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.
And you're primitive
And you're cynical to me
And I chewed down on the bit
And almost swallowed it
You sit all alone with your color TV
Your hair starts to glisten
In spite of the fleas
We don't have to stay friends
Let's pretend to be enemies
Yeah, whatever makes you happy
Yeah, whatever makes it beautiful
Yeah, whatever leaves you satisfied
'Cause I'm out of time
For now
And you're paranoid
As you look me up and down
And I'm soaked in gasoline
Mud and ice cream
You sit by the phone
With your tongue hanging out
You cradle the flies in the back of your mouth
We don't have to stay friend
Let's pretend to be enemies
Damned if you do
Fucked if you don't
Damned if you do
What if you won't
You must be aware what you're
Doing to me
We sunk like a stone on a rock
In the sea
We don't have to stay friends
(Not for very long)
We don't have to stay friends
(Just because you're gone)
You get what you want 'cause you won't let it die
Yeah, whatever makes you happy
Yeah, whatever leaves you insecure
Yeah, seems to break you down
'Cause I'm out of time
But I'm feeling fine
And you're cynical to me
And I chewed down on the bit
And almost swallowed it
You sit all alone with your color TV
Your hair starts to glisten
In spite of the fleas
We don't have to stay friends
Let's pretend to be enemies
Yeah, whatever makes you happy
Yeah, whatever makes it beautiful
Yeah, whatever leaves you satisfied
'Cause I'm out of time
For now
And you're paranoid
As you look me up and down
And I'm soaked in gasoline
Mud and ice cream
You sit by the phone
With your tongue hanging out
You cradle the flies in the back of your mouth
We don't have to stay friend
Let's pretend to be enemies
Damned if you do
Fucked if you don't
Damned if you do
What if you won't
You must be aware what you're
Doing to me
We sunk like a stone on a rock
In the sea
We don't have to stay friends
(Not for very long)
We don't have to stay friends
(Just because you're gone)
You get what you want 'cause you won't let it die
Yeah, whatever makes you happy
Yeah, whatever leaves you insecure
Yeah, seems to break you down
'Cause I'm out of time
But I'm feeling fine
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I agree.. i like this song a lot... I was trying to find this song online.. but I didn't know the title or who it was by, and i didn't know how it went... all i knew that it was a song that people said was written about a dog.. so i searched the lyrics for the word "fleas" cuz i knew it was in there somewhere lol and I found it and i screamed like a 10 year old girl lol. yes i like this song a lot :-)