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.
Those halcyon days are here
They went away but they're back again
This glow never ends
I'm numbed out on bliss that comes on like a friend
And it's great
A fantastic waste of time
Life is long but it all moves so fast
You're first then you're last
Afraid of the future but I'm bored with the past
And it's great
Yea, it's great
It's so great
Remember when you wanted it all to end?
My last will and testament
Was full of things that I didn't really mean
I want to come clean
But these words are easier to write than to read
Or to say, my mood swings are severe
But halcyon days are here anyway
I'm held in your sway
The drug of you love has me slipping away
And it's great
Yea, it's great
It's so great
Remember when you wanted it all to end?
They went away but they're back again
This glow never ends
I'm numbed out on bliss that comes on like a friend
And it's great
A fantastic waste of time
Life is long but it all moves so fast
You're first then you're last
Afraid of the future but I'm bored with the past
And it's great
Yea, it's great
It's so great
Remember when you wanted it all to end?
My last will and testament
Was full of things that I didn't really mean
I want to come clean
But these words are easier to write than to read
Or to say, my mood swings are severe
But halcyon days are here anyway
I'm held in your sway
The drug of you love has me slipping away
And it's great
Yea, it's great
It's so great
Remember when you wanted it all to end?
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It's a reminder that once upon a time, Local H were a big band with a big hit. Now, Scott & Brian have to fight to play any dinky bar they can get into. To feel like big shots, they have to take drugs and remember the good ol' days (at least Scott has to).
And in retrospect, they'd rather be a one hit wonder than nobodies. All the prior sarcasm at the time just feels naive and wasteful in hindsight.
"Remember when you wanted it all to end?"
Kinda sad, huh.