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.
Mmm
I've got a woman out of control
A woman out of control
You never seen nothin' so cold
Like a woman out of control
When we met she was still very young
(She was young) Yeah (So young)
She had no experience, I was her first one
(Her first) Mmm (For her)
Who knows what her and her friends discussed
(Sure ain't monogamy)
All at once she started gettin' curious
(To see what else is out there)
Says I'm holding her back
(???) Mmm
(She's too young and wild)
(You can't hold her back) No
(She don't want to stop)
(???) Oh
I got a woman out of control
A woman out of control
You never seen nothin' so cold
Like a woman out of control
I taught her every little trick she knows
(I showed her) Yeah (For her to)
For her to show it off to another man
(I'm hurtin') Mmm (I'm hurtin')
Listen, I recall when she was to nice
(Too nice to love me)
Now she claims variety is the spice
(She don't really like it) She don't know
(She's young and excited)
(I can't change her mind) No
(I can't make her stop) No
(The girl is too wild) {No, no}
(The girl is too hot) Oh
I got a woman out of control
A woman out of control
You never seen nothin' so cold
Like a woman out of control
She's out of control (Out of control)
{She's a wild thing} (Out of control)
The lady is out of control
(Woman out of control) {Yeah...whoa} Mmm
This has definite effect on my ego
?Cause she feels there must be more to life than lovin' me, mmm
She's a runaway child runnin' wild, searchin' for her freedom
{Whoa, yeah, yeah} Mmm
(Can't change her mind) Oh
(Can't make her stop) Oh...oh...
(The girl is too wild)
(The girl is too hot) {Hey, hey, hey, hey}
I got a woman out of control
(Woman out of control) Let me tell you
You never seen nothin' so cold
Like a woman out of control
She's out of control (Out of control)
{She wants to be free} (Out of control)
She's a wild thing, out of control
(Woman out of control)
She's out of control (Woman out of control) {Yeah}
Out of control (Woman out of control)
You see, you never seen nothin' so cold {So cold}
Like a woman out of control
I've got a woman out of control
A woman out of control
You never seen nothin' so cold
Like a woman out of control
When we met she was still very young
(She was young) Yeah (So young)
She had no experience, I was her first one
(Her first) Mmm (For her)
Who knows what her and her friends discussed
(Sure ain't monogamy)
All at once she started gettin' curious
(To see what else is out there)
Says I'm holding her back
(???) Mmm
(She's too young and wild)
(You can't hold her back) No
(She don't want to stop)
(???) Oh
I got a woman out of control
A woman out of control
You never seen nothin' so cold
Like a woman out of control
I taught her every little trick she knows
(I showed her) Yeah (For her to)
For her to show it off to another man
(I'm hurtin') Mmm (I'm hurtin')
Listen, I recall when she was to nice
(Too nice to love me)
Now she claims variety is the spice
(She don't really like it) She don't know
(She's young and excited)
(I can't change her mind) No
(I can't make her stop) No
(The girl is too wild) {No, no}
(The girl is too hot) Oh
I got a woman out of control
A woman out of control
You never seen nothin' so cold
Like a woman out of control
She's out of control (Out of control)
{She's a wild thing} (Out of control)
The lady is out of control
(Woman out of control) {Yeah...whoa} Mmm
This has definite effect on my ego
?Cause she feels there must be more to life than lovin' me, mmm
She's a runaway child runnin' wild, searchin' for her freedom
{Whoa, yeah, yeah} Mmm
(Can't change her mind) Oh
(Can't make her stop) Oh...oh...
(The girl is too wild)
(The girl is too hot) {Hey, hey, hey, hey}
I got a woman out of control
(Woman out of control) Let me tell you
You never seen nothin' so cold
Like a woman out of control
She's out of control (Out of control)
{She wants to be free} (Out of control)
She's a wild thing, out of control
(Woman out of control)
She's out of control (Woman out of control) {Yeah}
Out of control (Woman out of control)
You see, you never seen nothin' so cold {So cold}
Like a woman out of control
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