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.
G-g-g-g-gotta say
Honestly, when you look at me
It's like a gun goes off, deep inside of me
I can hardly move
I can barely breathe, near your features
The t-t-t-t-t-t-trouble is
It's just so obvious
I still see all the lines, of surgery remnants
Where you cut away
Left your flaws behind, in the ether
F-f-face of puzzle pieces
That don't fit together
Puzzle pieces
That don't fit together
It's never right
But you just can't move on
You can't decide
Take away or put on
Your design
But you won't stop working
A masterpiece
In the flesh, it's your puzzle
It's your puzzle
It's yours
D-d-d-doctor's hands
Carry out the plans
To take you all apart and put you back again
Your face is canvas
And your own body serves, as your easel
It's just, it's just, it's just so hard to quit
When you're hooked on it
You're just a junkie craving one more plastic fix
Keep you up to date
With all the latest trends, of the seasons
F-f-face of puzzle pieces
That don't fit together
Puzzle Pieces
That don't fit together
It's ever right
But you just can't move on
You can't decide
Take away or put on
Your design
But you won't stop working
A masterpiece
In the flesh, it's your puzzle
It's your puzzle
It's yours
Honestly, when you look at me
It's like a gun goes off, deep inside of me
I can hardly move
I can barely breathe, near your features
The t-t-t-t-t-t-trouble is
It's just so obvious
I still see all the lines, of surgery remnants
Where you cut away
Left your flaws behind, in the ether
F-f-face of puzzle pieces
That don't fit together
Puzzle pieces
That don't fit together
It's never right
But you just can't move on
You can't decide
Take away or put on
Your design
But you won't stop working
A masterpiece
In the flesh, it's your puzzle
It's your puzzle
It's yours
D-d-d-doctor's hands
Carry out the plans
To take you all apart and put you back again
Your face is canvas
And your own body serves, as your easel
It's just, it's just, it's just so hard to quit
When you're hooked on it
You're just a junkie craving one more plastic fix
Keep you up to date
With all the latest trends, of the seasons
F-f-face of puzzle pieces
That don't fit together
Puzzle Pieces
That don't fit together
It's ever right
But you just can't move on
You can't decide
Take away or put on
Your design
But you won't stop working
A masterpiece
In the flesh, it's your puzzle
It's your puzzle
It's yours
Lyrics submitted by lisasonoda
Puzzle Pieces Lyrics as written by Aaron Sharp A/j Jackson
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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I don't think he's talking about plastic surgery literally. The surgery he refers to was performed on him (metaphorically) by the other person. The person tore him up and letting go/moving on felt like extraction (surgery) or, as he goes on to explain, letting go of addiction. He fights w the temptation to not move on (never right but you can't move on) despite knowing it's wrong. The metaphor of puzzle pieces that don't fit together is the result of the lies because they are so obvious to him. Like when words don't line up w actions.. Puzzle pieces that don't fit together.
This idea is strongly supported by the rest of the album.
:)
Catchy commentary on the striking(left open ended as either good or bad..), addicting, and unnatural after effects on the people that walk around parading plastic surgery. Clever lyrics.