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.
Isn't there enough to talk about?
I don't want what else is running out your mouth
Chewing my ears from my head
Will not keep me interested
I wanna put you on someone else
I wanna leave you all by yourself
If I look like I'm involved
Well, I ain't listening at all
You never listen to a single thing I say
How in the hell did I get into this mess anyway?
Oh yeah, I was
Shot in the hall with a glance
If looks could kill I would've never had a chance
And you could bury me where I lie
I'm so unhappy that I could die
Other people, they're not looking
Anywhere in your direction
Got this creeping party doubt
There's no chance I'm ever getting out
You're having fun at my expense
Oh yeah, you're raking up
Sometimes I think that you
Wanna end up with no one to talk to!
Other people, they're not looking
Anywhere in your direction
Got this creeping party doubt
There's no chance I'm ever getting out
They're acting like somebody near
Just passed away in here
So if I go
No
When I do
You'll end up with no one to talk to!
Ha!!
Ha!!
Ha!!
I don't want what else is running out your mouth
Chewing my ears from my head
Will not keep me interested
I wanna put you on someone else
I wanna leave you all by yourself
If I look like I'm involved
Well, I ain't listening at all
You never listen to a single thing I say
How in the hell did I get into this mess anyway?
Oh yeah, I was
Shot in the hall with a glance
If looks could kill I would've never had a chance
And you could bury me where I lie
I'm so unhappy that I could die
Other people, they're not looking
Anywhere in your direction
Got this creeping party doubt
There's no chance I'm ever getting out
You're having fun at my expense
Oh yeah, you're raking up
Sometimes I think that you
Wanna end up with no one to talk to!
Other people, they're not looking
Anywhere in your direction
Got this creeping party doubt
There's no chance I'm ever getting out
They're acting like somebody near
Just passed away in here
So if I go
No
When I do
You'll end up with no one to talk to!
Ha!!
Ha!!
Ha!!
Lyrics submitted by planetearth
Jabberjaw Lyrics as written by Alexander Greenwald
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Alex Greenwald commented on this song in Nylon magazine....
"There are references to this one girl- that’s what ‘Jabberjaw’ is about. She wouldn’t stop complaining about how a guest spot on a TV show was going to ruin her and how she didn’t want to turn out like me- credibility ruined by being in a Gap commercial. It infuriated me. And I drove home livid and wrote an angry song about it."
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