I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Setting out
City in your sights
You want an overview of the underground
The pressure's off
So your feelings rise, you gotta hit that peak
Before you crash back down
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe in a heartland
In a heartland
All mixed up
In the heartland heat
A chemistry of commotion and style
You're thrown in
You've got to lose yourself before you find yourself
Back in exile
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe in a heartland
In a heartland
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe in a heartland
In a heartland
In a heartland
I said you gotta believe
In a heartland
City in your sights
You want an overview of the underground
The pressure's off
So your feelings rise, you gotta hit that peak
Before you crash back down
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe in a heartland
In a heartland
All mixed up
In the heartland heat
A chemistry of commotion and style
You're thrown in
You've got to lose yourself before you find yourself
Back in exile
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe in a heartland
In a heartland
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe
You gotta believe in a heartland
In a heartland
In a heartland
I said you gotta believe
In a heartland
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Heartland Lyrics as written by Adrian Kelvin Borland
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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