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.
( Verse 1 )
I was just sittin there and she came up and said to me
Besides a drink do you want some company
( I said you can )
Take a seat but there’s a party on down the street
How bout you come
There’s some people there you autta meet
( there we like to )
Play beer pong baby
All night long maybe
So if you think you got game
“Lets get it on”
( this is the land of )
Fake ID’s
We smoke, trees not weed
and everybody knows somebody who can get you what you need
I said get you what you need
( Chorus )
As long as you bring me all your
Love love love love love love
Give me all your love love love love love love
I will give you all my love love love love love
Its gonna get us what we need…to be
( Verse 2 )
We sat down on the back yard patio
Did a shotgun, drank a beer and smoked a bowl
( I told her I ) Like to call her
my small town beutey queen
instead a dress she where’s a tank top and faded jeans
it was 5 mintues till midnight
we saw some headlights then we
saw some jersey kids beat some ass in a fist fight
people always be
talking shit, so we represent because
this is where your from not just where you live
you know we’ll only let you in
if your bringing all your
( Chorus )
Love love love love love love
Give me all your love love love love love love
I will give you all my love love love love love
Its gonna get us what we need…to be
( Verse 3 )
( Someone yelled )
the cops are here everybody put down your beer
there in the front use the back to get out of here
( we flew )
across the yard over the fence and into the street
sound of feet on the concrete screaming out “police”
( These cops got )
Nothing to do
But to mess with you
( So they )
throw there weight around
like they got something to prove
(soon the cops gave)
up there chase
so we made our way to the
back yard table to meet up for a lil late night blaze
I said aren’t you glad you came
She said how bout we go and make some
( Chorus )
Love , love, love , love love love
Give me all some
Love love love love love love
That’s why we bring our
love love love love love love
It will get you what you need
I was just sittin there and she came up and said to me
Besides a drink do you want some company
( I said you can )
Take a seat but there’s a party on down the street
How bout you come
There’s some people there you autta meet
( there we like to )
Play beer pong baby
All night long maybe
So if you think you got game
“Lets get it on”
( this is the land of )
Fake ID’s
We smoke, trees not weed
and everybody knows somebody who can get you what you need
I said get you what you need
( Chorus )
As long as you bring me all your
Love love love love love love
Give me all your love love love love love love
I will give you all my love love love love love
Its gonna get us what we need…to be
( Verse 2 )
We sat down on the back yard patio
Did a shotgun, drank a beer and smoked a bowl
( I told her I ) Like to call her
my small town beutey queen
instead a dress she where’s a tank top and faded jeans
it was 5 mintues till midnight
we saw some headlights then we
saw some jersey kids beat some ass in a fist fight
people always be
talking shit, so we represent because
this is where your from not just where you live
you know we’ll only let you in
if your bringing all your
( Chorus )
Love love love love love love
Give me all your love love love love love love
I will give you all my love love love love love
Its gonna get us what we need…to be
( Verse 3 )
( Someone yelled )
the cops are here everybody put down your beer
there in the front use the back to get out of here
( we flew )
across the yard over the fence and into the street
sound of feet on the concrete screaming out “police”
( These cops got )
Nothing to do
But to mess with you
( So they )
throw there weight around
like they got something to prove
(soon the cops gave)
up there chase
so we made our way to the
back yard table to meet up for a lil late night blaze
I said aren’t you glad you came
She said how bout we go and make some
( Chorus )
Love , love, love , love love love
Give me all some
Love love love love love love
That’s why we bring our
love love love love love love
It will get you what you need
Lyrics submitted by p609
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