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.
Have you ever wanted To besomeone you´re not
But you look into the world And you see what you´ve got
There´s nothin´ there But brains and guts
Finally open the door And then it shuts
Look to the center And i´ll think you´ll find
The people that are gettin´ They are blind
You changed the channel And there´s nothin´ there
You weren´t born pretty And it isn´t fair...
Here´s to the losers
The substance abusers
To the rejects
All the imperfects
´Cause i think we´re beatiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
No matter what anyone says
I think we´re beautiful
The most beautiful in the world
You try for jobs But they say you´re strange
You´re sportin´ a style That they call pain
So you get in trouble And your brain is gone
You´re cryin´ out man But the words are wrong
Here´s to the losers
The substance abusers
To the rejects
All the imperfects
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
No matter what anyone says
I think we´re beautiful
The most beautiful in the world
I know you´re tierd Of being put down
And all the crap that´s said in town But you´re a person thatmatters most
I raise my glass, And make a toast
Here´s to the losers
Substance abusers
To the rejects
All the imperfects
To the retarded
And the broken-hearted
To the starving masses
And the lower classes
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
No matter what anyone says
I Think we´re beautiful
But you look into the world And you see what you´ve got
There´s nothin´ there But brains and guts
Finally open the door And then it shuts
Look to the center And i´ll think you´ll find
The people that are gettin´ They are blind
You changed the channel And there´s nothin´ there
You weren´t born pretty And it isn´t fair...
Here´s to the losers
The substance abusers
To the rejects
All the imperfects
´Cause i think we´re beatiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
No matter what anyone says
I think we´re beautiful
The most beautiful in the world
You try for jobs But they say you´re strange
You´re sportin´ a style That they call pain
So you get in trouble And your brain is gone
You´re cryin´ out man But the words are wrong
Here´s to the losers
The substance abusers
To the rejects
All the imperfects
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
No matter what anyone says
I think we´re beautiful
The most beautiful in the world
I know you´re tierd Of being put down
And all the crap that´s said in town But you´re a person thatmatters most
I raise my glass, And make a toast
Here´s to the losers
Substance abusers
To the rejects
All the imperfects
To the retarded
And the broken-hearted
To the starving masses
And the lower classes
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
´Cause i think we´re beautiful
No matter what anyone says
I Think we´re beautiful
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