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.
I wanna be your superstar and make it all okay
I wanna be the one to make you laugh, not make you cry
I'll be the one who'll kill your dragon
And save you from the people who take you away
I wanna drive in your Mario Kart and spin in it all day
I'll be the Link to your Zelda
Geek out the Hyrule kids with my Portal cannon
And shoot the ceilings so I fall in your arms
In a physically gentle way
I don't care, what they say
You are cooler than a Rockstar game
I just hope you'll feel the same
I wanna be on your leaderboards
And tie with your gamerscore
Be the Jim to your Kerrigan
Except not kill you
Because you would hate me
And then I realise that you have no idea
What the hell these names all mean
You say you want to play a game
I guess I'll play your games
But not the one with the angry avians
I don't play that
Because it is silly
But still you make me
So I sigh and I say we'll play it another day
I don't care what you say -
but that Farmville is not a game
I just hope you feel the same
I wanna be your superstar and make it all okay
I wanna be the one to make you laugh, not make you cry
At least I know that someday maybe
You will work your way up to Plants vs Zombies, yeah
I wanna be the one to make you laugh, not make you cry
I'll be the one who'll kill your dragon
And save you from the people who take you away
I wanna drive in your Mario Kart and spin in it all day
I'll be the Link to your Zelda
Geek out the Hyrule kids with my Portal cannon
And shoot the ceilings so I fall in your arms
In a physically gentle way
I don't care, what they say
You are cooler than a Rockstar game
I just hope you'll feel the same
I wanna be on your leaderboards
And tie with your gamerscore
Be the Jim to your Kerrigan
Except not kill you
Because you would hate me
And then I realise that you have no idea
What the hell these names all mean
You say you want to play a game
I guess I'll play your games
But not the one with the angry avians
I don't play that
Because it is silly
But still you make me
So I sigh and I say we'll play it another day
I don't care what you say -
but that Farmville is not a game
I just hope you feel the same
I wanna be your superstar and make it all okay
I wanna be the one to make you laugh, not make you cry
At least I know that someday maybe
You will work your way up to Plants vs Zombies, yeah
Lyrics submitted by solvent_d
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