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.
You’ve got your own girlfriend so why you gotta look at me for?
You’ve got your own girlfriend so are you looking at me for?
You’ve got your own girlfriend so why you gotta look at me for?
I suggest you get your shit and get out of my way
You’ve got your own girlfriend so why you gotta look at me for?
You’ve got your own girlfriend so are you looking at me for?
You’ve got your own girlfriend so why you gotta look at me for?
I suggest you get your shit and get out of my way
You say you look you look you look look at me
Welcome to the jazz cave
Tonight we have
Double bass
Drums
Guitar
Piano
And saxophone, for your pleasure
Everyone welcome
Enjoy
You got me saying
You got me saying
You got me saying things I’ve never said before
Your face it looks like death
Looks like
I, I, I
I know you
I don’t wanna know
You are everything
And the pan and the pan and the pan and the pan
(Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex)
Oh my name is Fyfe and I,
I don’t have a very interesting life
(Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex)
Oh yeah
I like sex
I like sex more than you like sex
I like sex in forests
I bet you I like sex more than you
I like sex in coal mines
I like sex in car parks
I like sex
Where?
Everywhere
In a recording studio?
Anything
In the mixing booth?
Anywhere - I don’t really mind
I like sex
I don’t mind
I don’t mind
I do it all the time
I do it all the time
Anywhere you want
And it’s always good when you do it in the open air
Finito Benito
You’ve got your own girlfriend so are you looking at me for?
You’ve got your own girlfriend so why you gotta look at me for?
I suggest you get your shit and get out of my way
You’ve got your own girlfriend so why you gotta look at me for?
You’ve got your own girlfriend so are you looking at me for?
You’ve got your own girlfriend so why you gotta look at me for?
I suggest you get your shit and get out of my way
You say you look you look you look look at me
Welcome to the jazz cave
Tonight we have
Double bass
Drums
Guitar
Piano
And saxophone, for your pleasure
Everyone welcome
Enjoy
You got me saying
You got me saying
You got me saying things I’ve never said before
Your face it looks like death
Looks like
I, I, I
I know you
I don’t wanna know
You are everything
And the pan and the pan and the pan and the pan
(Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex)
Oh my name is Fyfe and I,
I don’t have a very interesting life
(Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex)
Oh yeah
I like sex
I like sex more than you like sex
I like sex in forests
I bet you I like sex more than you
I like sex in coal mines
I like sex in car parks
I like sex
Where?
Everywhere
In a recording studio?
Anything
In the mixing booth?
Anywhere - I don’t really mind
I like sex
I don’t mind
I don’t mind
I do it all the time
I do it all the time
Anywhere you want
And it’s always good when you do it in the open air
Finito Benito
Lyrics submitted by deltasunlight
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