde.
If I'm the sum of all my friends,
Then all my friends are some of me
And if you're some way just like them
Then I am you to some degree.
If you're like me, then you know me
Oh, you know me, yeah, you know me.
If you're like me, then you know me
Oh, you know me, yeah, you know me.
(You don't know me.)
Oh, you know me, yeah, you know me.
If you're like me, then you know me
Oh, you know me, yea, you know me.
Paid rent 4 weeks delayed.
Fucked up in a 3-point turn
Can't give two shits these days.
Packed one more bag, no return
Love that song the deejays hate.
Fell asleep at the crack of dawn
Found the world in an awful state.
No one, no one to depend upon.
Fell asleep in the 5-1-0.
Woke up in the 8-1-8.
Nyquil at SFO, caffeine, caffeine at JFK.
If I'm the sum of all my friends,
Then all my friends are some of me
And if you're some way just like them
Then I am you to some degree.
If you're like me, then you know me
Oh, you know me, yeah, you know me.
If you're like me, then you know me
Oh, you know me, yeah, you know me.
Life kills rebels, death gets the rest
So don't deny me your company
Let's just drive fast, let's drive west.
Woke up in a bucket seat.
Moved back in with the folks.
Hung up after the beep. OD, OD'ed on Diet Cokes
Hit mute on the president.
Stayed home dressed to the nines
Machine stole my 25 cent.
Just can't, can't sing inside the lines
Sleepless in the 5-0-9.
Touched down in plus 4-4
Breakfast Sunset and Vine.
Supper off Place de la Concorde.
If I'm the sum of all my friends,
Then all my friends are some of me
And if you're some way just like them
Then I am you to some degree.
If you're like me, then you know me
Oh, you know me, yeah, you know me.
If you're like me, then you know me
Oh, you know me, yeah, you know me.
(You don't know me.)
Lyrics submitted by BruisedxVioletx
You (Don't) Know Me Lyrics as written by Justin San Souci Jonathan Devoto
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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this song is wonderful.
I often find myself banging my head against my wall over the frustration of trying to do the noises in this.
hi vickyzee how r u
i know mark hoppus produced a couple songs on this cd was this one of them cuz the line 'Sleepless in the 5-0-9. Touched down in plus 4-4' kinda a reference to his new band (+44)
no this was produced by Tim Armstrong. +44 is London's calling code. not just the band. kinda a weird coincidence tho...
this song sounds like fight club to me.... i may be a little obsessive. but "Fell asleep in the 5-1-0. Woke up in the 8-1-8. Nyquil at SFO, caffeine, caffeine at JFK." like in fight club when he wakes up in different places on different planes. and "If I'm the sum of all my friends, then all my friends are some of me and if you're some way just like them then I am you to some degree." schizophrenia reference?? iono im just saying what popped up into my head when i heard the song.
and its now my fav song on the record. :]
this song is so much fun. :D definitley one of my favorites from decomposer. and it's supposedly a dance hit in the uk or something, hahaha. to me it sounds like it's just a song about some sleazeball douchebag who lives with his parents and does nothing useful at all. and i'm assuming that all the references to places in this song apply to places in california.
lol, same thing as vickyzee. My friends and I spent half the drive down to see The Matches trying to imitate the noises, in this song and others.
Awesome song.. it takes a while to get the feeling of the song.. pretty random lyrics with no strong meaning but the arrangment and catchy sounds make up for it..
Duhh uhmmm
Ohh oh oh (high pitched lol)
Wide vocal range uh...
there's a reference to the first point me towards the morning.