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.
Broken words said to me
These broken mirrors made it hard to see
Does anyone feel the same?
I need some help, I need some change
Broken dreams and broken hearts
You broke my trust right from the start
How am I supposed to feel when nothing's ever real?
If you want me try to take me
On the inside, just like a race car
Carry on, but daddy's gone
Tell me what did I do wrong?
I need your help cause I don't know
Take it slow, look out below
And I'm traveling past the ever growing graffiti on the over pass
I wave to everybody while I fly on past
Cause this race car was built to last
If you want me try to take me
On the inside, just like a race car
Cut the corners if you'd like to
Take me away
I want to but I can't let go
Its six in the morning here
I lay awake
I'm waiting for my mind to clear up
So I can rewind and just count myself to sleep
And everyday I want to climb to a new height
My life is like the making of a long ride
I started the ignition such a long time ago
If you want me try to take me
On the inside, just like a race car
Cut the corners if you'd like to
Take me away
I want to but I can't let go
I'll let you drive
I'll let you drive
I'll let you drive
I'll let you take me away!
These broken mirrors made it hard to see
Does anyone feel the same?
I need some help, I need some change
Broken dreams and broken hearts
You broke my trust right from the start
How am I supposed to feel when nothing's ever real?
If you want me try to take me
On the inside, just like a race car
Carry on, but daddy's gone
Tell me what did I do wrong?
I need your help cause I don't know
Take it slow, look out below
And I'm traveling past the ever growing graffiti on the over pass
I wave to everybody while I fly on past
Cause this race car was built to last
If you want me try to take me
On the inside, just like a race car
Cut the corners if you'd like to
Take me away
I want to but I can't let go
Its six in the morning here
I lay awake
I'm waiting for my mind to clear up
So I can rewind and just count myself to sleep
And everyday I want to climb to a new height
My life is like the making of a long ride
I started the ignition such a long time ago
If you want me try to take me
On the inside, just like a race car
Cut the corners if you'd like to
Take me away
I want to but I can't let go
I'll let you drive
I'll let you drive
I'll let you drive
I'll let you take me away!
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