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.
Chamillitary man
Fighting broke out over-night between
Rival factions along the Israeli-Syrian border
Initial reports claim Israeli jet fighters
Bombed a guerrilla base
Killing at least 49 soldiers and 13 civilians
Damage to the base is said to be heavy
And the Israeli jets are reported
To have made it back to their headquarters safely
A 49 year old unidentified man went berserk last night
Opening fire with a 12 gauge shotgun
Leave me alone terror alert victory
I stay dropping that bombness
Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump
Stay arguing bout nonsense
Would they treat me as good as Hugh Hefner
If I had a mansion full of blonde chicks
If adultery was a felony
Then Clinton would be a convict
Put you in the same position
And let's see what you'd really do
They tell me that I sold out
If I execute the no snitching rule
Sound like it was a good idea
Till a murder happen to you
Dumb stupid or stupid dumb
Either one you don't have a clue
Voice perfect for CNN but knew
Larry King wouldn't hear it through
Bill O'Reily's an idiot
He ain't the only one with an opinion fool
E-mail this to my publicist
So the media is gonna hear it too
You get on TV and get at me
Then I'm gonna get on the CD and get at you
Uncle Sam says to pay your taxes
Just to learn that I pay for classes
Part time hustle really ain't gonna last
So todays forecast is to make more cash
It's the news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news
In the strip club balling
Bill collector keep calling
You ain't even trying pay your bills
He show up and you dodging
White man balling black man starving
Looks like Al Sharpton found another
Cause to get involved in
I can't hate to see a black man
And I don't hate to see a black hand
Crawling into that cookie jar
Cause there's plenty of dough up in that man
When your black and you educated
People say (You ain't black man)
May be black in your appearance
But really whiter than Batman
CEO's are like slave masters
And most of them don't even know it
Their employees are like slaves
Work the bill but don't even own it
Your money right but your credit ain't
Then the bank still won't loan it
If you're on top and ain't paying taxes
Then I hope you're enjoying your moment
Uncle Sam says to pay your taxes
Just to learn that I pay for classes
Part time hustle really ain't gonna last
So todays forecast is to make more cash
It's the news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news
Hip hop crunk music spiky music
Slab music sound like a nursery rhyme
Get a beat and rap to it
Ain't speaking with a purpose
I'ma call it crap music
Y'all got your boys getting mad
My bad let's get back to it
Cigarettes are still causing cancer
And chronic smoke'll still get you high
In the streets or in the store
Know a couple dollars won't get you by
Truth is a Paris Hilton jail cover story
Could never flop
For that sexy mug-shot
I could get a million dollars a pop
Even Michaels in the media
They like to make examples of people just like you
Get involved and I bet the indite you
Go to jail and I bet they don't write you
Yea you ain't got a college degree
Then they'll say you're not intelligent
And if your class ain't upper class
Then your opinion is irrelevant
Uncle Sam says to pay your taxes
Just to learn that I pay for classes
Part time hustle really ain't gonna last
So todays forecast is to make more cash
It's the news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news
The world is crazy every day
I gotta wake up to this nonsense
Silly rappers think I'm worried
About a punch line
I show more purpose than your
Whole career in one line victory
Fighting broke out over-night between
Rival factions along the Israeli-Syrian border
Initial reports claim Israeli jet fighters
Bombed a guerrilla base
Killing at least 49 soldiers and 13 civilians
Damage to the base is said to be heavy
And the Israeli jets are reported
To have made it back to their headquarters safely
A 49 year old unidentified man went berserk last night
Opening fire with a 12 gauge shotgun
Leave me alone terror alert victory
I stay dropping that bombness
Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump
Stay arguing bout nonsense
Would they treat me as good as Hugh Hefner
If I had a mansion full of blonde chicks
If adultery was a felony
Then Clinton would be a convict
Put you in the same position
And let's see what you'd really do
They tell me that I sold out
If I execute the no snitching rule
Sound like it was a good idea
Till a murder happen to you
Dumb stupid or stupid dumb
Either one you don't have a clue
Voice perfect for CNN but knew
Larry King wouldn't hear it through
Bill O'Reily's an idiot
He ain't the only one with an opinion fool
E-mail this to my publicist
So the media is gonna hear it too
You get on TV and get at me
Then I'm gonna get on the CD and get at you
Uncle Sam says to pay your taxes
Just to learn that I pay for classes
Part time hustle really ain't gonna last
So todays forecast is to make more cash
It's the news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news
In the strip club balling
Bill collector keep calling
You ain't even trying pay your bills
He show up and you dodging
White man balling black man starving
Looks like Al Sharpton found another
Cause to get involved in
I can't hate to see a black man
And I don't hate to see a black hand
Crawling into that cookie jar
Cause there's plenty of dough up in that man
When your black and you educated
People say (You ain't black man)
May be black in your appearance
But really whiter than Batman
CEO's are like slave masters
And most of them don't even know it
Their employees are like slaves
Work the bill but don't even own it
Your money right but your credit ain't
Then the bank still won't loan it
If you're on top and ain't paying taxes
Then I hope you're enjoying your moment
Uncle Sam says to pay your taxes
Just to learn that I pay for classes
Part time hustle really ain't gonna last
So todays forecast is to make more cash
It's the news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news
Hip hop crunk music spiky music
Slab music sound like a nursery rhyme
Get a beat and rap to it
Ain't speaking with a purpose
I'ma call it crap music
Y'all got your boys getting mad
My bad let's get back to it
Cigarettes are still causing cancer
And chronic smoke'll still get you high
In the streets or in the store
Know a couple dollars won't get you by
Truth is a Paris Hilton jail cover story
Could never flop
For that sexy mug-shot
I could get a million dollars a pop
Even Michaels in the media
They like to make examples of people just like you
Get involved and I bet the indite you
Go to jail and I bet they don't write you
Yea you ain't got a college degree
Then they'll say you're not intelligent
And if your class ain't upper class
Then your opinion is irrelevant
Uncle Sam says to pay your taxes
Just to learn that I pay for classes
Part time hustle really ain't gonna last
So todays forecast is to make more cash
It's the news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news news news
Let them know the truth truth truth
It's the morning news
The world is crazy every day
I gotta wake up to this nonsense
Silly rappers think I'm worried
About a punch line
I show more purpose than your
Whole career in one line victory
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