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.
Black and blue from the wind and the rain
Said I'm sorry for the lies and the pain
I never ever meant to make you cry
If I could take you back, you know, I would,
I wanna burn up and die
So take a look at me now
Since I told you it's over
You got a hole in your heart
I'll find a four leaf clover
You can't tell me this now
This far down the line
That you're never, ever gonna get over me
You've seen a cross, it's a cross I bear
You're drinking, hard up, living without a hope or a care
You're making do to please, see what makes you smile
You're not around for long, you gotta see what's gonna move your life right along
So take a look at me now
Since I told you it's over
You got a hole in your heart
I'll find a four leaf clover
You can't tell me this now
This far down the line
That you're never, ever gonna get over me
I'm lost
I'm cold
I'm getting old
My head is filled with lies I told
I've been down
I've been around
But I've fallen on my own two feet
And I've left you out to drown
I never meant for that
I look around, sometimes I stare
I think back now and then, I hope you know I care
I walked away that day, trying to treat you right
But you were on your track, it was me turning back, I left you freezing outside
So take a look at me now
Since I told you it's over
You got a hole in your heart
I'll find a four leaf clover
You can't tell me this now
This far down the line
That you're never, ever gonna get over me
Never get over me
Never get over me
But you were on your track, it was me turning back, I left you freezing outside
So take a look at me now
Since I told you it's over
You got a hole in your heart
I'll find a four leaf clover
You can't tell me this now
This far down the line [to fade]
Said I'm sorry for the lies and the pain
I never ever meant to make you cry
If I could take you back, you know, I would,
I wanna burn up and die
So take a look at me now
Since I told you it's over
You got a hole in your heart
I'll find a four leaf clover
You can't tell me this now
This far down the line
That you're never, ever gonna get over me
You've seen a cross, it's a cross I bear
You're drinking, hard up, living without a hope or a care
You're making do to please, see what makes you smile
You're not around for long, you gotta see what's gonna move your life right along
So take a look at me now
Since I told you it's over
You got a hole in your heart
I'll find a four leaf clover
You can't tell me this now
This far down the line
That you're never, ever gonna get over me
I'm lost
I'm cold
I'm getting old
My head is filled with lies I told
I've been down
I've been around
But I've fallen on my own two feet
And I've left you out to drown
I never meant for that
I look around, sometimes I stare
I think back now and then, I hope you know I care
I walked away that day, trying to treat you right
But you were on your track, it was me turning back, I left you freezing outside
So take a look at me now
Since I told you it's over
You got a hole in your heart
I'll find a four leaf clover
You can't tell me this now
This far down the line
That you're never, ever gonna get over me
Never get over me
Never get over me
But you were on your track, it was me turning back, I left you freezing outside
So take a look at me now
Since I told you it's over
You got a hole in your heart
I'll find a four leaf clover
You can't tell me this now
This far down the line [to fade]
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I don't get it. why he said ''I'll find a four leaf clover ''
The four leaf clover line refers to luck..he got lucky in life and she was still heartbroken for him...its basically the same as the line..Fallen on my own 2 feet and left you out to drown..I think he is talking about someone he was involved with before he made it big with the band, but thats just my opinion..like his life changed for the better and he felt like he left her behind with a hole in her heart.
The four leaf clover line refers to luck..he got lucky in life and she was still heartbroken for him...its basically the same as the line..Fallen on my own 2 feet and left you out to drown..I think he is talking about someone he was involved with before he made it big with the band, but thats just my opinion..like his life changed for the better and he felt like he left her behind with a hole in her heart.
The four leaf clover line refers to luck..he got lucky in life and she was still heartbroken for him...its basically the same as the line..Fallen on my own 2 feet and left you out to drown..I think he is talking about someone he was involved with before he made it big with the band, but thats just my opinion..like his life changed for the better and he felt like he left her behind with a hole in her heart.