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.
Pick it up, pick it up
Relax, dawg (Hello?, Hello?)
Pick it up, you don? Be picking up the phone when I? Around lately
When I? Around all the time lately and all that shit, man Shit going to your
Head and all that don? Forget where the fuck you came from
(Eve & (Boyfriend))
Yeah, nigga and not from you, relax
(You know what?)
(Sighs)what?
(We gonna have to talk about this later?)
(Whispers) He on his period, yo
(Huh, nah, I?A hit you back, I? A hit you back, I? A hit you right back Aight, yeah)
What you say, what you say, what you say? Who that you talking all
Crazy on the phone to who was that?
Oh my god Why is you trippin? Damn we go through this every fucking night
What do you mean very night you don't pick up the phone sometimes
You hiding and shit
Who was that on the phone?
Dog, I a busy woman
You ? Busy ever since you can back from California you all
Hollywood and shit, Diva shit and all that Every time I gotta go through all
Of this with you You ain't been acting like that
Nigga is you for real No that you You acting like a girl, dog
Why is you acting like a broad?
Hold on, hold on first of all, watch your mouth
What?
Talking all crazy and everything like I?
Acting nigga give you a little extra attention,
You start acting like a nigga stressing you and all that too much
You know what? Keep your attention, dawg please I get enough attention
Oh, keep my attention? See all that shit
Yeah And in a matter of fact Roll outa capo
Relax, dawg (Hello?, Hello?)
Pick it up, you don? Be picking up the phone when I? Around lately
When I? Around all the time lately and all that shit, man Shit going to your
Head and all that don? Forget where the fuck you came from
(Eve & (Boyfriend))
Yeah, nigga and not from you, relax
(You know what?)
(Sighs)what?
(We gonna have to talk about this later?)
(Whispers) He on his period, yo
(Huh, nah, I?A hit you back, I? A hit you back, I? A hit you right back Aight, yeah)
What you say, what you say, what you say? Who that you talking all
Crazy on the phone to who was that?
Oh my god Why is you trippin? Damn we go through this every fucking night
What do you mean very night you don't pick up the phone sometimes
You hiding and shit
Who was that on the phone?
Dog, I a busy woman
You ? Busy ever since you can back from California you all
Hollywood and shit, Diva shit and all that Every time I gotta go through all
Of this with you You ain't been acting like that
Nigga is you for real No that you You acting like a girl, dog
Why is you acting like a broad?
Hold on, hold on first of all, watch your mouth
What?
Talking all crazy and everything like I?
Acting nigga give you a little extra attention,
You start acting like a nigga stressing you and all that too much
You know what? Keep your attention, dawg please I get enough attention
Oh, keep my attention? See all that shit
Yeah And in a matter of fact Roll outa capo
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