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.
Clean as a whistle
Smellin' like a rose
She got no dirty little fingers
Bloodshot eyes are gone
Tell me I"m wrong
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
And no one ever want to' know
Love ain't funny
A crime in the wink of an eye
Your sister always singing
She play the step child
A broken little memory
Her heart was never kind
Tell me I'm blind
Yeah, bloodshot eyes are gone
Tell me I'm wrong
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
Smellin' like a rose
She got no dirty little fingers
Bloodshot eyes are gone
Tell me I"m wrong
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
And no one ever want to' know
Love ain't funny
A crime in the wink of an eye
Your sister always singing
She play the step child
A broken little memory
Her heart was never kind
Tell me I'm blind
Yeah, bloodshot eyes are gone
Tell me I'm wrong
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
Twice as Hard
As it was the first time
I said goodbye
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
Twice as Hard Lyrics as written by Christopher Mark Robinson Chris Robinson
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
i never thought the lyrics were like this because i couldnt understand them. uhh, id like to tell what its about but its kinda confusing. anyway, its obviously about having to leave someone for a second time, so my best guess is that he left her once, came back, and now has to leave her again. not really sure, just my guess from what i can see.
Musikman04 is mostly correct (in 2005). This guy left his woman because of drugs (1st goodbye). Then he comes back for her funeral (due to the drugs), and THAT goodbye was "twice as hard". "Tell me I'm wrong" means he is in denial of her death or at least wishing she wasn't. "no more bloodshot eyes" -- she's dead.
I'm gonna say this song isn't about death or anything drug-related..
I am currently coming out of a relationship where my girl and I split up once already, and this is the 2nd time we're breaking up. I can tell you from experience that this time around is definitely "twice as hard". Actually, its harder, but "25,000 times as hard" isn't quite as singable =)
Maybe Chris isn't doing the breaking up, maybe he's being broken up with:
Clean as a whistle (a clean break) Smellin' like a rose (as in she "comes out smelling like a rose") She got no dirty little fingers (her hands are clean) Bloodshot eyes are gone (she's not crying this time)
Just my humble opinion..
kris and jeff is completely right. it also explains the line "smelling like a rose" because a comon way to traditionally purfume a corpse at a funeral is to lay roses in the casket. "noone ever wanna know|love aint funny" is kind of a revelation. its self explanatory; he knows now that sometimes love is a more serious, less lighthearted situation.
This is a great song. Twice as hard to belive that it's a skinny little pothead singing it. LOL :) My sister always said she could identify with the Robinson brothers aggression. Even though they never got as bad as the "Galaghers"(Oasis)-she&I did. LOL:)
hard to tell with so little lyrics, but probably someone dies from drugs and explaining that the real goodbye or (twice as hard as the first time i said goodbye) so he wants to here that he's wrong and it's not true. will someone else write!!!!
I think musikman is right about the drug thing, it's avery sad song but it has such an uplifting beat.
its so clearly about kicking a drugaddiction
Actually, never mind
Joe is correct, looking at the song line for line as opposed to a verse at a time. His theory also coincides with the line "her heart was never kind" suggesting she had a hand in the reason for leaving. this also goes along with love not being funny, for the same reasons
i see it as it is
but this song goes hard