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.
1, 2, 3, 4
Hey, hey everybody
Look who's on TV, look who just got famous
Don't you know it should have been me
I'm not really bitter, I'm not really mad
I love to see other people get
Everything I ever wanted to have
Well I don't really care, how big they get
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
Why can't I be cool like them?
I used to have a girlfriend
I treated her so bad, she went out
And found another lead singer
Maybe she just likes guys in bands
I give up on everything
All my dreams are dead
Maybe I'll get a shotgun
And try to blow her right out of my head
Well everybody says, "How come you ain't made it yet?"
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
Why can't I get my girl back?
I knew you wouldn't understand
Just what I'm tryin' to do
'Cause you're not fuckin' me
And I'm so glad that I am not fuckin' you
1, 2, 3, 4
I know it's my problem, there's nothing I can do
I don't think there is no reason
I don't think there's no excuse for you
Well I've learned my lesson
I hope you've learned it too
And if they're gonna go and do it to me
Well I guess I'm gonna have to go and do it to you
I don't really care how much you cry
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
Why can't anything go my way?
Hey, hey everybody
Look who's on TV, look who just got famous
Don't you know it should have been me
I'm not really bitter, I'm not really mad
I love to see other people get
Everything I ever wanted to have
Well I don't really care, how big they get
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
Why can't I be cool like them?
I used to have a girlfriend
I treated her so bad, she went out
And found another lead singer
Maybe she just likes guys in bands
I give up on everything
All my dreams are dead
Maybe I'll get a shotgun
And try to blow her right out of my head
Well everybody says, "How come you ain't made it yet?"
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
Why can't I get my girl back?
I knew you wouldn't understand
Just what I'm tryin' to do
'Cause you're not fuckin' me
And I'm so glad that I am not fuckin' you
1, 2, 3, 4
I know it's my problem, there's nothing I can do
I don't think there is no reason
I don't think there's no excuse for you
Well I've learned my lesson
I hope you've learned it too
And if they're gonna go and do it to me
Well I guess I'm gonna have to go and do it to you
I don't really care how much you cry
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
I hate you, fuck you leave me alone
Why can't anything go my way?
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