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.
Finally we made it
My team celebrating
Middle finger
Fuck em all
To whoever hated
Bitch you know
I'm big dog ion need a ranking
Ask me how I feel
To sign a deal
I'm kinda anxious
Waiting on this for so long
I had hella patience
And my team
Know what I mean
They my confirmation
Money Phone calls
Always been the conversation
Worked for free so long
I cannot move without no Compensation
Whoever had held me down
Know I'm holding up
And you know
Just What they say
Once it's up
It's stuck
One foot in
One foot out
This Ain't no Double dutch
We used to GO get it in
Now you cannot get in touch
Go Read a blog
See wassup
I'm on another level
Late night convos
I remember
Ima be big
I was tryna tell you
When they said I couldn't do it
I doubled back
Know ima rebel
Look at me
They telling me
That I'm so special
My life moving fast
Some people I passed
Always tell em that you good
No matter who ask
These bitches can't compare
But Somehow they con-trast
Temporary short lived
And I'm tryna out last
Yeah Everybody gotta hustle
We all had a struggle
They waiting on me to pop
They know ima bubble
I had to do it by myself
Shid I lost me a couple
Single digits
Then I went and
Flipped it
It turned to a double
My life moving fast
Some people I passed
Always tell em that you good
No matter who ask
These bitches can't compare
But Somehow they con-trast
Temporary short lived
And I'm tryna out last
Yeah Everybody gotta hustle
We all had a struggle
They waiting on me to pop
They know ima bubble
I had to do it by myself
Shid I lost me a couple
Single digits
Then I went and
Flipped it
It turned to a double
My team celebrating
Middle finger
Fuck em all
To whoever hated
Bitch you know
I'm big dog ion need a ranking
Ask me how I feel
To sign a deal
I'm kinda anxious
Waiting on this for so long
I had hella patience
And my team
Know what I mean
They my confirmation
Money Phone calls
Always been the conversation
Worked for free so long
I cannot move without no Compensation
Whoever had held me down
Know I'm holding up
And you know
Just What they say
Once it's up
It's stuck
One foot in
One foot out
This Ain't no Double dutch
We used to GO get it in
Now you cannot get in touch
Go Read a blog
See wassup
I'm on another level
Late night convos
I remember
Ima be big
I was tryna tell you
When they said I couldn't do it
I doubled back
Know ima rebel
Look at me
They telling me
That I'm so special
My life moving fast
Some people I passed
Always tell em that you good
No matter who ask
These bitches can't compare
But Somehow they con-trast
Temporary short lived
And I'm tryna out last
Yeah Everybody gotta hustle
We all had a struggle
They waiting on me to pop
They know ima bubble
I had to do it by myself
Shid I lost me a couple
Single digits
Then I went and
Flipped it
It turned to a double
My life moving fast
Some people I passed
Always tell em that you good
No matter who ask
These bitches can't compare
But Somehow they con-trast
Temporary short lived
And I'm tryna out last
Yeah Everybody gotta hustle
We all had a struggle
They waiting on me to pop
They know ima bubble
I had to do it by myself
Shid I lost me a couple
Single digits
Then I went and
Flipped it
It turned to a double
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