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.
Ask me, I'm fine or I will be
I got a bullet-proof vest on and the cure for AIDS
And a pill that makes me happy
Ask me, I'm fine or I will be
I've got the cure for loneliness
And a pill that makes all my problems resolved
I got a bullet-proof vest on
And I wiretapped your brain
I want to do this right
Dyno, dynomite
You should have just listened to your friends
You would have been over this by now
I thought we told each other to live in different worlds
Oh, you should have listened to your friends
You would have been over this by now, over this by now
(Well, sure it's complicated, but I still know)
Oh, there's only so much I can take
(That I can get frustrated and snort that blow)
But I guess we'll never really find out
Never really find out
Rate me and judge me on a graph that you drew
Hope I compare to the friends that left you for dead
I guess I'm not making myself perfectly clear
I guess I'm not making myself perfectly clear
How many times
How many times
How many times is this gonna happen?
How many times
How many times
How many times is this gonna happen?
I've got to blame all these people as fast as I motherfucking can
You were fooled, this ain't no fucking day job
Oh, you should have listened to your friends
You would have been over this by now, over this by now
(Well, sure it's complicated, but I still know)
Oh, there's only so much I can take
(That I can get frustrated and snort that blow)
But I guess we'll never really find out
Never really find out
Suddenly, we startle ourselves
Staring upon each other in silence, silence
To think this whole time, we're provoking each other in blinding violence
I got a bullet-proof vest on and the cure for AIDS
And a pill that makes me happy
Ask me, I'm fine or I will be
I've got the cure for loneliness
And a pill that makes all my problems resolved
I got a bullet-proof vest on
And I wiretapped your brain
I want to do this right
Dyno, dynomite
You should have just listened to your friends
You would have been over this by now
I thought we told each other to live in different worlds
Oh, you should have listened to your friends
You would have been over this by now, over this by now
(Well, sure it's complicated, but I still know)
Oh, there's only so much I can take
(That I can get frustrated and snort that blow)
But I guess we'll never really find out
Never really find out
Rate me and judge me on a graph that you drew
Hope I compare to the friends that left you for dead
I guess I'm not making myself perfectly clear
I guess I'm not making myself perfectly clear
How many times
How many times
How many times is this gonna happen?
How many times
How many times
How many times is this gonna happen?
I've got to blame all these people as fast as I motherfucking can
You were fooled, this ain't no fucking day job
Oh, you should have listened to your friends
You would have been over this by now, over this by now
(Well, sure it's complicated, but I still know)
Oh, there's only so much I can take
(That I can get frustrated and snort that blow)
But I guess we'll never really find out
Never really find out
Suddenly, we startle ourselves
Staring upon each other in silence, silence
To think this whole time, we're provoking each other in blinding violence
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man, everyone has their own opinion on lyrics, writers write to make ppl feel an emotion. If you interpret this song in a different way its clearly not about johnny. <br /> <br /> "Rate me and judge me on a graph that you drew" ? that lines about johnny ? Ha ! all it means is someone has an opinion about another, and thats the only way that person thinks of the other. Yeah obviously about Johnny.<br /> <br /> Listen to the song, and feel what you feel before reading these comments. <br /> <br /> thank you.