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.
the sun feels better in the seabreeze
and maybe,
maybe now you can see why i had to leave
i cut off my wings
and i gave them to you,
cause aren't you the one who said you wanted to fly
and everytime i look down
i remember why you left
these scars that i have carved will be reminders
the aching fades as the water hits my face
can it wash away the memories of the nights i spent beside her
i cut off my wings
and i gave them to you,
cause aren't you the one who said you wanted to fly
and everytime i look down
i remember why you left
these scars that i have carved will be reminders
and you're falling faster while i'm moving backwards
(and you fall so fast)
and you're falling faster
while i'm moving backwards
the sun feels better
in the seabreeze
and maybe, maybe now you can see why i had to leave
and maybe,
maybe now you can see why i had to leave
i cut off my wings
and i gave them to you,
cause aren't you the one who said you wanted to fly
and everytime i look down
i remember why you left
these scars that i have carved will be reminders
the aching fades as the water hits my face
can it wash away the memories of the nights i spent beside her
i cut off my wings
and i gave them to you,
cause aren't you the one who said you wanted to fly
and everytime i look down
i remember why you left
these scars that i have carved will be reminders
and you're falling faster while i'm moving backwards
(and you fall so fast)
and you're falling faster
while i'm moving backwards
the sun feels better
in the seabreeze
and maybe, maybe now you can see why i had to leave
Lyrics submitted by fadedmorninglory
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