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.
Wash your back so you won't stab mine
Get in bed with your own kind
Live your life so you don't see mine
Drape your back so you won't shine
Ooh, then she hold my hand
And I lie to get a smile
Ooh, then she hold my hand
And I lie to get a smile
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Ooh, sweet amber
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
Chase the rabbit, fetch the stick
She rolls me over 'til I'm sick
She deals in habits, deals in pain
I run away, but I'm back again
Chase the rabbit, fetch the stick
She rolls me over 'til I'm sick
She deals in habits, deals in pain
I run away, but I'm back again
Ooh, then she holds my hand
And I lie to get a smile
Ooh, yeah
And she squeezes tighter
I still lie to get a smile
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Ooh, sweet amber
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
She holds the pen that spells the end
She traces me and draws me in
She holds the pen that spells the end
She traces me and draws me in
Ooh, sweet amber (ooh, sweet amber)
Ooh, sweet amber
How sweet are you?
Ooh, how sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
It's never as sweet as it seems
Get in bed with your own kind
Live your life so you don't see mine
Drape your back so you won't shine
Ooh, then she hold my hand
And I lie to get a smile
Ooh, then she hold my hand
And I lie to get a smile
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Ooh, sweet amber
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
Chase the rabbit, fetch the stick
She rolls me over 'til I'm sick
She deals in habits, deals in pain
I run away, but I'm back again
Chase the rabbit, fetch the stick
She rolls me over 'til I'm sick
She deals in habits, deals in pain
I run away, but I'm back again
Ooh, then she holds my hand
And I lie to get a smile
Ooh, yeah
And she squeezes tighter
I still lie to get a smile
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Using what I want
To get what you want
Ooh, sweet amber
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
She holds the pen that spells the end
She traces me and draws me in
She holds the pen that spells the end
She traces me and draws me in
Ooh, sweet amber (ooh, sweet amber)
Ooh, sweet amber
How sweet are you?
Ooh, how sweet does it get?
How sweet are you?
How sweet does it get?
It's never as sweet as it seems
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thanks to drop2 for the lyrics