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.
{crowd noise}
Ahh yeah
Oww!
Hit me band!
Oww! (Hey, hey)
Hit me band! (Yep)
From out of nowhere so they came
Smellin' like a dozen cans of wet Magic Shave (What's that funky smell?)
Some fool in a red mask totin' a one-eyed bass
Pulled it out, stuck it up the police officer's face and said...
CHORUS:
Bow down muthafucka, surrender your rod (Watch it nigga!)
Nothin' can save you unless His name is God
You better get your house in order, it's gettin' late (Move nigga!)
The return of the bump squad is comin' your way (Hey, hey)
Get off me jigger before I get perturbed
Find a job, lose the herb (Stop smokin', oh no!)
24 half eaten chicken legs (Can't do that!)
Make you wanna holler, make you beg (Yep)
you don't understand where I'm comin' from
I don't want your woman if she's acting dumb
She ain't got no money, so how she gonna pay?
If the girl can't have it when they grab a hold of me and say...
Bow down muthafucka, surrender your rod (Watch it nigga!)
Nothin' can save you unless His name is God
You better get your house in order, I said it's gettin' late (Move nigga!)
The return of the bump squad is comin' your way (Hey, hey)
Hey, come on
Hey
Mmm, come on
Another house party is running late (Damn!)
Nona's in the backyard, but she got 2 wait (Really though?) (Move nigga!)
She's got 2 get free y'all so she can sell her tape
Add an E 2 rap (What?), and it spells rape
Mmm hmm
Come on baby, wake up
I'm sleepy (Nothin' can save ya!)
Come on, let me lick your nipple
I... I got a headache (Nothin' can save ya!)
Oww!
Bow down muthafucka
The return of the bump squad
Bow down, bow down, mmm
It's coming your way
Calmate, mi hijo {Take it easy, man}
No vayas tan duro {Don't do it so hard}
Estas caderas estan hechas para el amor {These hips are made 4 love}
Oye, espera un segundo! {Hey listen, wait a minute!}
Tu eres como un cono! {U are like a pussy!}
{repeat "Nona" in the BG}
Bow down muthafucka, surrender your rod
Nothin' can save you unless His name is God
You better get your house in order, it's gettin' late
The return of the bump squad is comin' your way
(Hey girls, come on up here)
Add that E 2 rap, what's it spell?
Bow down muthafucka (Awww shit!)
You heard them niggas said bow down
Bow down muthafucka, surrender your rod
(Nona, you wanna sell that tape?)
Nothin' can save you unless His name is God
(Ha ha, you know she do)
You better get your house in order, it's gettin' late
The return of the bump squad is comin' your way
y'all hold that groove 4 a while while I pull out the good book
(Chill out nigga, we don't need that shit!)
As they journey from the Mt. Horeb by the way of the Red sea
(Broke ass muthafucka, ha ha ha)
2 compass the Land of Edom
And the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way
(Wanna holler)
And the people spake against God and against Moses
(Wanna holler)
Wherefore have ye brought us up 2 Egypt 2 die in the wilderness
(Wanna holler)
So we sayin' y'all you can bump, but you best get your house in order
And get back in the music books you no changin' juvenile delinquent ass jiggers
And turn that loop off, damn!
(Yep)
Hey Sonny? (What man?)
Ain't y'all got a record player? (Yep)
Well, why the hell don't you use them?
I'm tired of hearin' the same damn records all the fuckin' time! (Yep)
Return of the bump squad {repeat}
(Bow down muthafucka!)
(Bow down!) (Yep)
(Bow down muthafucka!)
(Bow down!)
(CHORUS)
CHORUS
White business man tryin' 2 convince brother 2 get job
Ahh yeah
Oww!
Hit me band!
Oww! (Hey, hey)
Hit me band! (Yep)
From out of nowhere so they came
Smellin' like a dozen cans of wet Magic Shave (What's that funky smell?)
Some fool in a red mask totin' a one-eyed bass
Pulled it out, stuck it up the police officer's face and said...
CHORUS:
Bow down muthafucka, surrender your rod (Watch it nigga!)
Nothin' can save you unless His name is God
You better get your house in order, it's gettin' late (Move nigga!)
The return of the bump squad is comin' your way (Hey, hey)
Get off me jigger before I get perturbed
Find a job, lose the herb (Stop smokin', oh no!)
24 half eaten chicken legs (Can't do that!)
Make you wanna holler, make you beg (Yep)
you don't understand where I'm comin' from
I don't want your woman if she's acting dumb
She ain't got no money, so how she gonna pay?
If the girl can't have it when they grab a hold of me and say...
Bow down muthafucka, surrender your rod (Watch it nigga!)
Nothin' can save you unless His name is God
You better get your house in order, I said it's gettin' late (Move nigga!)
The return of the bump squad is comin' your way (Hey, hey)
Hey, come on
Hey
Mmm, come on
Another house party is running late (Damn!)
Nona's in the backyard, but she got 2 wait (Really though?) (Move nigga!)
She's got 2 get free y'all so she can sell her tape
Add an E 2 rap (What?), and it spells rape
Mmm hmm
Come on baby, wake up
I'm sleepy (Nothin' can save ya!)
Come on, let me lick your nipple
I... I got a headache (Nothin' can save ya!)
Oww!
Bow down muthafucka
The return of the bump squad
Bow down, bow down, mmm
It's coming your way
Calmate, mi hijo {Take it easy, man}
No vayas tan duro {Don't do it so hard}
Estas caderas estan hechas para el amor {These hips are made 4 love}
Oye, espera un segundo! {Hey listen, wait a minute!}
Tu eres como un cono! {U are like a pussy!}
{repeat "Nona" in the BG}
Bow down muthafucka, surrender your rod
Nothin' can save you unless His name is God
You better get your house in order, it's gettin' late
The return of the bump squad is comin' your way
(Hey girls, come on up here)
Add that E 2 rap, what's it spell?
Bow down muthafucka (Awww shit!)
You heard them niggas said bow down
Bow down muthafucka, surrender your rod
(Nona, you wanna sell that tape?)
Nothin' can save you unless His name is God
(Ha ha, you know she do)
You better get your house in order, it's gettin' late
The return of the bump squad is comin' your way
y'all hold that groove 4 a while while I pull out the good book
(Chill out nigga, we don't need that shit!)
As they journey from the Mt. Horeb by the way of the Red sea
(Broke ass muthafucka, ha ha ha)
2 compass the Land of Edom
And the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way
(Wanna holler)
And the people spake against God and against Moses
(Wanna holler)
Wherefore have ye brought us up 2 Egypt 2 die in the wilderness
(Wanna holler)
So we sayin' y'all you can bump, but you best get your house in order
And get back in the music books you no changin' juvenile delinquent ass jiggers
And turn that loop off, damn!
(Yep)
Hey Sonny? (What man?)
Ain't y'all got a record player? (Yep)
Well, why the hell don't you use them?
I'm tired of hearin' the same damn records all the fuckin' time! (Yep)
Return of the bump squad {repeat}
(Bow down muthafucka!)
(Bow down!) (Yep)
(Bow down muthafucka!)
(Bow down!)
(CHORUS)
CHORUS
White business man tryin' 2 convince brother 2 get job
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Return of the Bump Squad Lyrics as written by Michael A. Bland Lloyd Sonny Thompson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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