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 yeah!
Yeah
Yeah there's some stuff I really want to do
Yeah Yeah
It's bada** people I wanna show you
Awww wait for it
Here it comes!
Bada**!
Nunchucks!
Bada**!
Black eyes
Bada**!
Tea
Bada**!
Muscle cars
Bada**!
Broken bones
Bada**!
Metal
Bada**!
Beer
Bada**!
Yeah that's so much a bada** stuff
Yeah I tell ya people I just can't get enough
Owww yeah here it comes
Bada**!
Mr. T
Bada**!
Swearing
Bada**!
Dirty Harry
Bada**!
Tennis
Bada**!
Kung Fu
Bada**!
Beer
Bada**!
Croquet
Bada**!
Metal
Awww I said that
Sticks!
Awww guitar!
Awww yeah!
Ba**!
Vocal solo!
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwooooohh
Bada**!
Truckin'
Bada**!
Motorhead
Bada**!
Chicks
Bada**!
Harley Davidsons
Bada**!
Demons
Bada**!
Shocks
Bada**!
Henry Ford
Hey guys, do you know what else is pretty bada**?
What?
Your mom?
No, besides my mom
Bada**!
TJ Oshie
Bada**!
Steve McQueen
Bada**!
Blood
Bada**!
Skating
Bada**!
Sex
Bada**!
Goth chicks
Bada**!
Hardcore
Bada**!
Black Flag
Bada**!
Leather jackets
Bada**!
Vaccuum cleaners
Bada**!
Tattoos
Bada**!
Shamwow
Bada**!
Your face
Bada**!
Drinking
Bada**!
Boobs
Bada**!
Punk belts
Bada**!
Speeding
Bada**!
Hair
Bada**!
Cobra ring
Bada**!
Pizza
Bada**!
Twin Peaks
Bills
School
Distortion
Bruce Lee
Sneakers
Debbie Harry
And still going!
Distortion
Black lights
Break dancing
Bikers
ABBA
Money
The Boss
That's some pretty bada** stuff
I can't think of any more bada** stuff
Yeah
Yeah there's some stuff I really want to do
Yeah Yeah
It's bada** people I wanna show you
Awww wait for it
Here it comes!
Bada**!
Nunchucks!
Bada**!
Black eyes
Bada**!
Tea
Bada**!
Muscle cars
Bada**!
Broken bones
Bada**!
Metal
Bada**!
Beer
Bada**!
Yeah that's so much a bada** stuff
Yeah I tell ya people I just can't get enough
Owww yeah here it comes
Bada**!
Mr. T
Bada**!
Swearing
Bada**!
Dirty Harry
Bada**!
Tennis
Bada**!
Kung Fu
Bada**!
Beer
Bada**!
Croquet
Bada**!
Metal
Awww I said that
Sticks!
Awww guitar!
Awww yeah!
Ba**!
Vocal solo!
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwooooohh
Bada**!
Truckin'
Bada**!
Motorhead
Bada**!
Chicks
Bada**!
Harley Davidsons
Bada**!
Demons
Bada**!
Shocks
Bada**!
Henry Ford
Hey guys, do you know what else is pretty bada**?
What?
Your mom?
No, besides my mom
Bada**!
TJ Oshie
Bada**!
Steve McQueen
Bada**!
Blood
Bada**!
Skating
Bada**!
Sex
Bada**!
Goth chicks
Bada**!
Hardcore
Bada**!
Black Flag
Bada**!
Leather jackets
Bada**!
Vaccuum cleaners
Bada**!
Tattoos
Bada**!
Shamwow
Bada**!
Your face
Bada**!
Drinking
Bada**!
Boobs
Bada**!
Punk belts
Bada**!
Speeding
Bada**!
Hair
Bada**!
Cobra ring
Bada**!
Pizza
Bada**!
Twin Peaks
Bills
School
Distortion
Bruce Lee
Sneakers
Debbie Harry
And still going!
Distortion
Black lights
Break dancing
Bikers
ABBA
Money
The Boss
That's some pretty bada** stuff
I can't think of any more bada** stuff
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