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.
You a Heatseeker that missed catching the Vaporz in Antartica-you ain't got no balls I know it's hard to come-you some Imposters like Olum-no legs tryna kicc it Golden-no Lt.Dan just Dan cuz you never been to war ya crippled & bogus-but ya'll really snitching on me C.S.I scoping-praying to your rat fink god hoping-dry thirsty vulture niggaz getting small portions-& we put the 1 & the 8 in front of the 7 meal courses-killing plates at all stakes the biggest portions-King Round Tables-catch the Vaporz when the cutting blade do-run right thru-the best cuts on layaway foo-Hood Rich Poor Scene-you don't really wanna see what the flame torch bring-even at the coldest degrees-I Vaporize seeds-cuz it's hard for me-to breed-Rainbow Kushy-seeds only-cuz I'm the highest strain-ride for days-with no stress to ruin my days-with headaches-bless the Earth with superb words-it's the time capsules-30 million years from now still be on cap whole-only doing time for the lower cases who needs the capitals-I opened up this Music Game that's why they mad at RAW-welcome to The Mad Hatter Bar-Seabor over Sherm Pours-Original Insanity from the Eastside of Long Beach C.T-to the Westside of Los Angeles C.T-it's the 310 to the 213-15th Street to Alpine Street-before the Warriors, Zulu's, & the A.B Chillin-we made the Z the whole Hood & History-with Van Nuys the S, Original West Valley-to San Gabriel Valley-you see when you doing time in the Pen-jealous bustahs don't wanna see you win-your bid-& make it solid-they catch the Vaporz praying for your Autumn-wanna see you fall but don't want no problems-when you call them-Original Hood yeah I helped start it-especially L.A, Da Westside & Northside, V-Boyz too-126 times 22-Immortally True Blue-still right here at the end of Lil Brooklyn Avenue-right before the Deadend Riggin & Garfield Avenue-same streets been here ever since 1982-a Brother now 32-talk shit behind my bacc that's what coward ass snakes do-you made a mistake fool-ain't nobody straight with you-you unfaithfool-to the grain & tools-you say the A but you ain't cool-like we got paperwork on you-who would of thought I would be balling at John Marshall High on Tracy Street-then be balling 2002 in D.V.I Tracy in K-Wing-after scraping my knee like them fleas-next time checc yo mate-Karma's a muthafuccah you heard what happend to them & Checcmate-God don't like ugly he said that's 4 messing with KazeLunatec mang-who started the West Gang-Outlaws like Jesse James-the Fortune was hidden safe-at the Tilt no arcade-cuz we don't play games-from Prison to the Streets-a couple sets each-now they registered in the U.S Copyright Office I know you hot little geeks-here let me send a missle to ya that's heat seek-pussy niggaz all wet-scared to slip in the set-on decc-ironically cuz you a hoe card in my card decc-a mark to a Vet-Alpine Belvedere Monterey Park A.B.M is the set-Asian Boy MOB as real and hard as it gets-Insane Prison Bars-Locc Up Raw-Redline no cells from the start-you haters got some of the biggest Donkey Kong Donks in they throat-now they need Mario & Lugi to unclog they soul-hating on Yoshi & his Green Island-ain't G.P, Street, or Ridah-talking about you the Homies-but don't even know me-probably would try to blow me-if you could catch me on the phonie-but I'm 4ever a Real Ronin-L.Ast Shogun-my sword is made for War only-21 Institutions couldn't hold me-14 Years G.P-General Population just ask the Real Big Homies-checc the dates 1997-to damn near 2011-came in when I was 14 years old-brang almost 14 years then paroled-I got the record for the youngest one out of the AB Central Locs-from the age of 14 to 28 years old-straight time-no breaks on mines-no craccing no lie-no snitching my paperwork is verified-C-File emakulant-it stands for Clean File it's branded-type to help you on the Green IsL.And never leave ya stranded-I uploaded all of those Mixtapes now ya can't stand me-caught the Vaporz now you wanna hate something hammy-& to all my Real Peoples that got my downloads they thank me-because they know this Street Life Souljah really has a Oscar & some Grammy's-by law no scamming-or shamming-in due time but no Spirit's I spit the Stairway To Heaven waiting for my Angellic's Most Flyest Girl to snatch me-like a Harpy to the nest & get ta hatching-like golden goose eggs craccing-tell your Mother Goose I jacced her-but the Nursey Rhymes you can keep for the fake Hood Actors-made to look Hood Factors-that say they RAW then flop like a Natural Disaster-like a niggah cheating in a Alley Fight then took your life with the Alley Blaster-& the Vaporz is all you smelt from the barrel of these Low Bottom Ghetto Bastards-
Lyrics submitted by AllyGirl173
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