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.
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
They sing to the darkest night
Long before
They sing to the darkest night
Long before
Why can't I face it?
Am I too blind to see?
Why did he go?
Why did he leave me?
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Why can't I face it?
Am I too blind to see?
Why did he go?
Why did he leave me?
Why can't I face it?
Am I too blind to see?
Why did he go?
Why did he leave me?
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Dark cloud has come into the way
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
They sing to the darkest night
Long before
They sing to the darkest night
Long before
Why can't I face it?
Am I too blind to see?
Why did he go?
Why did he leave me?
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Why can't I face it?
Am I too blind to see?
Why did he go?
Why did he leave me?
Why can't I face it?
Am I too blind to see?
Why did he go?
Why did he leave me?
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Sunday was a bright day yesterday
Dark cloud has come into the way
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Ooh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
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