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.
Pigtails
The cutest smiles
But it's all delusion
Knee socks
The sweetest eyes
It's just a grand illusion
When they're bad
They just gets better
Like saints full of sin
And again the constrictor queens
Will shed their skin
All the naughty lordi girls
They know it's good to be bad
They're gonna claw before they purr
They know it's good
Good to be bad
She-Hulk's
In a girl disguise
You'll fall into confusion
Now they might
Play it nice
But you're heading for an execution
When they're bad
They just gets better
Like saints full of sin
And again the constrictor queens
Will shed their skin
All the naughty lordi girls
They know it's good to be bad
They're gonna claw before they purr
They know it's good
Good to be bad
Yeah yeah yeah!
All the naughty lordi girls
They know it's good
They know it's good
All the naughty lordi girls
They know it's good to be bad
They're gonna claw before they purr
They know it's good
Good to be bad
All the naughty lordi girls
They know it's good to be bad
They're gonna claw before they purr
They know it's good
Good to be bad
The cutest smiles
But it's all delusion
Knee socks
The sweetest eyes
It's just a grand illusion
When they're bad
They just gets better
Like saints full of sin
And again the constrictor queens
Will shed their skin
All the naughty lordi girls
They know it's good to be bad
They're gonna claw before they purr
They know it's good
Good to be bad
She-Hulk's
In a girl disguise
You'll fall into confusion
Now they might
Play it nice
But you're heading for an execution
When they're bad
They just gets better
Like saints full of sin
And again the constrictor queens
Will shed their skin
All the naughty lordi girls
They know it's good to be bad
They're gonna claw before they purr
They know it's good
Good to be bad
Yeah yeah yeah!
All the naughty lordi girls
They know it's good
They know it's good
All the naughty lordi girls
They know it's good to be bad
They're gonna claw before they purr
They know it's good
Good to be bad
All the naughty lordi girls
They know it's good to be bad
They're gonna claw before they purr
They know it's good
Good to be bad
Lyrics submitted by Nihilus666
Good to Be Bad Lyrics as written by - Miss Awa - Mr Amen
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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