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.
She's got me nervous
Talkin' a hundred miles an hour
She's more than worth it
I swear she smells just like a flower
I'd fall to pieces if I went anywhere without her
I love when she says, what's wrong with right here on the counter?
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
I need her so bad
Sometimes I feel like I can taste it
This evil romance
So good I never wanna waste it
I can't trust my friends
'Cause she's what everybody chases
I know where she's been
'Cause it's on everybody's faces
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
I never wanna have to slow down
Got to be a better way to come down
I've gotta stay awake some how
I never wanna have to slow down
Got to be a better way to come down
I've gotta stay awake some how
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
Talkin' a hundred miles an hour
She's more than worth it
I swear she smells just like a flower
I'd fall to pieces if I went anywhere without her
I love when she says, what's wrong with right here on the counter?
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
I need her so bad
Sometimes I feel like I can taste it
This evil romance
So good I never wanna waste it
I can't trust my friends
'Cause she's what everybody chases
I know where she's been
'Cause it's on everybody's faces
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
I never wanna have to slow down
Got to be a better way to come down
I've gotta stay awake some how
I never wanna have to slow down
Got to be a better way to come down
I've gotta stay awake some how
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
Funky little monkey, she's a twisted trickster
Everybody wants to be the sister's mister
Coca-Cola roller-coaster
Love her even though I'm not supposed to
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
She keeps me up (I keep you up)
All night (all night)
All night (all night)
Lyrics submitted by roope10643
She Keeps Me Up Lyrics as written by Jacob Kasher Hindlin Chad Kroeger
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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