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.
Who's lonely now?
Which one of us is suffering?
Who's in his cups?
Which one of us recovering?
Who likes to look at pictures and cries, but way too late?
Who doesn't want to change a thing, accepting it was fate?
The wrong man was convicted
You know I did the deed
I thought that you would wait for me
Your wants I needn't heed
The wrong man lies beside you
And waits for you to wake
And all because I lacked conviction
The judgment's my mistake
Who's breathless now?
Who only hyperventilates?
Who'd die for you?
Who's dying inside anyway?
Which one of us is sunshine and which one's growing dim?
While two men dream of you at night, do you just dream of him?
The wrong man was convicted
You know I did the deed
I thought that you would wait for me
Your wants I needn't heed
The wrong man lies beside you
And waits for you to wake
And all because I lacked conviction
The judgment's my mistake
Who's lonely now?
Who's reaching out to no one?
Who's lonely now?
It takes one to know one
I changed my mind, you said that I could change it back
I wanted space, and now change has fallen through the cracks
If I'm again beside your body, don't tell me where it's been
It's cruel, unusual punishment to kiss fingerprinted skin
The wrong man was convicted
You know I did the deed
I thought that you would wait for me
Your wants I needn't heed
The wrong man lies beside you
And waits for you to wake
And all because I lacked conviction
The judgment's my mistake
It's my mistake
Which one of us is suffering?
Who's in his cups?
Which one of us recovering?
Who likes to look at pictures and cries, but way too late?
Who doesn't want to change a thing, accepting it was fate?
The wrong man was convicted
You know I did the deed
I thought that you would wait for me
Your wants I needn't heed
The wrong man lies beside you
And waits for you to wake
And all because I lacked conviction
The judgment's my mistake
Who's breathless now?
Who only hyperventilates?
Who'd die for you?
Who's dying inside anyway?
Which one of us is sunshine and which one's growing dim?
While two men dream of you at night, do you just dream of him?
The wrong man was convicted
You know I did the deed
I thought that you would wait for me
Your wants I needn't heed
The wrong man lies beside you
And waits for you to wake
And all because I lacked conviction
The judgment's my mistake
Who's lonely now?
Who's reaching out to no one?
Who's lonely now?
It takes one to know one
I changed my mind, you said that I could change it back
I wanted space, and now change has fallen through the cracks
If I'm again beside your body, don't tell me where it's been
It's cruel, unusual punishment to kiss fingerprinted skin
The wrong man was convicted
You know I did the deed
I thought that you would wait for me
Your wants I needn't heed
The wrong man lies beside you
And waits for you to wake
And all because I lacked conviction
The judgment's my mistake
It's my mistake
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I'm not completely sure about the above interpretation.
"I thought you would wait for me" makes it sounds like he really DID need space.
I once had a relationship like this. My first one. We got so close we did absolutely everything together. I loved it, but eventually I developed doubts. Did she love me or just the idea of being in a relationship? Did I love her or was I so used to having her around that I didn't know anything else.
I grew distant from her, trying to figure out my feelings. She eventually broke up with me, saying that I didn't seem to care enough about her and I didn't pay enough attention to her, but I figured we'd get back together in a month or two once I had time to figure things out. She found someone else a month later and married him.
An experience like THIS I think is what the song is talking about. You need space, you expect your loved one to be there for you when you are ready. But they've moved on.
"And all because I lacked conviction, the judgment's my mistake"
Because if the person just believed in the relationship more, had conviction, they wouldn't have been trying to figure out their own issues.
"Who's lonely now? It takes one to know one"
During the relationship, HE was the distant one and she felt lonely all the time. Now, their roles are reversed.
"I changed my mind; you said that I could change it back"
Same thing happened for me. We discussed our breakup after a while and she said that she could see us being together again in a while, after she had some time to be alone. A week later, she found someone else.