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.
If you in the ride, turn the volume real high
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
If you in the ride, turn the volume real high
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
The wheels stay spinnin' on the Civic, boy I'm always on the move
When you grindin' all the time there's a lot of shit to do
That's why I got Q, 'cause he keep me on the routine
I be too skeed, tryna kick it like Bruce Lee
Clean shoes, boy, new feet
And I'm never in the car with only two seats
I got a whip full of people, all fresh, call 'em 10 Deep
Motherfucker, we the future like next week
Young people don't see you as an equal
They just see you as deceitful, tryna send you back to preschool
You only gettin' one shot, no redo
Tell them haters keep they mouth shut, eat glue
Bitch, who the fuck you think you playin' with?
I'm Justin Bieber meeting Jadakiss
Here to take what's theirs, treat 'em all like Taylor Swift
Leave 'em in a daze, all like, "What day is it?"
Yeah, the boy got class, no Cambridge
Fresher than your man, girl, but whiter than a plate of grits
They keep wantin' more, I'm they favorite dish
This me motherfucker, I ain't changin' shit
If you in the ride, turn the volume real high
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
If you in the ride, turn the volume real high
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Hey, I got a brand new phone, rockin' brand new clothes
Leaving every single party with a brand new ho
Yeah, I've done a lil' travelin', circlin' the globe
Always keep it movin', inertia on these hoes
Boy I'm a asshole, girls call him a douchebag
This some old school shit but no boom bap
This ain't new swag, it's the same old me
The youngin' get respect from the game's OGs
Cameras flashin' when we passin', so we stay low key
Go to Mexico, to party where the pesos be
On a turnpike bitch and your tank on E
With my head out the window screaming, "Get like me"
Ho, you should know the way I roll
Take a couple shots off to superman these hoes
You ain't nothin' with your wack rap
Used to be the class clown but now I get the last laugh
If you in the ride, turn the volume real high
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
If you in the ride, turn the volume real high
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
If you in the ride, turn the volume real high
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
The wheels stay spinnin' on the Civic, boy I'm always on the move
When you grindin' all the time there's a lot of shit to do
That's why I got Q, 'cause he keep me on the routine
I be too skeed, tryna kick it like Bruce Lee
Clean shoes, boy, new feet
And I'm never in the car with only two seats
I got a whip full of people, all fresh, call 'em 10 Deep
Motherfucker, we the future like next week
Young people don't see you as an equal
They just see you as deceitful, tryna send you back to preschool
You only gettin' one shot, no redo
Tell them haters keep they mouth shut, eat glue
Bitch, who the fuck you think you playin' with?
I'm Justin Bieber meeting Jadakiss
Here to take what's theirs, treat 'em all like Taylor Swift
Leave 'em in a daze, all like, "What day is it?"
Yeah, the boy got class, no Cambridge
Fresher than your man, girl, but whiter than a plate of grits
They keep wantin' more, I'm they favorite dish
This me motherfucker, I ain't changin' shit
If you in the ride, turn the volume real high
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
If you in the ride, turn the volume real high
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Hey, I got a brand new phone, rockin' brand new clothes
Leaving every single party with a brand new ho
Yeah, I've done a lil' travelin', circlin' the globe
Always keep it movin', inertia on these hoes
Boy I'm a asshole, girls call him a douchebag
This some old school shit but no boom bap
This ain't new swag, it's the same old me
The youngin' get respect from the game's OGs
Cameras flashin' when we passin', so we stay low key
Go to Mexico, to party where the pesos be
On a turnpike bitch and your tank on E
With my head out the window screaming, "Get like me"
Ho, you should know the way I roll
Take a couple shots off to superman these hoes
You ain't nothin' with your wack rap
Used to be the class clown but now I get the last laugh
If you in the ride, turn the volume real high
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
If you in the ride, turn the volume real high
If you tryna feel the vibes, throw your hands up in the sky
Motherfucker, get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Get 'em up, up, up, up, up, up
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Get Em Up Lyrics as written by Malcolm Mccormick Kevin Leonard
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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