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.
Murder mystery
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Murder mystery
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Bring your soul to me
Know you here, the dog's howlin'
Outside your house, the reaper's callin'
Why don't you answer?
Wishin' death on me, return to sender
No matter how tall 'cause life gettin' sick and short
I pray that I ball, don't wanna be goin' to court
Whatever they plot, you know me, it won't work
They broke my heart, but the heartbreaks ain't even hurt
They sent shots this way and everybody fled
Niggas tryna kill me, but I'm already dead
I expand my horizons, I'm in Arizona
I don't wanna die again, especially not from my corona
Don't let the toxicity divide who you are
'Cause you a star
You got a good heart, this industry'll sour you
When it's a privilege for them to even encounter you
Murder mystery
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Murder mystery
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Heard he had his dick in his mouth when they found him
I'm slidin' Hellcat, it got my heart drivin'
Pray to God he reveal everything them niggas was plottin'
They keep askin' for money like I'm a money fountain
I ain't had no counselin', just some fucked up OGs
Nigga dissed me, woe, and I shot him, he told on me
I pop Percs and pop pistols, but I don't smoke and don't drink
Every time they got a death wish, they call on me
I take care of the hood 'cause I know sometimes it get hard
'Fore I let a nigga kill me, I'll go out like Big Scarr
Breakin' hearts, tearin' families apart
I'm the Valentine massacre
I got murders you ain't hear about
I got murders they could never solve
Can't wait 'til my brother Cool get out, it's been a whole ten
I know you can't believe it all, I'm a grown man
Murder mystery
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Murder mystery
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Murder mystery
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Bring your soul to me
Know you here, the dog's howlin'
Outside your house, the reaper's callin'
Why don't you answer?
Wishin' death on me, return to sender
No matter how tall 'cause life gettin' sick and short
I pray that I ball, don't wanna be goin' to court
Whatever they plot, you know me, it won't work
They broke my heart, but the heartbreaks ain't even hurt
They sent shots this way and everybody fled
Niggas tryna kill me, but I'm already dead
I expand my horizons, I'm in Arizona
I don't wanna die again, especially not from my corona
Don't let the toxicity divide who you are
'Cause you a star
You got a good heart, this industry'll sour you
When it's a privilege for them to even encounter you
Murder mystery
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Murder mystery
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Heard he had his dick in his mouth when they found him
I'm slidin' Hellcat, it got my heart drivin'
Pray to God he reveal everything them niggas was plottin'
They keep askin' for money like I'm a money fountain
I ain't had no counselin', just some fucked up OGs
Nigga dissed me, woe, and I shot him, he told on me
I pop Percs and pop pistols, but I don't smoke and don't drink
Every time they got a death wish, they call on me
I take care of the hood 'cause I know sometimes it get hard
'Fore I let a nigga kill me, I'll go out like Big Scarr
Breakin' hearts, tearin' families apart
I'm the Valentine massacre
I got murders you ain't hear about
I got murders they could never solve
Can't wait 'til my brother Cool get out, it's been a whole ten
I know you can't believe it all, I'm a grown man
Murder mystery
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Murder mystery
Homicides, it don't mean shit to me
Mamas cry, the pain I feel to see
Unreal, but death can't stick to me
Murder magnet
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Murder Mystery Lyrics as written by Bill Kapri
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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