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.
Black dress with the tights underneath
I've got the breath of the last cigarette on my teeth
And she's an actress, but she ain't got no need
She's got money from parents in a trust fund back east
Ta-ta-ta-tongues always pressed to your cheeks
While my tongue is on the inside of some other girl's teeth
Tell your boyfriend if he says he's got beef
That I'm a vegetarian and I ain't fucking scared of him
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
X's on the back of your hands
Washed them in the bathroom to drink like the bands
And the set list you stole off the stage
Has red and purple lipstick all over the page
Bra-bra-bra-bruises cover your arms
Shaking in the fingers with the bottle in your palm
And the best is, no one knows who you are
Just another girl alone at the bar
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
Shush girl, shut your lips
Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips
I said shush girl, shut your lips
Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips
I said shush girl, shut your lips
Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
I've got the breath of the last cigarette on my teeth
And she's an actress, but she ain't got no need
She's got money from parents in a trust fund back east
Ta-ta-ta-tongues always pressed to your cheeks
While my tongue is on the inside of some other girl's teeth
Tell your boyfriend if he says he's got beef
That I'm a vegetarian and I ain't fucking scared of him
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
X's on the back of your hands
Washed them in the bathroom to drink like the bands
And the set list you stole off the stage
Has red and purple lipstick all over the page
Bra-bra-bra-bruises cover your arms
Shaking in the fingers with the bottle in your palm
And the best is, no one knows who you are
Just another girl alone at the bar
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
Shush girl, shut your lips
Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips
I said shush girl, shut your lips
Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips
I said shush girl, shut your lips
Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
She wants to touch me, wahoo
She wants to love me, wahoo
She'll never leave me, wahoo, wahoo hoo hoo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho
Because the ho won't trust me
Lyrics submitted by singusasong, edited by missperfect42
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Jeez, so much hostility. Truthfully, if you don't like the song, don't bother reading the lyrics or commenting it. Easy as that. If you're gonna be negative, just shut up :)