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.
I have worked out every small detail
In this plan I've made.
This thing which cannot fail.
I dare myself to do this one thing.
You can have my car
You can have everything.
All that's good is gone.
I have tried too long.
I don't think I miss my mom & dad,
The class I cut,
The friends I never had.,
These things I won't miss,
Won't miss me.
My house,
My block,
The baby bird I set free.
The dance that I was never asked to,
The teachers
that thought they knew me.
They'll all remember what I did.
They'll ask "Whose fault was it?"
"Oh she was just a kid."
I'll be glad to go, you see.
You don't even know me.
Not at all.
In this plan I've made.
This thing which cannot fail.
I dare myself to do this one thing.
You can have my car
You can have everything.
All that's good is gone.
I have tried too long.
I don't think I miss my mom & dad,
The class I cut,
The friends I never had.,
These things I won't miss,
Won't miss me.
My house,
My block,
The baby bird I set free.
The dance that I was never asked to,
The teachers
that thought they knew me.
They'll all remember what I did.
They'll ask "Whose fault was it?"
"Oh she was just a kid."
I'll be glad to go, you see.
You don't even know me.
Not at all.
Lyrics submitted by ophelias_puddle
A Quitter Lyrics as written by Melora Creager
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also.kottke.org/misc/images/evelyn-mchale.jpg
For the person asking about the hidden song that follows this one, here are the lyrics to it:
oh, we are as one with the acorn my son not trunk, not branch, nor tree you scratch at my skirts and thats what we call fun i rock you endlessly i'm Queen of the Hilltop you're Prince Number One i see the devil alive in your eyes i beg you no, don't stop, my baby, my son dont look at nobody but me oh, we are as one with the acorn my son that's where we ought to be
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"I don't think I'll miss my mom and dad The class I cut All the friends I never had"
I love that verse. To me, it's like saying "yeah I have so many friends, who aren't actually that at all. Where are they when I'm about to kill myself?"
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Yes, this song is about suicide, but WastedYouth makes it sound so harsh. I think she sounds melancholy and disillusioned.
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"A quitter" is about suicide, yes. And it's my favourite on "Cabin Fever." I agree with Atalaya it's not so harsh, the music reflects that. She is indeed as WastedYouth describes but on the other hand I believe she's mocking everyone around her, proven particularly when she says, "I'll be glad to go, you see!" I think this because I feel like her. Like everyone else is so stupid that there's no point in trying to join them, but leave them... I haven't got round to the leaving part... yet... :D
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last month, i was backstage after rasputina's recital in montreal, and melora was telling me how at the beginning some reacted in an "oh, that's so cheesy, such a girly thing to write" - but she realized that no, it's not cheesy when people actually do feel this way, do have these thoughts. it's a beautiful song.
yes, i'll admit that i was in tears the first time i ever heard it. :d