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.
Lettin' my hair down
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lettin' my hair down
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Pull up on four-fours, that's how it goes
I need the stars to help a nigga find his way back home
Just was like, "I'm ready to hit a lick on that store"
Lick the chest and it's the rest, history do unfold
History lose control (control), history lose control (control)
Knock my way like bowling pin, ayy, yeah, yeah, yeah
So pull up on four-fours like that raging bull was askin' you
And if the money stay the same, then I'm gon' change my attitude
Lettin' my hair down
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lettin' my hair down
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
See me out, by the way, I'll be out late
Summertime in the back, goin' sideways
Pack it up, stack it up by the driveway
You do you all the time, I don't mind it
What I'm smokin' (smoke), put account in a coma (go)
Hot and black like Folgers, she got me off this mornin'
If your shawty your shawty, why she do my chores for me? (Tell me why)
Heels over her head, her sole ends up on the ceiling (oh my)
Try me, shit fit in my jeans, don't need Balmain
Talkin', all you do is talkin', be honest (oh my)
Lil' bitch makin' love, then askin' for a hundred
College to Coachella, this work and vacation (you gotta go)
'Cause the time you stop the party is the time we clock in (ayy, let's go)
I was in the booth 'til six in the mornin'
Lettin' my hair down
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lettin' my hair down
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lettin' my hair down
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Pull up on four-fours, that's how it goes
I need the stars to help a nigga find his way back home
Just was like, "I'm ready to hit a lick on that store"
Lick the chest and it's the rest, history do unfold
History lose control (control), history lose control (control)
Knock my way like bowling pin, ayy, yeah, yeah, yeah
So pull up on four-fours like that raging bull was askin' you
And if the money stay the same, then I'm gon' change my attitude
Lettin' my hair down
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lettin' my hair down
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
See me out, by the way, I'll be out late
Summertime in the back, goin' sideways
Pack it up, stack it up by the driveway
You do you all the time, I don't mind it
What I'm smokin' (smoke), put account in a coma (go)
Hot and black like Folgers, she got me off this mornin'
If your shawty your shawty, why she do my chores for me? (Tell me why)
Heels over her head, her sole ends up on the ceiling (oh my)
Try me, shit fit in my jeans, don't need Balmain
Talkin', all you do is talkin', be honest (oh my)
Lil' bitch makin' love, then askin' for a hundred
College to Coachella, this work and vacation (you gotta go)
'Cause the time you stop the party is the time we clock in (ayy, let's go)
I was in the booth 'til six in the mornin'
Lettin' my hair down
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lettin' my hair down
Lettin' it grow natural
Tell 'em I said nothin'
Tell 'em I sent
Jeremiah, we been prophets, yeah, yeah
Need my pockets, yeah, yeah
Deep inside it, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
JEREMIAH [RMX] Lyrics as written by Isaiah Merriweather Ian Simpson
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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