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.
generals gathered in their masses (get out the way)
just like witches at black masses (get out the way, bitch, get out the way)
evil minds that plot destruction (get out the way)
sorcerer of death’s construction (get out the way, bitch, get out the way)
in the fields the bodies burning (get out the way)
as the war machine keeps turning (get out the way, bitch, get out the way)
death and hatred to mankind (get out the way)
poisoning their brainwashed minds, oh lord yeah!
oh no, the fight’s out, i’m ‘bout to punch yo lights out
get the fuck back! guard ya grill, there’s somethin’ wrong, we can’t stay still
i been drankin’ and bustin’ too, and i been thankin’ of bustin’ you
upside the motherfuckin’ forehead
and if your friends jump in (oh, girl), they’ll be mo’ dead
causin’ confusion, disturbin’ the peace, it’s not an illusion, we runnin’ the streets
so bye-bye to all you groupies and golddiggers - is there a bumper on your ass? no nigga!
i’m doin’ a hundred on the highway, so if you do the speed limit, get the fuck out of my way
i’m d.u.i., hardly ever caught sober, and you about to get ran the fuck over
move, bitch, get out the way
get out the way, bitch, get out the way
move, bitch, get out the way
get out the way, bitch, get out the way
move, bitch, get out the way
get out the way, bitch, get out the way
move, bitch, get out the way
get out the way, bitch, get out the way
let’s go
teach me how to dougie
teach me how to dougie, teach me teach me how to dougie
teach me how to dougie, teach me teach me how to dougie
all my bitches love me, all my all my bitches love me
all my bitches love me, you ain’t fuckin’ with my dougie
teach me how to dougie, teach me teach me how to dougie
teach me how to dougie, teach me teach me how to dougie
all my bitches love me, all my all my bitches love me
all my bitches love me, you ain’t fuckin’ with my dougie
go, go! go, go!
no one on the corner has swagger like us
yeah buddy, rollin’ like a big shot, chevy tuned up like a nascar pit stop
fresh paint job, fresh inside, is the outside frame and the trunk wide?
are the rims big? do it ride good? lean back, right hand on the pine wood
clean on the outside, cream on the inside, ice cream paint job
got screens on the dash, watchin’ saved by the bell, got a house by the bayside
yeah i’m living like that
and i’m ridin’ like that
boy i’m ridin’ like that, and the steering wheel wood like a baseball bat
just like archie said, we ready, whole clique straight lunatics like nelly
grand marquis paint job grape jelly, r triple bc big black box chevy
crank my car, she be hummin’, rims so big you can see me comin’
primetime clique, we get money, stay iced up like tv johnny
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
ice ice cream ice i- i- ice cream paint job
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
ice ice cream i- i- i- ice cream paint job
oh! oh! oh! oh!
to the heart, tick tock, you don’t stop
they’re forming in a straight line
they’re going through a tight wind
the kids are losing their minds
the blitzkrieg bop
they’re pilin’ in the backseat
they generate steam heat
pulsating to the backbeat
the blitzkrieg bop
if you want it you can get it if you wit’ it imma hit it flip it rub it up and smack it look back at it i’m an addict
oh! oh! oh! oh!
hey! ho! let’s go!
missy be puttin it down, i’m the hottest ‘round
i’ve told y’all muthas y’all can’t stop me now
listen to me now, i’m lastin’ twenty rounds
and if you want me (people), then come and get me now
is you with me now? the biggie biggie bounce
i know you dig the way i sw- sw- switched my style (holla)
people sing around, now people gather ‘round, now people jump around
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha getcha getcha getcha getcha freak on
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha getcha getcha getcha getcha freak on
just like witches at black masses (get out the way, bitch, get out the way)
evil minds that plot destruction (get out the way)
sorcerer of death’s construction (get out the way, bitch, get out the way)
in the fields the bodies burning (get out the way)
as the war machine keeps turning (get out the way, bitch, get out the way)
death and hatred to mankind (get out the way)
poisoning their brainwashed minds, oh lord yeah!
oh no, the fight’s out, i’m ‘bout to punch yo lights out
get the fuck back! guard ya grill, there’s somethin’ wrong, we can’t stay still
i been drankin’ and bustin’ too, and i been thankin’ of bustin’ you
upside the motherfuckin’ forehead
and if your friends jump in (oh, girl), they’ll be mo’ dead
causin’ confusion, disturbin’ the peace, it’s not an illusion, we runnin’ the streets
so bye-bye to all you groupies and golddiggers - is there a bumper on your ass? no nigga!
i’m doin’ a hundred on the highway, so if you do the speed limit, get the fuck out of my way
i’m d.u.i., hardly ever caught sober, and you about to get ran the fuck over
move, bitch, get out the way
get out the way, bitch, get out the way
move, bitch, get out the way
get out the way, bitch, get out the way
move, bitch, get out the way
get out the way, bitch, get out the way
move, bitch, get out the way
get out the way, bitch, get out the way
let’s go
teach me how to dougie
teach me how to dougie, teach me teach me how to dougie
teach me how to dougie, teach me teach me how to dougie
all my bitches love me, all my all my bitches love me
all my bitches love me, you ain’t fuckin’ with my dougie
teach me how to dougie, teach me teach me how to dougie
teach me how to dougie, teach me teach me how to dougie
all my bitches love me, all my all my bitches love me
all my bitches love me, you ain’t fuckin’ with my dougie
go, go! go, go!
no one on the corner has swagger like us
yeah buddy, rollin’ like a big shot, chevy tuned up like a nascar pit stop
fresh paint job, fresh inside, is the outside frame and the trunk wide?
are the rims big? do it ride good? lean back, right hand on the pine wood
clean on the outside, cream on the inside, ice cream paint job
got screens on the dash, watchin’ saved by the bell, got a house by the bayside
yeah i’m living like that
and i’m ridin’ like that
boy i’m ridin’ like that, and the steering wheel wood like a baseball bat
just like archie said, we ready, whole clique straight lunatics like nelly
grand marquis paint job grape jelly, r triple bc big black box chevy
crank my car, she be hummin’, rims so big you can see me comin’
primetime clique, we get money, stay iced up like tv johnny
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
ice ice cream ice i- i- ice cream paint job
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
cream on the inside, clean on the outside
ice ice cream i- i- i- ice cream paint job
oh! oh! oh! oh!
to the heart, tick tock, you don’t stop
they’re forming in a straight line
they’re going through a tight wind
the kids are losing their minds
the blitzkrieg bop
they’re pilin’ in the backseat
they generate steam heat
pulsating to the backbeat
the blitzkrieg bop
if you want it you can get it if you wit’ it imma hit it flip it rub it up and smack it look back at it i’m an addict
oh! oh! oh! oh!
hey! ho! let’s go!
missy be puttin it down, i’m the hottest ‘round
i’ve told y’all muthas y’all can’t stop me now
listen to me now, i’m lastin’ twenty rounds
and if you want me (people), then come and get me now
is you with me now? the biggie biggie bounce
i know you dig the way i sw- sw- switched my style (holla)
people sing around, now people gather ‘round, now people jump around
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha getcha getcha getcha getcha freak on
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha freak on, getcha freak on
getcha getcha getcha getcha getcha freak on
Lyrics submitted by chickenflicker
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