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.
We started off incredible
Connection undeniable
I swear I thought you were the one forever
But your love was like a loaded gun
You shot me down like everyone
'Cause everyone's replaceable
When you're just so incapable
Of getting past skin deep, whoa
Guess what, another game over
I got burned, but you're the real loser
I don't know why I've wasted my time with you, whoa
You're bad news, a history repeater
You can't trust a serial cheater
You're good at hooking up, but you suck at love
You suck at love
You played me like an amateur
Then stabbed me like a murderer
I'm left for dead, another one of your victims
It's not like you're unpredictable
But your act is so believable
I know it's nothing personal, it's just business as usual
You're good at what you do, whoa
Guess what, another game over
I got burned, but you're the real loser
I don't know why I've wasted my time with you, whoa
You're bad news, a history repeater
You can't trust a serial cheater
You're good at hooking up, but you suck at love
You suck at love
Now I kinda feel bad for you
You're never gonna know what it's like to have someone to turn to
Another day, another bed, it's just a game inside your head, whoa
Guess what, another game over
I got burned, but you're the real loser
I don't know why I've wasted my time with you, whoa
You're bad news, a history repeater
You can't trust a serial cheater
You're good at hooking up, but you suck at love
Guess what, another game over
I got burned, but you're the real loser
I don't know why I've wasted my time with you
(I wasted my time with you) whoa
You're bad news, a history repeater
You can't trust a serial cheater
You're good at hooking up (you're good at hooking up)
You've messed this whole thing up (you've messed this whole thing up)
You were such an awesome fuck
But you suck at love
You suck at love
Connection undeniable
I swear I thought you were the one forever
But your love was like a loaded gun
You shot me down like everyone
'Cause everyone's replaceable
When you're just so incapable
Of getting past skin deep, whoa
Guess what, another game over
I got burned, but you're the real loser
I don't know why I've wasted my time with you, whoa
You're bad news, a history repeater
You can't trust a serial cheater
You're good at hooking up, but you suck at love
You suck at love
You played me like an amateur
Then stabbed me like a murderer
I'm left for dead, another one of your victims
It's not like you're unpredictable
But your act is so believable
I know it's nothing personal, it's just business as usual
You're good at what you do, whoa
Guess what, another game over
I got burned, but you're the real loser
I don't know why I've wasted my time with you, whoa
You're bad news, a history repeater
You can't trust a serial cheater
You're good at hooking up, but you suck at love
You suck at love
Now I kinda feel bad for you
You're never gonna know what it's like to have someone to turn to
Another day, another bed, it's just a game inside your head, whoa
Guess what, another game over
I got burned, but you're the real loser
I don't know why I've wasted my time with you, whoa
You're bad news, a history repeater
You can't trust a serial cheater
You're good at hooking up, but you suck at love
Guess what, another game over
I got burned, but you're the real loser
I don't know why I've wasted my time with you
(I wasted my time with you) whoa
You're bad news, a history repeater
You can't trust a serial cheater
You're good at hooking up (you're good at hooking up)
You've messed this whole thing up (you've messed this whole thing up)
You were such an awesome fuck
But you suck at love
You suck at love
Lyrics submitted by kmje, edited by pacingpoet
You Suck at Love Lyrics as written by Charles Comeau Pierre Bouvier
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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