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.
Uh, oh you're in trouble
I step up in the game and I burst that bubble
Uh, oh you're in trouble
I step up in the game and I burst that bubble
Uh, oh you're in trouble
I step up in the game and I burst that bubble
Uh, oh you're in trouble
I step up in the game and I burst that bubble
Bought up a baby in a bandana
I boarded a Boeing eating a banana
Bounce on the bed
Battling with heads
It's based on a story that nobody read
Bought up a baby in a bandana
I boarded a Boeing eating a banana
Bounce on the bed
Battling with heads
It's based on a story that nobody read
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
'Cause I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
And I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
'Cause I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
And I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
Played in the park
Packed with piranhas
I jump in puddle singing Nirvana
Passed by the past and I end at the start
Now I'm living the life and I'm gonna raise the bar
Played in the park
Packed with piranhas
I jump in puddle singing Nirvana
Passed by the past and I end at the start
Now I'm living the life and I'm gonna raise the bar
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
'Cause I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
And I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
'Cause I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
And I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
Do you know my name?
Do you know my number?
Do you know by summer I will make you a member?
I know you're busy running round with Linda
If I don't get you now then I'll get you by December
You're dancing styles outdated like tinga
It's just a cat, mami snap your finger
I drift in deserts from bumper to bumper
We can rock a dress or we can rock a jumper
You want that pain so I set you on fire
These girls are high but I take you lot higher
So get your beer, it's tiger or corona
We throw up heat like a bunsen burner
You know my badman style
'Cause I'm from Lanka
Eat up a falafel
Say danke danke
If I'm in Street Fighter
I'll be more like Blanka
Roll like a ball and I'll bleed you like a banker
Do you know my name, name, name, name, name, name?
M.I.A.-A.
Name, name, name, name, name, name?
M.I.A.
Do you know my name, name, name, name, name, name?
M.I.A.
Do you know my name, name, name, name, name, name?
M.I.A.-A.
I step up in the game and I burst that bubble
Uh, oh you're in trouble
I step up in the game and I burst that bubble
Uh, oh you're in trouble
I step up in the game and I burst that bubble
Uh, oh you're in trouble
I step up in the game and I burst that bubble
Bought up a baby in a bandana
I boarded a Boeing eating a banana
Bounce on the bed
Battling with heads
It's based on a story that nobody read
Bought up a baby in a bandana
I boarded a Boeing eating a banana
Bounce on the bed
Battling with heads
It's based on a story that nobody read
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
'Cause I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
And I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
'Cause I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
And I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
Played in the park
Packed with piranhas
I jump in puddle singing Nirvana
Passed by the past and I end at the start
Now I'm living the life and I'm gonna raise the bar
Played in the park
Packed with piranhas
I jump in puddle singing Nirvana
Passed by the past and I end at the start
Now I'm living the life and I'm gonna raise the bar
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
'Cause I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
And I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
People see me as trouble, see me, see me as trouble
'Cause I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
And I got a reputation
Got a, a rep a reputation
Do you know my name?
Do you know my number?
Do you know by summer I will make you a member?
I know you're busy running round with Linda
If I don't get you now then I'll get you by December
You're dancing styles outdated like tinga
It's just a cat, mami snap your finger
I drift in deserts from bumper to bumper
We can rock a dress or we can rock a jumper
You want that pain so I set you on fire
These girls are high but I take you lot higher
So get your beer, it's tiger or corona
We throw up heat like a bunsen burner
You know my badman style
'Cause I'm from Lanka
Eat up a falafel
Say danke danke
If I'm in Street Fighter
I'll be more like Blanka
Roll like a ball and I'll bleed you like a banker
Do you know my name, name, name, name, name, name?
M.I.A.-A.
Name, name, name, name, name, name?
M.I.A.
Do you know my name, name, name, name, name, name?
M.I.A.
Do you know my name, name, name, name, name, name?
M.I.A.-A.
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Trouble Again Lyrics as written by Maya Arulpragasam Richard Westra
Lyrics © Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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