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.
FZ: Suzy?
SUZY: Yes
FZ: Suzy Creamcheese?
SUZY: Yes
FZ: This is the voice of your conscience baby, uh . . . I just want to check one thing out with ya, you don't mind, do ya?
SUZY: What?
FZ: Suzy Creamcheese, honey, what's got into ya?
Cream . . . cheese . . .
Oh, wow, yeah, man
It's happening, man
(Ba-jo-la jinga)
Flashing, man!
America's wonderful!
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful
It really makes it
Cream-cheese
(Wai-ka-vo-jeen-ya do-ra-man-ya . . . )
Oh, yeah, man, crazy, man, flashing, man
(Ma ga-yay-go va-tcha kam
Ba-jinga wai-ya ka-ma-tay . . . )
Oh, wow, yeah, man
It's happening, man
(Ba-jo-la jinga)
Flashing, man!
Flashing, man, flashing man
Oh, wow!
Crazy, man
(Skies are blue, baby!)
It really makes it
Oh, no . . .
Yes!
(Funcha, funcha veni meh ka em ma ka-ta-cheek)
Flashing, man!
Flashing . . . flashing . . .
Moy jing-ya veraña ba keesh-eet (faster)
Moytch moytch ver-rate ver-rate (faster, higher)
Ba-yay-ga va-yay . . .
Faster, faster, faster, faster, faster, higher, higher, faster, faster, higher, higher, higher, higher
Flashing . . . flashing . . . flashing . . .
Creamcheese, creamcheese, cream . . .
Creamcheese, creamcheese, creamcheese,
Creamcheese, creamcheese, creamcheese, creamcheese
Creamcheese . . .
Creamcheese
Creamcheese . . .
Creamcheese, creamcheese
Creamcheese . . .
Reversed:
Creamcheese . . . cream ch-ch-ch-cheese
Creamcheese . . .
Speeded-up:
(Cheese)
Cheese-cream, cream-cheese
(Creamcheese)
Creamcheese, creamcheese . . . creamcheese
(Creamcheese)
Creamcheese
(Creamcheese)
Creamcheese
Creamcheese, creamcheese
(Cream-chee-chee-cream-cheese)
Creamcheese, creamcheese, creamcheese, creamcheese,
Psychedelic creamcheese!
Creamcheese
Cream . . . cheese . . .
Did you pick up on that?
Speeded-up:
CREAM . . . cheese
Cream-cheese
(Creamcheese!)
Creamcheese
Creamchee . . . (ese!)
(FUCK!)
Creamcheese
Creamcheese
Creamcheese
Creamcheese
Creamcheese
Cream . . . cheese
Cheese, cheese-cream
I know, creamcheese
(Cream . . . )
Ah . . . a-ha!
Cream, cream, cream . . . CHEESE
CREAM-CHEESE!
CREAM-CHEESE!
Creamcheese, creamcheese, cream-m-m-m-cheese
(Cheese?)
A-ha-ha-ha! Cream, cheese
Creamcheese . . .
SUZY: Yes
FZ: Suzy Creamcheese?
SUZY: Yes
FZ: This is the voice of your conscience baby, uh . . . I just want to check one thing out with ya, you don't mind, do ya?
SUZY: What?
FZ: Suzy Creamcheese, honey, what's got into ya?
Cream . . . cheese . . .
Oh, wow, yeah, man
It's happening, man
(Ba-jo-la jinga)
Flashing, man!
America's wonderful!
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful
It really makes it
Cream-cheese
(Wai-ka-vo-jeen-ya do-ra-man-ya . . . )
Oh, yeah, man, crazy, man, flashing, man
(Ma ga-yay-go va-tcha kam
Ba-jinga wai-ya ka-ma-tay . . . )
Oh, wow, yeah, man
It's happening, man
(Ba-jo-la jinga)
Flashing, man!
Flashing, man, flashing man
Oh, wow!
Crazy, man
(Skies are blue, baby!)
It really makes it
Oh, no . . .
Yes!
(Funcha, funcha veni meh ka em ma ka-ta-cheek)
Flashing, man!
Flashing . . . flashing . . .
Moy jing-ya veraña ba keesh-eet (faster)
Moytch moytch ver-rate ver-rate (faster, higher)
Ba-yay-ga va-yay . . .
Faster, faster, faster, faster, faster, higher, higher, faster, faster, higher, higher, higher, higher
Flashing . . . flashing . . . flashing . . .
Creamcheese, creamcheese, cream . . .
Creamcheese, creamcheese, creamcheese,
Creamcheese, creamcheese, creamcheese, creamcheese
Creamcheese . . .
Creamcheese
Creamcheese . . .
Creamcheese, creamcheese
Creamcheese . . .
Reversed:
Creamcheese . . . cream ch-ch-ch-cheese
Creamcheese . . .
Speeded-up:
(Cheese)
Cheese-cream, cream-cheese
(Creamcheese)
Creamcheese, creamcheese . . . creamcheese
(Creamcheese)
Creamcheese
(Creamcheese)
Creamcheese
Creamcheese, creamcheese
(Cream-chee-chee-cream-cheese)
Creamcheese, creamcheese, creamcheese, creamcheese,
Psychedelic creamcheese!
Creamcheese
Cream . . . cheese . . .
Did you pick up on that?
Speeded-up:
CREAM . . . cheese
Cream-cheese
(Creamcheese!)
Creamcheese
Creamchee . . . (ese!)
(FUCK!)
Creamcheese
Creamcheese
Creamcheese
Creamcheese
Creamcheese
Cream . . . cheese
Cheese, cheese-cream
I know, creamcheese
(Cream . . . )
Ah . . . a-ha!
Cream, cream, cream . . . CHEESE
CREAM-CHEESE!
CREAM-CHEESE!
Creamcheese, creamcheese, cream-m-m-m-cheese
(Cheese?)
A-ha-ha-ha! Cream, cheese
Creamcheese . . .
Lyrics submitted by ThreeMilesDown
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He throws in some good old fashioned American propaganda haha it's kind of like a disoriented state and so much going on ah ah ah so it's mixed in there much like the things you're surrounded with culturally!
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You never know how far you can go until you put yourself out there and try
Secondly, It most likely is about being on drugs.
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