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.
Dust is the one, she provides all the fun
And we're all falling down in a heap on the floor
We're falling around, pleading for more
And shell shocked eyes keep shooting their lies
As she lays down the law and the God given line
She lays down the law, we cut it fine
This is child's play, this is child's play
Snow in Berlin and she freezes my skin
Pick up a thought and she gets out of hand
Perish a thought and she makes demands
With her tongue and her frown, she dresses me down
She bleeds me dry and tears me to shreds
Bleeds me dry and leaves me for dead
This is child's play, this is child's play
Child's play, child's play, child's play
She never says die and she never asks why
One thing she's learned is she's kind to be cruel
One thing she's learned, better to serve than to rule
This is child's play, this is child's play
This is child's play, this is child's play
Children at play, child's play
Children at play, child's play
And we're all falling down in a heap on the floor
We're falling around, pleading for more
And shell shocked eyes keep shooting their lies
As she lays down the law and the God given line
She lays down the law, we cut it fine
This is child's play, this is child's play
Snow in Berlin and she freezes my skin
Pick up a thought and she gets out of hand
Perish a thought and she makes demands
With her tongue and her frown, she dresses me down
She bleeds me dry and tears me to shreds
Bleeds me dry and leaves me for dead
This is child's play, this is child's play
Child's play, child's play, child's play
She never says die and she never asks why
One thing she's learned is she's kind to be cruel
One thing she's learned, better to serve than to rule
This is child's play, this is child's play
This is child's play, this is child's play
Children at play, child's play
Children at play, child's play
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Child's Play Lyrics as written by Mick Brown Craig David Adams
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