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.
i'm alone again and i'm thinking about
what i shouldn't think about again
i'm trapped i'm dizzy
spinning and spiralling down
now i'm in love again
and it feels so good
it feels like nothing ever felt before
its a song i wrote it about you
i love you
see i told you i was good
but this is nothing like i thought it would be
i'm scared all the time
i'm afraid i'm gonna hurt you
i've gotta pay somehow
but it couldn't happen to me now
runaway with, my lover, runaway with me
i wanna let the world go
i wanna buy you a ring
maybe i'll make it myself
do you like rubies and diamonds and emeralds and gold and silver
i wanna build you a mansion
maybe we'll live in a castle with servants and a pool
what a sorry song
what a stupid idea
i write the songs that make the
whole world think about absolutely nothing
i believe, i dont believe, i dont think believe
its strong enough, its bandwagon jargon
its hip, just do it, but dont do it half way
if you put down your loaded gun
put down your bow and arrow too
and i wanna be in 5th grade again
i wanna worry about poison ivy
i wanna worry about getting beat up after school
i wanna send you a note
i wanna buy you a ring
maybe i'll make it myself
do you like rubies and diamonds and emeralds and gold and silver
i wanna build you a mansion
maybe we'll live in a castle with servants and a pool
and we wont have to think about dying
cuz dying wont exist anymore
and we'll be able to fly
and we wont let anyone use the pool
i wanna buy you a ring
maybe i'll make it myself
i wanna build you a mansion
maybe we'll live in a castle with servants and a pool
what i shouldn't think about again
i'm trapped i'm dizzy
spinning and spiralling down
now i'm in love again
and it feels so good
it feels like nothing ever felt before
its a song i wrote it about you
i love you
see i told you i was good
but this is nothing like i thought it would be
i'm scared all the time
i'm afraid i'm gonna hurt you
i've gotta pay somehow
but it couldn't happen to me now
runaway with, my lover, runaway with me
i wanna let the world go
i wanna buy you a ring
maybe i'll make it myself
do you like rubies and diamonds and emeralds and gold and silver
i wanna build you a mansion
maybe we'll live in a castle with servants and a pool
what a sorry song
what a stupid idea
i write the songs that make the
whole world think about absolutely nothing
i believe, i dont believe, i dont think believe
its strong enough, its bandwagon jargon
its hip, just do it, but dont do it half way
if you put down your loaded gun
put down your bow and arrow too
and i wanna be in 5th grade again
i wanna worry about poison ivy
i wanna worry about getting beat up after school
i wanna send you a note
i wanna buy you a ring
maybe i'll make it myself
do you like rubies and diamonds and emeralds and gold and silver
i wanna build you a mansion
maybe we'll live in a castle with servants and a pool
and we wont have to think about dying
cuz dying wont exist anymore
and we'll be able to fly
and we wont let anyone use the pool
i wanna buy you a ring
maybe i'll make it myself
i wanna build you a mansion
maybe we'll live in a castle with servants and a pool
Lyrics submitted by itsmesarah1
I Wanna Buy You a Ring Lyrics as written by Craig Elkins
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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