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.
We break, break
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
We break, break
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
It's getting later baby, and I'm getting curious
Nobody's looking at us, I feel delirious
'Cause the beat penetrates my body
Shaking inside my bones
And you're pushing all my buttons, taking me out of my zone, yeah
The way that you stare, starts a fire in me
Come up to my room my sexy little thing
And let's play a game, I won't be a tease
I'll show you the boom, my sexy little thing
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would light me up and say you want me push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would light me up and say you want me push up on me
I know many guys just like you, extremely confident
Got so much flavour with you, like you're the perfect man
You wanna make me chase you, like it's a compliment
But let's get right down to it
I can be the girl that'll break you down
The way that you stare, starts a fire in me
Come up to my room you sexy little thing
And let's play a game, I won't be a tease
I'll show you the boom, my sexy little thing
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would light me up and say you want me push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would light me up and say you want me push up on me
We break, break
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
We break, break
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
I wanna see how you move it
Show me, show me how you do it
You really got me on it, I must confess (I must confess)
Baby there ain't nothing to it
Baby who you think you're fooling?
You wanna come and get me outta my dress, (Outta my dress)
Oh
The way that you stare, starts a fire in me (The way you stare at me)
Come up to my room, my sexy little thing (Sexy little thing)
And let's play a game (Yeah), I won't be a tease (No baby)
I'll show you the boom, my sexy little thing (Oh oh oh)
I wish you would push up on me (I wish you would)
I wish you would push up on me (I wish you would)
I wish you would light me up (Light me up)
And say you want me push up on me (And say you want me)
I wish you would push up on me (I wish you would)
I wish you would push up on me (Oh oh)
I wish you would light me up
And say you want me push up one me (Light me up)
We break, break
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
We break, break
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
We break, break
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
It's getting later baby, and I'm getting curious
Nobody's looking at us, I feel delirious
'Cause the beat penetrates my body
Shaking inside my bones
And you're pushing all my buttons, taking me out of my zone, yeah
The way that you stare, starts a fire in me
Come up to my room my sexy little thing
And let's play a game, I won't be a tease
I'll show you the boom, my sexy little thing
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would light me up and say you want me push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would light me up and say you want me push up on me
I know many guys just like you, extremely confident
Got so much flavour with you, like you're the perfect man
You wanna make me chase you, like it's a compliment
But let's get right down to it
I can be the girl that'll break you down
The way that you stare, starts a fire in me
Come up to my room you sexy little thing
And let's play a game, I won't be a tease
I'll show you the boom, my sexy little thing
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would light me up and say you want me push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would push up on me
I wish you would light me up and say you want me push up on me
We break, break
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
We break, break
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
I wanna see how you move it
Show me, show me how you do it
You really got me on it, I must confess (I must confess)
Baby there ain't nothing to it
Baby who you think you're fooling?
You wanna come and get me outta my dress, (Outta my dress)
Oh
The way that you stare, starts a fire in me (The way you stare at me)
Come up to my room, my sexy little thing (Sexy little thing)
And let's play a game (Yeah), I won't be a tease (No baby)
I'll show you the boom, my sexy little thing (Oh oh oh)
I wish you would push up on me (I wish you would)
I wish you would push up on me (I wish you would)
I wish you would light me up (Light me up)
And say you want me push up on me (And say you want me)
I wish you would push up on me (I wish you would)
I wish you would push up on me (Oh oh)
I wish you would light me up
And say you want me push up one me (Light me up)
We break, break
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
We break, break
We break, break
We break, break
We're breaking down
Lyrics submitted by cuteyiota, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Push Up on Me Lyrics as written by Cynthia Weil Lionel Richie
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