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.
Lets go!
And if its close
The difference feeds on me
A sickness fills the pathways where I breathe
Miles away from where I want to be
Want to be!
One day, you will see!
Nothing is the centerfold, the centerfold!
One day, you will see!
It takes its toll on me, toll on me!
Hey! Right away ???
Til I finally come home!
Change the ??? everything that I hate
I'll be there!
Trading in my youth, for broken wings
As I slowly watch you walk away!
So walk away!
Will you stay?
Will you stay?
Will you walk away?
????
???
???
Were picking apart a broken heart again
One day you will see! One day you will see!
Nothing is the centerfold, the centerfold!
One day you will see! One day you will see!
It takes its toll on me, toll on me!
Right away all those days!
Til I finally come home
???? Everything that I hate
I'll be there!
And if its close
The difference feeds on me
A sickness fills the pathways where I breathe
Miles away from where I want to be
Want to be!
One day, you will see!
Nothing is the centerfold, the centerfold!
One day, you will see!
It takes its toll on me, toll on me!
Hey! Right away ???
Til I finally come home!
Change the ??? everything that I hate
I'll be there!
Trading in my youth, for broken wings
As I slowly watch you walk away!
So walk away!
Will you stay?
Will you stay?
Will you walk away?
????
???
???
Were picking apart a broken heart again
One day you will see! One day you will see!
Nothing is the centerfold, the centerfold!
One day you will see! One day you will see!
It takes its toll on me, toll on me!
Right away all those days!
Til I finally come home
???? Everything that I hate
I'll be there!
Lyrics submitted by farewellregret, edited by aschthefall
Three Hours Back Lyrics as written by Neil Boshart Joshua Bradford
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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I love this song. I'm not sure, but I think it's about a break up - the girl dumped him and the end of their relationship has affected him in big ways. Hey, I don't know if that's what the song is supposed to mean, but I'm kind of getting the impression that that's it. Great song, though.
it sounds liek hes in this never-ending cycle of "2 week" - meaningless relationships...
and he cant find love or something--->
"WAKING UP WITH VACANT EYES AND BROKEN HEARTS AGAIN!!"
and...
"miles away from where i want to be, want to be"
this song is the best! i think i might be about having a broken childhood, or possibly the feeling after a relationship has ended. i am not entirly sure. but either way it's a great song. xxx
this song is really good. it sounds like he had this one meaningful relationship then he was dumped and he's been tring to fill that space with pointless realationships that don't last very long, just so he can show that one girl that he doesn't need her
even though you could draw a comparison of this song being about a girl or break up or whatever, it isnt. i have the booklet from silversteins delux edition cd and shane says its about a time when they were on tour and he got reallys ick with pnemonia and started doubting his commitment to the band but hey, songs can mean whatever the listener wants it to mean for them
this song is about wasting time. "trading in my youth for broken wings" that line there gives it away. saying he is giving up something valuble for something worthless aka he feels ripped off
it doesnt really have a meaning...shane said he wrote it about how he was feeling at the time just to get stuff off his mind