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.
Evil, corruptious, bad minded.
Have you ever felt cheated? Broken down and defeated?
Stamped, trampled on your head
Have you ever been lost? Beaten down and tossed?
Forgotten, passed by and left for dead
Your friends all smile when they see you now
Can't tell if it's pity or it's spite
Your love has gone to a distant shore
Gone in the dark chorus of the night
All the smiles seem so empty now
But so full of pain
Smiles and winks an knowing looks
Are the tools of your trade
Have you ever felt cheated? Broken down and defeated?
Stabbed, trampled, shot in the head
Have you ever been bleeded by someone conceited?
Watched a wedge put down between all your friends
And all the jokes seem so empty now
But still so full of pain
Smiles, winks and knowing looks
Are the tools of your trade
Evil, corruptious, bad minded.
Where you goona look when you read your last book
And the truth you ain't never found
And you entourage has gone away
And the future, man, it just brings you down
Have you ever been abandoned like an old toy wagon
With only three wheels left to help you go
Who the hell knows, who the hell knows
Have you ever felt cheated? Broken down and defeated?
Stamped, trampled on your head
Have you ever been lost? Beaten down and tossed?
Forgotten, passed by and left for dead
Your friends all smile when they see you now
Can't tell if it's pity or it's spite
Your love has gone to a distant shore
Gone in the dark chorus of the night
All the smiles seem so empty now
But so full of pain
Smiles and winks an knowing looks
Are the tools of your trade
Have you ever felt cheated? Broken down and defeated?
Stabbed, trampled, shot in the head
Have you ever been bleeded by someone conceited?
Watched a wedge put down between all your friends
And all the jokes seem so empty now
But still so full of pain
Smiles, winks and knowing looks
Are the tools of your trade
Evil, corruptious, bad minded.
Where you goona look when you read your last book
And the truth you ain't never found
And you entourage has gone away
And the future, man, it just brings you down
Have you ever been abandoned like an old toy wagon
With only three wheels left to help you go
Who the hell knows, who the hell knows
Lyrics submitted by skacore_dude
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