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.
built by science “the dysphemic alliance”
we're pumping iron down by the pier
and we're trimming the fuses on these daily abuses
there's nobody sober left to steer
we went down with intentions to climb
the eighty foot memorial pine
hey who blew the roof off?
c'mon get your boots on
we're cataloging Candy's demise
the concierge signals it seems we have a single
are you decent with a map and a flask?
I found my room and then hallucinated you
it's so useless if you have to ask
where I got this punch in the mouth
he tells the joke about the pole in the south
we were perfect and passed out when she
finally got her shout out
we're cataloging candy's demise
asleep at the spiel we tried so hard to feel
until amnesia caught us unawares
we were pulling from a pill box
when we ran into the Statie
and he brought us all in on a whim
fingerprinted but not afraid
we told the guys we were back from the grave
every moment in my life
is crawling back tonight
cataloging candy's demise
sawed off sneakers
my lifeblood in a beaker
it's so groovy when you use ESP
but frankly Rudy your brother's out of juvie
so you gotta go buy him some weed
we were absolutely upside down
when candy's sister rolled back into town
c'mon with the sportscoat
polish up the row boat
we're cataloging candy's demise
hey who blew the roof off?
c'mon get your boots on
we're cataloging candy's demise
we were perfect and passed out when she
finally got her shout out
we're cataloging candy's demise
we're pumping iron down by the pier
and we're trimming the fuses on these daily abuses
there's nobody sober left to steer
we went down with intentions to climb
the eighty foot memorial pine
hey who blew the roof off?
c'mon get your boots on
we're cataloging Candy's demise
the concierge signals it seems we have a single
are you decent with a map and a flask?
I found my room and then hallucinated you
it's so useless if you have to ask
where I got this punch in the mouth
he tells the joke about the pole in the south
we were perfect and passed out when she
finally got her shout out
we're cataloging candy's demise
asleep at the spiel we tried so hard to feel
until amnesia caught us unawares
we were pulling from a pill box
when we ran into the Statie
and he brought us all in on a whim
fingerprinted but not afraid
we told the guys we were back from the grave
every moment in my life
is crawling back tonight
cataloging candy's demise
sawed off sneakers
my lifeblood in a beaker
it's so groovy when you use ESP
but frankly Rudy your brother's out of juvie
so you gotta go buy him some weed
we were absolutely upside down
when candy's sister rolled back into town
c'mon with the sportscoat
polish up the row boat
we're cataloging candy's demise
hey who blew the roof off?
c'mon get your boots on
we're cataloging candy's demise
we were perfect and passed out when she
finally got her shout out
we're cataloging candy's demise
Lyrics submitted by manofmanyfrowns
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