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.
Here I am, laid bare, at the end of my rope. I've lost all hope. So Long!
Molly Connolly just broke up with me over the revealing nature of the songs.
You goddamn kids had best be gracious with the merch money you spend
Because for you I won't ever have rough sex with Molly Connolly again.
Here I am, laid down, at the end of my rope, wishing I had not been born.
Now I've spewed too much. I can never shut it up. I thought you should be warned
And I implied black sky took the needle to my eye and sucked out all its glow,
But Molly Connolly ruined my life. I thought the world should know.
I can't stop thinking about what she did wrong to me.
I can't figure out just what I did wrong.
I'll kill myself thinking about the things that you did to me.
I'll kill myself! I'll kill myself! I'll kill myself
Molly Connolly just broke up with me over the revealing nature of the songs.
You goddamn kids had best be gracious with the merch money you spend
Because for you I won't ever have rough sex with Molly Connolly again.
Here I am, laid down, at the end of my rope, wishing I had not been born.
Now I've spewed too much. I can never shut it up. I thought you should be warned
And I implied black sky took the needle to my eye and sucked out all its glow,
But Molly Connolly ruined my life. I thought the world should know.
I can't stop thinking about what she did wrong to me.
I can't figure out just what I did wrong.
I'll kill myself thinking about the things that you did to me.
I'll kill myself! I'll kill myself! I'll kill myself
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you god damn kids had best be gracious with the merch money you spend because for you i won’t ever have rough sex with molly connolly again
that totally makes me laugh.
i love this song. i love max. i love sayanything.
Alli: This is a question I've always wanted to ask you. What's the deal with Molly Connelly?
Max: chuckle She's, I mean, it's like a song about how a girl can affect a guy for the rest of his life. Just one girl can give you tons of problems, and just screw you up. But also it's from the point of view of being, how someone can mess with your life's work. It's also from the point of view of being in a band, or being any kind of artist. It's like you give up the ability to have an easy relationship when you live a certain life.
Alli: So was Molly Connelly a real girl? Or…?
Max: The name isn't real. But it's a few stories put together
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this guy is such an asshole. haha i love it.
i like that last idea. i think it's an amazing song because on the most straightforward level, he's saying that he's giving up molly because he can't afford her because of the profession he's in. he's telling the kids at a concert that they should buy more merch because he can't buy molly anymore which insinuates that molly is a hooker. he's saying he's giving her up because he'd rather be singing for the kids.
this is such an arrogant asshole song but max likes to slip in little sublities that show he's actually a nice guy. he kind of shows that he likes molly for more than the sex. every song makes me fall for max a little bit more, even though he's a complete asshole in most of the songs. but you just can't help it for someone who's this amazing and just... real. nothing stops him from speaking his mind.
Can't this song just be about some chick dumping him for the nature of the songs? Why does it always have to have some sort of hidden meaning. Its like, right in front of you.
LOL is it just me or does like every say anything song have a comment that has to do with the recording industry.. i dislike it as much as the next guy but seriously, i'm sure max has other things running through his mind other than his intense hate for the main source of his income
awesome.
even better live.
sorry i feel i should elaborate. this is such a hateful, spiteful and vindictive song, but it's so fucking catchy, and they know it. post prudiction handclaps, the hooky guitar riffs, the chorus, all of it. it's a pop ode to hate and spite and selfishness. it's so good!
i love this song. it sounds like an anthem.
good song