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.
if I'm not the crack of the cork
and the shot in the arm across
the room like a four alarm
some kind of danger
i look that way
you try to be cool
with little to say
i can't be the calm
your bottle of wine
i have to be a quarter
not a nickel and dimes
i want to be the prayer
answered when you meet me
the pain the bat and the blood
when you beat me
'cause you're
infallible, bombastic
sonically elastic
energetic, spastic
explosive plastic
sculpture, cast it
mclaren, pass it
emotional, drastic
egg first, crack it
first date, mack it
suitcase, pack it
eight-ball, rack it
sadness, don't mask it
thoughts scholastic
glockenspiel, blast it
pack of butts, hack it
a hit song, track it
a hatred, whack it
sorrow, sack it
wasted, drink it
you thought it, think it
like pretty and pink kid
battleship, sink it
big dream, make a bid
do it, you just did
if I'm not the crack of the cork
and the shot in the arm across
the room like a four alarm
some kind of danger
i look that way
you try to be cool
with little to say
i can't be the calm
your bottle of wine
i have to be a quarter
not a nickel and dimes
i want to be the prayer
answered when you meet me
the pain the bat and the blood
when you beat me
because you're
impossibly protected
criminally respected
soulfully connected
chaotic and hectic
temptress naked
candy-coat, bake it
dunes city, rake it
concerns placated
you know you have to make it
if it's not broken, break it
if it's stolen, take it
answer with a bayonet
dime bag, stash it
accelerator, mash it
get it out like an exorcist
sado- like a masochist
nine-0, thrash it
five-0, smash it
hotel room, trash it
coming down, crash it
like pistols and pink Sid
stir it up and drink it
big week, make a bid
do it, you just did
and the shot in the arm across
the room like a four alarm
some kind of danger
i look that way
you try to be cool
with little to say
i can't be the calm
your bottle of wine
i have to be a quarter
not a nickel and dimes
i want to be the prayer
answered when you meet me
the pain the bat and the blood
when you beat me
'cause you're
infallible, bombastic
sonically elastic
energetic, spastic
explosive plastic
sculpture, cast it
mclaren, pass it
emotional, drastic
egg first, crack it
first date, mack it
suitcase, pack it
eight-ball, rack it
sadness, don't mask it
thoughts scholastic
glockenspiel, blast it
pack of butts, hack it
a hit song, track it
a hatred, whack it
sorrow, sack it
wasted, drink it
you thought it, think it
like pretty and pink kid
battleship, sink it
big dream, make a bid
do it, you just did
if I'm not the crack of the cork
and the shot in the arm across
the room like a four alarm
some kind of danger
i look that way
you try to be cool
with little to say
i can't be the calm
your bottle of wine
i have to be a quarter
not a nickel and dimes
i want to be the prayer
answered when you meet me
the pain the bat and the blood
when you beat me
because you're
impossibly protected
criminally respected
soulfully connected
chaotic and hectic
temptress naked
candy-coat, bake it
dunes city, rake it
concerns placated
you know you have to make it
if it's not broken, break it
if it's stolen, take it
answer with a bayonet
dime bag, stash it
accelerator, mash it
get it out like an exorcist
sado- like a masochist
nine-0, thrash it
five-0, smash it
hotel room, trash it
coming down, crash it
like pistols and pink Sid
stir it up and drink it
big week, make a bid
do it, you just did
Lyrics submitted by Trebmal, edited by inthisbrandnew
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awesome song!!!!!support custom pick up the cd
WTF, he doesn't even sing in thie song, the only musical aspect of it are the Oooh Oooh's in the background.
I really like the flow of this song, and the little bits of advice, "sadness, don't mask it" it may not be the deepest song (and i don't really knwo the meaning) but i think is great
i haven't looked at it too much, but i really like the lines
you try to be cool with little to say i can't be the calm your bottle of wine i have to be a quarter not a nickel and dimes
it seems like hes saying he has to be his self, and hes trying to point out that if you try to act a different way then your going to be nothing
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the line "crack of the cork" should be "crack of the corn" but yea its a cool song
my favorite chill song, his voice is the definition of cool
my favorite chill song, his voice is the definition of cool
i want to be the prayer answered when you meet me
thats the koolest line ever
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