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.
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Yeah, you gotta keep your head up for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me, for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me
Me, me, me, me
Yeah, gotta keep your head up for me
Yeah, cause I'm trynna find
Yeah, you gotta keep your head up for me
Whoa, whoa, 'cause I'm trynna find
Think outside your mind, yeah
Now my wrist froze up, bitch
Lamborghini got the doors up, bitch
You know what it is, you chose up, bitch
Keep your heart, keep your soul up, bitch
You was looking for exposure, bitch
I was looking for some closure, bitch
Lincoln Park Bloods like I'm Rosa, bitch
Big-ass blood, need a donor, shit
I'm ready to give up my soul to a bitch
I'm on that shit that you know I'm with
Shooting shit up and exposing shit
Now my heart got a hole in it
When I travel my mind you can go in it
Big ass cup, I put a fo' in it
With my milk in your mouth, Oreos in it
Sucking that pussy I'm froze in it, yeah
Yeah, Big 14 know what the fuck goin' on, yeah
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Yeah, you gotta keep your head up for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me, for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me
Me, me
Me, me
Yeah, gotta keep your head up for me
Yeah, cause I'm trynna find
Yeah, you gotta keep your head up for me
Whoa whoa, cause I'm trynna find
Think outside your mind, yeah
I keep my mind open
If it's on my mind then you know it
I be speaking my mind like a poet
I guess this is why I was chosen
Keep my foot on their neck now, I'm golden
Splish and splash in designer, I'm soaking
It's game over now enter a token
This time you better be focused
Yeah, better keep your head up
Better keep your head up
Yeah, I've been dealing with so much shit
Baby, I'm fed up
Yeah, but I keep faith, baby, I keep my head up
Fuck what they talking 'bout
Let's run them bands up, yeah
Yeah, keep my, keep my, keep my, keep my
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Yeah, you gotta keep your head up for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me, for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me
Me, me, me, me
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Yeah, you gotta keep your head up for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me, for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me
Me, me, me, me
Yeah, gotta keep your head up for me
Yeah, cause I'm trynna find
Yeah, you gotta keep your head up for me
Whoa, whoa, 'cause I'm trynna find
Think outside your mind, yeah
Now my wrist froze up, bitch
Lamborghini got the doors up, bitch
You know what it is, you chose up, bitch
Keep your heart, keep your soul up, bitch
You was looking for exposure, bitch
I was looking for some closure, bitch
Lincoln Park Bloods like I'm Rosa, bitch
Big-ass blood, need a donor, shit
I'm ready to give up my soul to a bitch
I'm on that shit that you know I'm with
Shooting shit up and exposing shit
Now my heart got a hole in it
When I travel my mind you can go in it
Big ass cup, I put a fo' in it
With my milk in your mouth, Oreos in it
Sucking that pussy I'm froze in it, yeah
Yeah, Big 14 know what the fuck goin' on, yeah
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Yeah, you gotta keep your head up for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me, for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me
Me, me
Me, me
Yeah, gotta keep your head up for me
Yeah, cause I'm trynna find
Yeah, you gotta keep your head up for me
Whoa whoa, cause I'm trynna find
Think outside your mind, yeah
I keep my mind open
If it's on my mind then you know it
I be speaking my mind like a poet
I guess this is why I was chosen
Keep my foot on their neck now, I'm golden
Splish and splash in designer, I'm soaking
It's game over now enter a token
This time you better be focused
Yeah, better keep your head up
Better keep your head up
Yeah, I've been dealing with so much shit
Baby, I'm fed up
Yeah, but I keep faith, baby, I keep my head up
Fuck what they talking 'bout
Let's run them bands up, yeah
Yeah, keep my, keep my, keep my, keep my
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Yeah, you gotta keep your head up for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me, for me
You gotta keep your head up for me, for me
Me, me, me, me
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
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Keep Your Head Up Lyrics as written by Michael Lamar Ii White Adam King Feeney
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