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.
Cop Killer
Yeah
I got my black shirt on
I got my black gloves on
I got my ski mask on
This shit's been too long
I got my twelve gauge sawed-off
I got my headlights turned off
I'm 'bout to bust some shots off
I'm 'bout to dust some cops off
I'm a cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your family's grieving (fuck 'em)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, haha
I got my brain on hype
Tonight will be your night
I got this long-assed knife
And your neck looks just right
Now my adrenaline's pumpin'
I got my stereo bumpin'
I'm 'bout to kill me somethin'
A pig stopped me for nothin'
Cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your momma's grieving (fuck her)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, yeah
Die, die, die pig, die
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Yeah
Cop killer, better you than me
I'm a cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your family's grieving (fuck 'em)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, hahahaha, yeah
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police, break it down
(Fuck the police) yeah
(Fuck the police) for Darryl Gates
(Fuck the police) for Rodney King
(Fuck the police) for my dead homies
(Fuck the police) for your freedom
(Fuck the police) don't be a pussy
(Fuck the police) have some muthafuckin' courage
(Fuck the police) sing along
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer, (what do you want to be when you grow up?)
Cop killer, (good choice)
Cop killer, I'm a muthafuckin'
Cop killer
Cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your momma's grieving (fuck her)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even
Yeah
I got my black shirt on
I got my black gloves on
I got my ski mask on
This shit's been too long
I got my twelve gauge sawed-off
I got my headlights turned off
I'm 'bout to bust some shots off
I'm 'bout to dust some cops off
I'm a cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your family's grieving (fuck 'em)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, haha
I got my brain on hype
Tonight will be your night
I got this long-assed knife
And your neck looks just right
Now my adrenaline's pumpin'
I got my stereo bumpin'
I'm 'bout to kill me somethin'
A pig stopped me for nothin'
Cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your momma's grieving (fuck her)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, yeah
Die, die, die pig, die
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Yeah
Cop killer, better you than me
I'm a cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your family's grieving (fuck 'em)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, hahahaha, yeah
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police
Fuck the police, break it down
(Fuck the police) yeah
(Fuck the police) for Darryl Gates
(Fuck the police) for Rodney King
(Fuck the police) for my dead homies
(Fuck the police) for your freedom
(Fuck the police) don't be a pussy
(Fuck the police) have some muthafuckin' courage
(Fuck the police) sing along
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer
Cop killer, (what do you want to be when you grow up?)
Cop killer, (good choice)
Cop killer, I'm a muthafuckin'
Cop killer
Cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality
Cop killer, I know your momma's grieving (fuck her)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even
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