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.
Hey listen people, I'd like to say
A million minds have a choice but
They choose to walk this way
So when it's time to
Make your decisions true
Remember who it is you're fighting for it's you
No one can tell you how you should feel inside
What's right from wrong is a choice
You make up in your own mind
Think you should, well you got time
No matter what the case may be
You can demand
You can demand what you want and take it you can
Command all the rules and take them you can demand
And when the times
Your wasted to do more
Just keep you head out of the clouds
And keep your feet on the floor
And when you think that at times
It's tough to do
Remember who it is you're
Looking out for you
Don't let them trick you with fancy words
As long as you're able to see through the lines
You'll be just fine
Think you should hurry well you got time
No matter what the cause may be you can demand
You can demand what you need and I'll tell you
If you can't understand this way of life
Your way of living how you don't like won't
Suffice, look at all the things you have
Then decide it's your life and realize
You can demand
A million minds have a choice but
They choose to walk this way
So when it's time to
Make your decisions true
Remember who it is you're fighting for it's you
No one can tell you how you should feel inside
What's right from wrong is a choice
You make up in your own mind
Think you should, well you got time
No matter what the case may be
You can demand
You can demand what you want and take it you can
Command all the rules and take them you can demand
And when the times
Your wasted to do more
Just keep you head out of the clouds
And keep your feet on the floor
And when you think that at times
It's tough to do
Remember who it is you're
Looking out for you
Don't let them trick you with fancy words
As long as you're able to see through the lines
You'll be just fine
Think you should hurry well you got time
No matter what the cause may be you can demand
You can demand what you need and I'll tell you
If you can't understand this way of life
Your way of living how you don't like won't
Suffice, look at all the things you have
Then decide it's your life and realize
You can demand
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
You Can Demand Lyrics as written by Fletcher Douglas Dragge Byron C. Mcmackin
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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