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.
I need it all downtown, nigga
Put it back where you fuckin' found it though
I need it all down (my nigga)
Keep 'em right there, oh, you found 'em though
I want a shirt that make my body feel all sexy
I want a chain that make my body feel all hefty
I want my head to fall off when I walk out the door
I want the rain to fall down and I'm askin' for more
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
I want a love that make me feel like I ain't breakin' ya heart
I wanna know what made you stay when it was wrong from the start
I need to know where you went lookin' where you went through the chop
I need this fear of being everybody else to depart
I got a lot on my mind, not enough hours to shed
Not enough trust to believe, not enough feelin' to care
I'm feeling numb to the world so I been ignoring instead
I'm seeing through what I want to recognise who is there, yeah
Throw me in the fire, baby, I'll survive
Coming top down by the seaside
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah
See the wrong side of the 45
Only you and me by the borderline (ooo)
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah (ooo-ooo)
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah, let it go
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
I would show you off for everything I own
I know it's not used to
See they could tear me down, take everything I made
I'll still be here next to you
Throw me in the fire, baby, I'll survive
Coming top down by the seaside
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah
See the wrong side of the 45
Only you and me by the borderline (ooo)
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah (ooo-ooo)
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah, let it go
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
Put it back where you fuckin' found it though
I need it all down (my nigga)
Keep 'em right there, oh, you found 'em though
I want a shirt that make my body feel all sexy
I want a chain that make my body feel all hefty
I want my head to fall off when I walk out the door
I want the rain to fall down and I'm askin' for more
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
I want a love that make me feel like I ain't breakin' ya heart
I wanna know what made you stay when it was wrong from the start
I need to know where you went lookin' where you went through the chop
I need this fear of being everybody else to depart
I got a lot on my mind, not enough hours to shed
Not enough trust to believe, not enough feelin' to care
I'm feeling numb to the world so I been ignoring instead
I'm seeing through what I want to recognise who is there, yeah
Throw me in the fire, baby, I'll survive
Coming top down by the seaside
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah
See the wrong side of the 45
Only you and me by the borderline (ooo)
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah (ooo-ooo)
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah, let it go
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
I would show you off for everything I own
I know it's not used to
See they could tear me down, take everything I made
I'll still be here next to you
Throw me in the fire, baby, I'll survive
Coming top down by the seaside
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah
See the wrong side of the 45
Only you and me by the borderline (ooo)
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah (ooo-ooo)
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yah, let it go
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
(Ride slow, ride slow, slow) Ridin' on the roof with a dollar sign
Attached to my head, head, head, head, head, head, head, head (woo, slow)
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
RENTAL Lyrics as written by Dominique Simpson Clifford Simpson
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