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.
We were wearing a crown of thorns,
And it made my leg bleed,
The pain of liquorice and the fear of aniseed,
The thought of love never entered my head,
The sun shone through the trees,
Where I lay and smoked a lollipop,
And felt the summer breeze.
You’re a mad dog,
You’re a wild hog,
You’re a bullfrog.
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
I was dreaming things I shouldn’t dream,
About all our yesterdays,
The games we played when I disappeared,
Into the summer haze.
I’m sure it was a winter’s night we met,
At the party by the lake,
My heart was won but I fought it hard,
They warned you’d be a mistake.
You’re a mad dog,
You’re a wild hog,
You’re a bullfrog.
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
And look at you now.
The lollipop I didn’t taste.
I watch your life from a distance.
What a waste, waste, waste!
I was wearing my crown of thorns,
But it slipped from my head,
Those sugar treats should have,
Been there with me instead.
The thought of you rarely enters my mind,
The sun bids farewell to the sky.
As I lay and smoke a lollipop,
And kiss everything goodbye.
You’re a mad dog,
You’re a wild hog,
You’re a bullfrog.
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
And it made my leg bleed,
The pain of liquorice and the fear of aniseed,
The thought of love never entered my head,
The sun shone through the trees,
Where I lay and smoked a lollipop,
And felt the summer breeze.
You’re a mad dog,
You’re a wild hog,
You’re a bullfrog.
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
I was dreaming things I shouldn’t dream,
About all our yesterdays,
The games we played when I disappeared,
Into the summer haze.
I’m sure it was a winter’s night we met,
At the party by the lake,
My heart was won but I fought it hard,
They warned you’d be a mistake.
You’re a mad dog,
You’re a wild hog,
You’re a bullfrog.
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
And look at you now.
The lollipop I didn’t taste.
I watch your life from a distance.
What a waste, waste, waste!
I was wearing my crown of thorns,
But it slipped from my head,
Those sugar treats should have,
Been there with me instead.
The thought of you rarely enters my mind,
The sun bids farewell to the sky.
As I lay and smoke a lollipop,
And kiss everything goodbye.
You’re a mad dog,
You’re a wild hog,
You’re a bullfrog.
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
You tear my feelings out.
(You tear my feelings out).
Lyrics submitted by driver08uk
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