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 went outside
To take a walk
So I could relive memories
I thought that you would lend a hand
But you were never ever there
It's all in your mind
You do what you want to do
Your promises are all played out
You've got your wish
You've worn me down
I've treated you the best I could
I realize that I don't need you
I lost my way
When you left home
I thought that you could change your life
What did I do
Why do you lie
You've walked back in
My hands are tied
It's all in your mind
You do what you want to do
Your promises are all played out
You've got your wish
You've worn me down
I've treated you the best I could
I realize that I don't need you
It's all in your mind
You do what you want to me
It's all in your mind
You do what you want, to me
I'm tired
I'm so damn angry with you
You're not gonna change
I see who you really are
Your promises are all played out
You've got your wish
You've worn me down
I've treated you the best I could
I realize that I don't need you
Your promises
Your promises
Your promises
They're all played out
You're so played out
You're so played out
You're so played out
They're all played out
To take a walk
So I could relive memories
I thought that you would lend a hand
But you were never ever there
It's all in your mind
You do what you want to do
Your promises are all played out
You've got your wish
You've worn me down
I've treated you the best I could
I realize that I don't need you
I lost my way
When you left home
I thought that you could change your life
What did I do
Why do you lie
You've walked back in
My hands are tied
It's all in your mind
You do what you want to do
Your promises are all played out
You've got your wish
You've worn me down
I've treated you the best I could
I realize that I don't need you
It's all in your mind
You do what you want to me
It's all in your mind
You do what you want, to me
I'm tired
I'm so damn angry with you
You're not gonna change
I see who you really are
Your promises are all played out
You've got your wish
You've worn me down
I've treated you the best I could
I realize that I don't need you
Your promises
Your promises
Your promises
They're all played out
You're so played out
You're so played out
You're so played out
They're all played out
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