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.
So you were born in an electrical storm
Took a bite out the sun
And saw your future in a machine built for two
Now your rays make me kind of go crazy
Shock and awe and amaze me
Just a ticker tape parade and me
But something was wrong
'Til you tap-danced on the air, in the night
Screaming at the top of your lungs
You said
"Come on, come on
Do what you want
What could go wrong?
Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on
Do what you want
Oh, come on, come on
What could go wrong?
Do, do, do, do what you want, yeah"
Come on, oh
Me, I was raised
Amid the trickle-down days
I woke up numb in the haze
And saw my future in a machine built for two
But the light
Gave me some kind of fright
How did wrong get so right?
Well, lead me stumbling through the dark of night
Oh, something was wrong
But you tap-danced on the air
In the night
Screaming at the top of your lungs
You said
"Come on come on
Do what you want
What could go wrong?
Come on come on come on, come on
Do what you want
Oh come on come on
What could go wrong?
Do, do, do, do what you want
Yeah"
Come on
Do, do, do, do what you want
Do, do, do, do what you want, yeah
Alright
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Do, do, do, do what you want, yeah
Do, do, do, do what you want, yeah, yeah
Ah, do what you want
Ooh, do what you want
Oh, do what you want
Do, do what you want
Do, do what you want
Do, do what you want
C-c-come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do what you want
Do, do, yeah
Took a bite out the sun
And saw your future in a machine built for two
Now your rays make me kind of go crazy
Shock and awe and amaze me
Just a ticker tape parade and me
But something was wrong
'Til you tap-danced on the air, in the night
Screaming at the top of your lungs
You said
"Come on, come on
Do what you want
What could go wrong?
Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on
Do what you want
Oh, come on, come on
What could go wrong?
Do, do, do, do what you want, yeah"
Come on, oh
Me, I was raised
Amid the trickle-down days
I woke up numb in the haze
And saw my future in a machine built for two
But the light
Gave me some kind of fright
How did wrong get so right?
Well, lead me stumbling through the dark of night
Oh, something was wrong
But you tap-danced on the air
In the night
Screaming at the top of your lungs
You said
"Come on come on
Do what you want
What could go wrong?
Come on come on come on, come on
Do what you want
Oh come on come on
What could go wrong?
Do, do, do, do what you want
Yeah"
Come on
Do, do, do, do what you want
Do, do, do, do what you want, yeah
Alright
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Do, do, do, do what you want, yeah
Do, do, do, do what you want, yeah, yeah
Ah, do what you want
Ooh, do what you want
Oh, do what you want
Do, do what you want
Do, do what you want
Do, do what you want
C-c-come on
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do what you want
Do, do, yeah
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Yes, MAPLE STORY.
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Ah, well.