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.
Oh oh
Woah
Yeah, yeah
Lose control
As soon as you wake up
You know who you were thinking of
As soon as you freshen up
You know you gotta head out
And you say that you still feel me from last week
That's just two lil marks that I love to leave
You say you hear them voices
Telling you to call me
After the club, oh oh
But when she's leavin' that club
She knows that she's callin' me "Mr. Beat-it-up"
But when she comes the that club
She knows that I'm gonna tear it up
Uh huh
First, remove the pillows from this bed
Then I'm a put your legs right next to your head
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
First we turn the lights down in this room
I don't wanna hear or see nothing but you
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
As soon as she get done
She's already planning for another one
She said it won't be like the last one
She got some tricks up her sleeve
I'm a think that she's a magician
Whoa
She want it again
[Repeat: x5]
Again
Again and again
She's gonna call me she leaves up out the club, the club
And she want it again now
But when she's leavin' that club
She knows that she's callin' me "Mr. Beat-it-up again"
But when she comes from the that club
She knows that I'm gonna tear it up
Uh huh
First, remove the pillows from this bed
Then I'm a put your legs right next to your head
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
Then I'ma turn the lights down in this room
I don't wanna hear or see nothing but you
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'll make you loose baby
And I'll take them clothes off
All inhibitions aside, you'll be like ooh babe
Satisfy my every intuition tonight
Girl bring your body here, I'ma kiss you all over
Your body girl
Don't be scared, tonights is your night
You gonna lose control
First, remove the pillows from this bed
Then I'm a put your legs right next to your head
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
And then we turn the lights down in this room
I don't wanna hear or see nothing but you
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
Woah
Yeah, yeah
Lose control
As soon as you wake up
You know who you were thinking of
As soon as you freshen up
You know you gotta head out
And you say that you still feel me from last week
That's just two lil marks that I love to leave
You say you hear them voices
Telling you to call me
After the club, oh oh
But when she's leavin' that club
She knows that she's callin' me "Mr. Beat-it-up"
But when she comes the that club
She knows that I'm gonna tear it up
Uh huh
First, remove the pillows from this bed
Then I'm a put your legs right next to your head
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
First we turn the lights down in this room
I don't wanna hear or see nothing but you
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
As soon as she get done
She's already planning for another one
She said it won't be like the last one
She got some tricks up her sleeve
I'm a think that she's a magician
Whoa
She want it again
[Repeat: x5]
Again
Again and again
She's gonna call me she leaves up out the club, the club
And she want it again now
But when she's leavin' that club
She knows that she's callin' me "Mr. Beat-it-up again"
But when she comes from the that club
She knows that I'm gonna tear it up
Uh huh
First, remove the pillows from this bed
Then I'm a put your legs right next to your head
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
Then I'ma turn the lights down in this room
I don't wanna hear or see nothing but you
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'll make you loose baby
And I'll take them clothes off
All inhibitions aside, you'll be like ooh babe
Satisfy my every intuition tonight
Girl bring your body here, I'ma kiss you all over
Your body girl
Don't be scared, tonights is your night
You gonna lose control
First, remove the pillows from this bed
Then I'm a put your legs right next to your head
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
And then we turn the lights down in this room
I don't wanna hear or see nothing but you
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
I'm a make you lose control
Oh oh oh oh ooh
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