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.
Quand un homme vous parle de kilti
San w pa konnen w di viv lavi
O demeran w deja mouri
Ti nèg toujou gen bon pwojè
An ekspresyon k ka fè w wè klè
Anti mizè l di se bondye
Sa a se vre
La politique c’est pour les anges
C’est pour les gens qui ont un nom
Et c’est pour la grande société
Zanmi gad byen kote m rete
Ou di m ap prepare w manje
Ke m dwe pap menm gen tan goute
Ou chire
Zanj o zanj o nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Zanj o zanj o nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Danbala wèdo ayida wèdo
Nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Eskize m m pra l di nou w pase
Se pa kèk choz ke m adore
Fè m plezi pou w rete tande
Tout sosyal pa m se kout ponyan
M pa janm wè zanj vlope ak dra
Sa je m ban mwen se sa m konnen
Ki verite
J’ai vu Cius faire le crédit
Il dit mon fils peut dire je suis
L pa gen anyen k pou fè l kouri
Et Jean-Charles qui fait les démarches
Pour qu’on puisse dire de lui bacha
Quelle vraie réalité pour eux
Tonnè kraze
Zanj o zanj o nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Zanj o zanj o nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Danbala wèdo ayida wèdo
Nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Zanj yo vle mare pye mwen
Zanj yo vle egòje mwen
San w pa konnen w di viv lavi
O demeran w deja mouri
Ti nèg toujou gen bon pwojè
An ekspresyon k ka fè w wè klè
Anti mizè l di se bondye
Sa a se vre
La politique c’est pour les anges
C’est pour les gens qui ont un nom
Et c’est pour la grande société
Zanmi gad byen kote m rete
Ou di m ap prepare w manje
Ke m dwe pap menm gen tan goute
Ou chire
Zanj o zanj o nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Zanj o zanj o nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Danbala wèdo ayida wèdo
Nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Eskize m m pra l di nou w pase
Se pa kèk choz ke m adore
Fè m plezi pou w rete tande
Tout sosyal pa m se kout ponyan
M pa janm wè zanj vlope ak dra
Sa je m ban mwen se sa m konnen
Ki verite
J’ai vu Cius faire le crédit
Il dit mon fils peut dire je suis
L pa gen anyen k pou fè l kouri
Et Jean-Charles qui fait les démarches
Pour qu’on puisse dire de lui bacha
Quelle vraie réalité pour eux
Tonnè kraze
Zanj o zanj o nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Zanj o zanj o nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Danbala wèdo ayida wèdo
Nou tout se zanj o
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Zanj lan anbarase mwen
Zanj yo vle mare pye mwen
Zanj yo vle egòje mwen
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