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.
Yeah
Yeah
I can't keep on losing you
Over complications
Gone too soon
Wait, we was just hangin'
I can't seem to hold onto
Dang
The people that know me best
The key that I won't forget
Too soon
I can't keep on losing you
I can't keep on losing you
(Yeah, yeah)
(Yeah)
How many mistakes do it take 'til you leave
And I'm left with my hand on my face
All red in the face, lookin' at you like (wait)
I know I ain't a saint, if it ain't too late, well
(I can't keep on losing you)
Don't run away so fast
Know my heart like gold, but it break like glass
Know my shit get old and I act so young
Baby, you so cold, never have no sun
You don't wanna grow up, yeah, that shit no fun
So when I get home, I'ma give you some
Make you feel like, (woo) when I hit that drum
Yeah, the dick ain't free, I don't give no fucks
Yeah, it's complicated, got you frustrated
Get home late and you don't trust me, baby
Way too drunk, you don't know what I'm sayin'
You can drive my car, don't drive me crazy
Complicated, got you frustrated
Every single night I keep you waitin'
You say you don't care, that's what you sayin'?
We both know that's some bullshit
Okay, we be fightin', we be reunitin'
Kiss me, touch me, tease me, me excited
God, the devil, who is who?
Tryna get through to you because
I can't keep on losing you
Over complications
Gone too soon
Wait, we was just hangin'
I can't seem to hold onto
Dang
The people that know me best
The key that I won't forget
Too soon
I can't keep on losing you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
(Well)
You can't go away, girl, I'ma need you
Play your games like they my ticket to an Ivy League school
Won't get Hall of Fame dick from a Minor League dude
I just eat pussy, other people need food
Only got a little time and I ain't tryna spend it
Arguin' about who ain't givin' who attention
Startin' up the engine, need to reboot
I just eat pussy, other people need food
And I use every bone in my body
Keep on holdin' onto your trust
I know you don't want nothin' to do with me
But just one more time, let's make love
One more time, it ain't much
Fuck 'em all, let's be us
Summer's soft sweetness
Call late drunk, you hang up
What a mess I made up, sense, I make none
It's complicated, keepin' me up late
Can't concentrate, you're always on my brain
If it's love, then why the fuck it come with pain?
I just think that's some bullshit
Okay, it seem invitin', trust me, she's a titan
This week she like him, next week they fightin'
Need protection, all your dresses bulletproof
You're safe with me, girl
I can't keep on losing you
Where the hell you goin'?
Where you takin' this trip to?
Wait
Don't move, don't stay, too
I can't keep on losing you
Where the hell you goin'?
Wait!
Where the hell you goin'?
I can't keep on losing you
Over complications
Gone too soon
Wait, we was just hangin'
I can't seem to hold onto
Dang
The people that know me best
The key that I won't forget
Too soon
I can't keep on losing you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Woo
Yeah
I can't keep on losing you
Over complications
Gone too soon
Wait, we was just hangin'
I can't seem to hold onto
Dang
The people that know me best
The key that I won't forget
Too soon
I can't keep on losing you
I can't keep on losing you
(Yeah, yeah)
(Yeah)
How many mistakes do it take 'til you leave
And I'm left with my hand on my face
All red in the face, lookin' at you like (wait)
I know I ain't a saint, if it ain't too late, well
(I can't keep on losing you)
Don't run away so fast
Know my heart like gold, but it break like glass
Know my shit get old and I act so young
Baby, you so cold, never have no sun
You don't wanna grow up, yeah, that shit no fun
So when I get home, I'ma give you some
Make you feel like, (woo) when I hit that drum
Yeah, the dick ain't free, I don't give no fucks
Yeah, it's complicated, got you frustrated
Get home late and you don't trust me, baby
Way too drunk, you don't know what I'm sayin'
You can drive my car, don't drive me crazy
Complicated, got you frustrated
Every single night I keep you waitin'
You say you don't care, that's what you sayin'?
We both know that's some bullshit
Okay, we be fightin', we be reunitin'
Kiss me, touch me, tease me, me excited
God, the devil, who is who?
Tryna get through to you because
I can't keep on losing you
Over complications
Gone too soon
Wait, we was just hangin'
I can't seem to hold onto
Dang
The people that know me best
The key that I won't forget
Too soon
I can't keep on losing you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
(Well)
You can't go away, girl, I'ma need you
Play your games like they my ticket to an Ivy League school
Won't get Hall of Fame dick from a Minor League dude
I just eat pussy, other people need food
Only got a little time and I ain't tryna spend it
Arguin' about who ain't givin' who attention
Startin' up the engine, need to reboot
I just eat pussy, other people need food
And I use every bone in my body
Keep on holdin' onto your trust
I know you don't want nothin' to do with me
But just one more time, let's make love
One more time, it ain't much
Fuck 'em all, let's be us
Summer's soft sweetness
Call late drunk, you hang up
What a mess I made up, sense, I make none
It's complicated, keepin' me up late
Can't concentrate, you're always on my brain
If it's love, then why the fuck it come with pain?
I just think that's some bullshit
Okay, it seem invitin', trust me, she's a titan
This week she like him, next week they fightin'
Need protection, all your dresses bulletproof
You're safe with me, girl
I can't keep on losing you
Where the hell you goin'?
Where you takin' this trip to?
Wait
Don't move, don't stay, too
I can't keep on losing you
Where the hell you goin'?
Wait!
Where the hell you goin'?
I can't keep on losing you
Over complications
Gone too soon
Wait, we was just hangin'
I can't seem to hold onto
Dang
The people that know me best
The key that I won't forget
Too soon
I can't keep on losing you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Can't keep losin' you
Woo
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Dang! Lyrics as written by David Brian Pimentel Brandon Paak Anderson
Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, Universal Music Publishing Group
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