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.
Promise to you baby, I'll love you tooth for tooth and eye for eye
Promise to you baby, I'll love you tru and good till the day I die
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
Promise to you baby, anything you want you know I'll buy
Promise to you baby, you will never have ask to me why
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
Promise I'll love you till the day I die
Promise I'll love you good and give you the sky
Promise I'll never love another guy
Promise I'll give you things that you can't buy
I'll give you my nose
I'll give you my toes
I'll give you my eyes
I'll give you my ears
I'll give you my hands
I'll give you my lips
I'll give you my tongue
I'll give you my thighs
Damn near anything you want
Promise to you baby, I'll love you tooth for tooth and eye for eye
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
Promise to you baby, I'll love you tru and good till the day I die
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
Promise to you baby, anything you want you know I'll buy
Promise to you baby, you will never have ask to me why
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
Promise I'll love you till the day I die
Promise I'll love you good and give you the sky
Promise I'll never love another guy
Promise I'll give you things that you can't buy
I'll give you my nose
I'll give you my toes
I'll give you my eyes
I'll give you my ears
I'll give you my hands
I'll give you my lips
I'll give you my tongue
I'll give you my thighs
Damn near anything you want
Promise to you baby, I'll love you tooth for tooth and eye for eye
Promise promise Amerykhan promise
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F: Uh! F: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen M: Across space… F: Step right up and step off the train M: The land before time F: Welcome to America M: All the freaks are here F: All you have to do is make your promise M: And stay on your grind F: I have come up M: 30,000 Megawatts of power, baby, radiating your soul! F: Sign right here on the dotted line M: Come on, get you some free M: Ladies and gentlemen, before exiting the train, please leave your valuables - diamonds, rubies and pearls - in the cabinet adjacent to your left. Umm, the pussycats and the jackals, you can leave them with me. Bwahahaha! M: I won't steer you wrong! M: 'Cause we take your history, and make it a modern mystery, you see what I'm saying? G: Nnnnnnnn... Mommy I'm scared! M: Welcome, all! M: Oh, we love you! F: Just sign right here M: We love to love you! F: Is it gonna hurt? M: We love to suck you dry. F: Oh no! Freedom is here! M: All the while, we're keeping you high. F: I just want some nude lips, new hips. Come on! M: Money. Sex. F: It's the American Dream. Everyone has it. Give one! M: Excuse… Excuse me young lady F: That feel good? Promise! M: Excuse me, you're causing quite a disturbance over here. G: [The people?] [????] M: I want everyone to see this! F: Yeah! G: Does this mean we'll never see Mu again? M: I think we're gonna have to make an example out of her. Rid me of her sight! M: But before you get rid of her, give me... give me a brain tissue sample. That might be good for later. I might need that. M: Anyone else have any questions?! M: Well, go on give it to me then! G: Uh, ow, ohh! M: You see? You see how easy it is? You see what we can do with a little bit of work and effort, people? M: I love America, it's such a beautiful place! F: Hey, you think I can get a new, uh... heart? M: This is the place where it all goes down. Everything you could want, everything you could desire! F: Uh, Come on! G: [???] free radiation, right there. M: Ha ha! I'm coming to America, baby! Welcome! F: Oh... come on. G: Excuse me, sir. M: Yes young... yes little girl? G: Has anyone seen my 42 laws? M: Oh I'm sorry, we're not responsible for lost articles and thangs. G: Oh. PP: OK, so whenever he say a key word, everybody just shout, on cue! G: That's not science. PP: Ssssh! M2: You're not supposed to say it.