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.
All alone in pink
All the carpets fade to grey
Amplifiers burst out the deal that I have made
What's there to say
I cannot say by myself?
Thinking about writing it down seems pretentious
And helplessness may be the word they nail to my name
In a while
[Chorus:]
Stupid memory
Must you bring up these things?
Stupid memory
Can I forget all of that?
All of that crap
All embarrassment
In addition to the talk
In each crowded court there's a spot
Where I fall in love and short
On public demand
There are no words they can't hear
[Chorus]
Stupid memory
Must you bring up these things?
Stupid memory
Can I forget all of that?
All of that crap
I think I forced a smile upon her mouth
I know I dreamt that, hollowness aside
Everyone's a winner if the stadium is right
But rarely anything good comes out
Memory!
Must you bring up these things?
Only stupid words
Make me forget all of that
Stupid memory
Can I forget all that crap?
Stupid memory. can I forget all of that? [Repeat: x1]
All the carpets fade to grey
Amplifiers burst out the deal that I have made
What's there to say
I cannot say by myself?
Thinking about writing it down seems pretentious
And helplessness may be the word they nail to my name
In a while
[Chorus:]
Stupid memory
Must you bring up these things?
Stupid memory
Can I forget all of that?
All of that crap
All embarrassment
In addition to the talk
In each crowded court there's a spot
Where I fall in love and short
On public demand
There are no words they can't hear
[Chorus]
Stupid memory
Must you bring up these things?
Stupid memory
Can I forget all of that?
All of that crap
I think I forced a smile upon her mouth
I know I dreamt that, hollowness aside
Everyone's a winner if the stadium is right
But rarely anything good comes out
Memory!
Must you bring up these things?
Only stupid words
Make me forget all of that
Stupid memory
Can I forget all that crap?
Stupid memory. can I forget all of that? [Repeat: x1]
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