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.
What goes around comes around
It's almost circular and cyclical
Sometimes proportions can get biblical
But when it comes to all the bullshit
You gotta get invincible
Problems are miniscule
When it all falls down
There's no mercy for the pitiful
Not to be political
When it comes to yours and mine
You know I want residuals
I'm comin through kicking doors
[Chorus:]
Let em know I'm going straight to the top and when
I'm done with this spot I'll let you know
Let it go I don't need your opinion unless you're telling me that I'm a pro
Let em know!
What does it take to get through to you?
Do I gotta light a god damn fire?
And break some fuckin windows too!?
We're not here to be ridiculed
I 'll show you how to be the man when the world tries to shit on you
I wrote the operation manual
I got it down to a science when I stripped it to the granule
So you can never tear me down down
No you can never wear me out
So tell me what you really wanna do
If you're gonna give them hell you gotta be prepared to take it to
[Chorus:]
Let em know I'm going straight to the top and when
I'm done with this spot I'll let you know
Let it go I don't need your opinion unless you're telling me that I'm a pro
Let em know!
This one is not for the broken
This song is not for the hopeless
Only the strong survive and this is the opus
[Chorus:]
Let em know I'm going straight to the top and when
I'm done with this spot I'll let you know
Let it go I don't need your opinion unless you're telling me that I'm a pro
Let em know!
It's almost circular and cyclical
Sometimes proportions can get biblical
But when it comes to all the bullshit
You gotta get invincible
Problems are miniscule
When it all falls down
There's no mercy for the pitiful
Not to be political
When it comes to yours and mine
You know I want residuals
I'm comin through kicking doors
[Chorus:]
Let em know I'm going straight to the top and when
I'm done with this spot I'll let you know
Let it go I don't need your opinion unless you're telling me that I'm a pro
Let em know!
What does it take to get through to you?
Do I gotta light a god damn fire?
And break some fuckin windows too!?
We're not here to be ridiculed
I 'll show you how to be the man when the world tries to shit on you
I wrote the operation manual
I got it down to a science when I stripped it to the granule
So you can never tear me down down
No you can never wear me out
So tell me what you really wanna do
If you're gonna give them hell you gotta be prepared to take it to
[Chorus:]
Let em know I'm going straight to the top and when
I'm done with this spot I'll let you know
Let it go I don't need your opinion unless you're telling me that I'm a pro
Let em know!
This one is not for the broken
This song is not for the hopeless
Only the strong survive and this is the opus
[Chorus:]
Let em know I'm going straight to the top and when
I'm done with this spot I'll let you know
Let it go I don't need your opinion unless you're telling me that I'm a pro
Let em know!
Lyrics submitted by mayamayouidiot
Let 'Em Know Lyrics as written by Shawn Mc Kenzie Kevin Harold Mc Kenzie
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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