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.
Every man I fall for
drinks his coffee black
Love + hate are tattoed on his nuckles and
my name is on his back
Every man I fall for
works they graveyard shift
He kisses me softly to wake me up
then takes my place in bed
And I fall
I leave with one concern
It's the law of diminishing returns
It's the law of diminishing returns
Every man I fall for
Keeps his anger on
a string and holds it tight
When other man walk by blinking their eyes at me
he always pick a fight
I go walk alone down ocean blvd
Peaking your windows
Tired housewives nagging at their husbands but
Is this the life you chose?
And I fall
I leave with one concern
It's the law of diminishing returns
And I fall
I leave with one concern
It's the law of diminishing returns
Every man I fall for
Nearly every man
Every man I fall for
Nearly every man
drinks his coffee black
Love + hate are tattoed on his nuckles and
my name is on his back
Every man I fall for
works they graveyard shift
He kisses me softly to wake me up
then takes my place in bed
And I fall
I leave with one concern
It's the law of diminishing returns
It's the law of diminishing returns
Every man I fall for
Keeps his anger on
a string and holds it tight
When other man walk by blinking their eyes at me
he always pick a fight
I go walk alone down ocean blvd
Peaking your windows
Tired housewives nagging at their husbands but
Is this the life you chose?
And I fall
I leave with one concern
It's the law of diminishing returns
And I fall
I leave with one concern
It's the law of diminishing returns
Every man I fall for
Nearly every man
Every man I fall for
Nearly every man
Lyrics submitted by life_aint_chess, edited by artslut
Every Man I Fall For Lyrics as written by Matthew Aveiro Jonathan Russell
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
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Pretty sure its "I live with one concern" and "diminishing returns"
It's "I leave with on concern"
"one"
I love him
crazycrazy having "love" and "hate" tattooed one one's knuckles is not uncommon, there are a million things i tcould be a reference to.
The line is "It's the law of diminishing returns." This is an economic law concerning employment. When firms hire employees, each employee produces a certain amount of output, or "returns." Each additional employee adds to this total output. However, it gets to the point where each additional employee crowds the workspace and hinders production, so that each employee is therefore able to produce less output for their wages. Therefore your returns begin to diminish if you hire too many employees.
about "every man i fall for keeps his anger on a string and holds it tight" most likely means he withholds his anger, but i also believe it could mean the man portrays his anger through his dog. i'm not sure portray is the right word, but like his dog is an extension of his anger.