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.
Cocaine, ooo
Cocaine, ooo
Baby, Beverly Hills hotel, four A.M.
It's my birthday
I wanna stay young
I wanna have fun
I don't wanna be the only one, no way
Movie stars, models and blonds, and cocaine
New York, L.A.; it's all the same
The angels look the other way
'Cause they can understand my pain
Cocaine back up in a big way
Cocaine comin' out the closets
Cocaine I'm standin' in the alley with my hands behind me
The club just ain't the same without the cocaine
Ooo, downtown, upstairs, get down
Midnight, high art, underground
Hip hop, blue jeans; it's all around
I wanna stay young, ooo
Everybody's watchin' but no one talks about it
Right now there's only one name you can call it
She said, "Sex just ain't the same without it."
It's cocaine - back up in a big way
Cocaine comin' out the closets
Cocaine I'm standin' in the alley with my hands behind me
Club just ain't the same without cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine
Club just ain't the same without cocaine
Ooo, cocaine
She said, "Sex just ain't the same without it."
It's cocaine - back up in a big way
Cocaine comin' out the closets
Cocaine I'm standin' in the alley with my hands behind me
Club just ain't the same without cocaine
Back up in a big way
Cocaine comin' out the closets
Cocaine I'm standin' in the alley with my hands behind me
Sex just ain't the same without cocaine
(I just ain't the same, party ain't the same)
Cocaine
(Club just ain't the without it)
Cocaine
(Sex just ain't the same)
Cocaine, ooo
Baby, Beverly Hills hotel, four A.M.
It's my birthday
I wanna stay young
I wanna have fun
I don't wanna be the only one, no way
Movie stars, models and blonds, and cocaine
New York, L.A.; it's all the same
The angels look the other way
'Cause they can understand my pain
Cocaine back up in a big way
Cocaine comin' out the closets
Cocaine I'm standin' in the alley with my hands behind me
The club just ain't the same without the cocaine
Ooo, downtown, upstairs, get down
Midnight, high art, underground
Hip hop, blue jeans; it's all around
I wanna stay young, ooo
Everybody's watchin' but no one talks about it
Right now there's only one name you can call it
She said, "Sex just ain't the same without it."
It's cocaine - back up in a big way
Cocaine comin' out the closets
Cocaine I'm standin' in the alley with my hands behind me
Club just ain't the same without cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine
Club just ain't the same without cocaine
Ooo, cocaine
She said, "Sex just ain't the same without it."
It's cocaine - back up in a big way
Cocaine comin' out the closets
Cocaine I'm standin' in the alley with my hands behind me
Club just ain't the same without cocaine
Back up in a big way
Cocaine comin' out the closets
Cocaine I'm standin' in the alley with my hands behind me
Sex just ain't the same without cocaine
(I just ain't the same, party ain't the same)
Cocaine
(Club just ain't the without it)
Cocaine
(Sex just ain't the same)
Lyrics submitted by jimmywolfrey
Cocaine Lyrics as written by Robin Alan Thicke James D. Gass
Lyrics © Regard Music, Kanjian Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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