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.
[Chorus: Mercedes Martinez]
I, I, I can't help it, I, I, I can't help it,
I can't help it, I can't help, I can't help it, I can't help it
I, I, I, I can't help it, I, I, I can't help it,
I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't help it
[Malik B]
Live with it, thats how I survive with it,
Talk jive with, you take dive with it,
Connive with it, depart and arrive with it,
Harsh thrive thats why its part I with it
I did it, make rhymes in 5 minutes,
Mind of a dentist, crimes of the diminished,
Press rewind see what you find in my image,
Take you nigga's back to that line of a scrimmage,
Riq you know we pull a freak with the flow,
Talks cheap thats why we speak with the dough,
Ill techniques sure I'm sleek with the flow,
Its cold outside niggas sleep with the snow,
I tweak in the low tone,freak when the o-zone,
I can't help hiding my seat oh its so known,
I only do what got to because its possible,
And climbing over whatevers known as an obstacle.
[Chorus]
(Black Thought)
I can't help it, maybe I'm selfish,
Maybe the way I'm running is becoming a hell freeze,
All I can see is smoke from tortoise shells that sell shit
50's I feel like I'm making a sales pitch,
My head already so heavy its making the scales tip,
I got my own pressure and got everyones elses,
I'm rehabilitating and still feeling rebellious,
Candidate of heart failure more pills than Elvis,
In a layer cake, half chocolate half velvet,
I'm listening to some howe Melvin,
I got so many options theres so many toxins yo,
Didn't really tell what we killing ourselves with,
I lit a cigarette and then held it,
I'm thinking of some rhymes more illa than a threatin' illment,
I'm on some bomb threat in the mail shit,
Because of all things I dealt with, nigga I can't help it
[Chorus]
[Porn]
I never said I'm ready to die, but I accept it,
Never said I"m ready for war, but I'm protected,
I don't even know when its coming but I expect it,
Lost thoughts innocent hopes an now I'm left with
Nervous conditions, addictions, in addition
To prisons that mixed in to the wrong crowd,
My life is on a flight that going down,
My mother had an abortion for the wrong child,
With the time I felt loved, thats gone now,
Thats replaced with purples rays some storm clouds,
Misery love Misery, so why make friends lets make enemies,
An now I got a habit thats wasn't meant for me,
Now I'm in a marriage that wasn't meant to be,
One more reason to change identity,
The cars, the crime, K's, penalties.
[Chorus]
I can't help it, I Can't help it
I can't help it, I Can't help it
I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it
I can't help it
I can't help it
I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I can't help it, I, I, I can't help it,
I can't help it, I can't help, I can't help it, I can't help it
I, I, I, I can't help it, I, I, I can't help it,
I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't help it
[Malik B]
Live with it, thats how I survive with it,
Talk jive with, you take dive with it,
Connive with it, depart and arrive with it,
Harsh thrive thats why its part I with it
I did it, make rhymes in 5 minutes,
Mind of a dentist, crimes of the diminished,
Press rewind see what you find in my image,
Take you nigga's back to that line of a scrimmage,
Riq you know we pull a freak with the flow,
Talks cheap thats why we speak with the dough,
Ill techniques sure I'm sleek with the flow,
Its cold outside niggas sleep with the snow,
I tweak in the low tone,freak when the o-zone,
I can't help hiding my seat oh its so known,
I only do what got to because its possible,
And climbing over whatevers known as an obstacle.
[Chorus]
(Black Thought)
I can't help it, maybe I'm selfish,
Maybe the way I'm running is becoming a hell freeze,
All I can see is smoke from tortoise shells that sell shit
50's I feel like I'm making a sales pitch,
My head already so heavy its making the scales tip,
I got my own pressure and got everyones elses,
I'm rehabilitating and still feeling rebellious,
Candidate of heart failure more pills than Elvis,
In a layer cake, half chocolate half velvet,
I'm listening to some howe Melvin,
I got so many options theres so many toxins yo,
Didn't really tell what we killing ourselves with,
I lit a cigarette and then held it,
I'm thinking of some rhymes more illa than a threatin' illment,
I'm on some bomb threat in the mail shit,
Because of all things I dealt with, nigga I can't help it
[Chorus]
[Porn]
I never said I'm ready to die, but I accept it,
Never said I"m ready for war, but I'm protected,
I don't even know when its coming but I expect it,
Lost thoughts innocent hopes an now I'm left with
Nervous conditions, addictions, in addition
To prisons that mixed in to the wrong crowd,
My life is on a flight that going down,
My mother had an abortion for the wrong child,
With the time I felt loved, thats gone now,
Thats replaced with purples rays some storm clouds,
Misery love Misery, so why make friends lets make enemies,
An now I got a habit thats wasn't meant for me,
Now I'm in a marriage that wasn't meant to be,
One more reason to change identity,
The cars, the crime, K's, penalties.
[Chorus]
I can't help it, I Can't help it
I can't help it, I Can't help it
I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it
I can't help it
I can't help it
I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I can't help it, I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
I, I, I, I, I can't help it
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