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.
[Intro]
This Is Nonsense
I'm Not Mad
Just Disappointed
This Can't Be For Real
{Chorus}
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
To Abide By
(Verse 1: Sparkadiss)
Find The Structure Apathy
Dysfunction
According To Social Sciences
In Political Form
That We Diverge From The Norm
With A Fucked Up Mentality
General Causality
To Be A Victim
Confessions To Something
That Hasn't Happened Yet
Give God A Minority Report
To Sort Out A Racist Majority
And Discover The Finish Line
Behind Bars
And Explain That It Isn't Fair
Open Up The Cage
And There's A Grizzly Bear
That Snarls And Snares
Jaws And Nails
Claws And Whatever's Left Of Your Balls
Dominate With Kind Nit
Poking Holes In What I See Fit
Prime Optimos
Killer Flow That Kind of Shows
Its Either Gonna Be A Hit Or A Miss
I Came To Fuck Everybody
{Chorus}
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
Yeah, Yeah
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
To Abide By
Yeah, Yeah
(Verse 2: Sparkadiss)
Curb Side Lectures By The 5-0
The Five OH
With The Wierdest Freestyle Ever
Wonder If My Shit Is Clever
Nominated, Than Demoted
Hold Up I Got Some Money To Take
They Start To Spell Cinderella
S-I-N
So Pass That Shit
So Pass That Shit
{Chorus}
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
Yeah, Yeah
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
To Abide By
Yeah, Yeah
(Verse 3: Sparkadiss)
Cut The Trim
Steelo On The Brim
Delivering The Mail
Directly Into Hello
This Is Nonsense
I'm Not Mad
Just Disappointed
This Can't Be For Real
{Chorus}
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
To Abide By
(Verse 1: Sparkadiss)
Find The Structure Apathy
Dysfunction
According To Social Sciences
In Political Form
That We Diverge From The Norm
With A Fucked Up Mentality
General Causality
To Be A Victim
Confessions To Something
That Hasn't Happened Yet
Give God A Minority Report
To Sort Out A Racist Majority
And Discover The Finish Line
Behind Bars
And Explain That It Isn't Fair
Open Up The Cage
And There's A Grizzly Bear
That Snarls And Snares
Jaws And Nails
Claws And Whatever's Left Of Your Balls
Dominate With Kind Nit
Poking Holes In What I See Fit
Prime Optimos
Killer Flow That Kind of Shows
Its Either Gonna Be A Hit Or A Miss
I Came To Fuck Everybody
{Chorus}
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
Yeah, Yeah
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
To Abide By
Yeah, Yeah
(Verse 2: Sparkadiss)
Curb Side Lectures By The 5-0
The Five OH
With The Wierdest Freestyle Ever
Wonder If My Shit Is Clever
Nominated, Than Demoted
Hold Up I Got Some Money To Take
They Start To Spell Cinderella
S-I-N
So Pass That Shit
So Pass That Shit
{Chorus}
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
Yeah, Yeah
Literal Structure To Abide By
Abide By
To Abide By
Yeah, Yeah
(Verse 3: Sparkadiss)
Cut The Trim
Steelo On The Brim
Delivering The Mail
Directly Into Hello
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