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.
I feel so estranged
Fear runs around my brain
I had to leave
I could not stand the heat
They look at me with scorn
One more dead life was born
Formed from the clay
Of their unhappy ways
One word can just describe
Modern life comes to mind
This word alone
Puts the ache in my bones
It's weirdness
My dear
The weirdness
Is here
Weirdness
Weirdness
My, all this atmosphere
Chills my desire dear
You're so attractive
And I am a man
Like the guy in Psycho
Voices tell me hello
There's death and danger here
For something is queer
One word can just describe
Modern life comes to mind
This word alone
It's the ache in my bones
It's weirdness
My dear
The weirdness
Is here
Weirdness
Weirdness
The weirdness
The weirdness
The weirdness
The weirdness
The weirdness
Fear runs around my brain
I had to leave
I could not stand the heat
They look at me with scorn
One more dead life was born
Formed from the clay
Of their unhappy ways
One word can just describe
Modern life comes to mind
This word alone
Puts the ache in my bones
It's weirdness
My dear
The weirdness
Is here
Weirdness
Weirdness
My, all this atmosphere
Chills my desire dear
You're so attractive
And I am a man
Like the guy in Psycho
Voices tell me hello
There's death and danger here
For something is queer
One word can just describe
Modern life comes to mind
This word alone
It's the ache in my bones
It's weirdness
My dear
The weirdness
Is here
Weirdness
Weirdness
The weirdness
The weirdness
The weirdness
The weirdness
The weirdness
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The Weirdness Lyrics as written by Ron Asheton Iggy Pop
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