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.
Your feet upon the snow dear
I knew you could not believe it
There was no time to put shoes on
You were woken to alarms ring
You barely left your blankets
To see your neighbors house on fire
They were standing right beside it
It's difficult believing
When you can't tell what you're seeing.
From debris you and me could start something
From backseats behind the trees won't know one thing
From debris, you and me…
Your feet upon the road dear
Run between the houses
Your arms were filled with water
Without the hesitation
To know what your were doing
I think people can be perfect
When they do not think about it
I think people can be perfect
From debris you and me could start something
From backseats behind the trees we'll know thing
From debris you and me
Staring at nothing
For hours and hours
Run from the evening
Run with the water
From debris, you and me
You're not above it
You're not below it
I knew you could not believe it
There was no time to put shoes on
You were woken to alarms ring
You barely left your blankets
To see your neighbors house on fire
They were standing right beside it
It's difficult believing
When you can't tell what you're seeing.
From debris you and me could start something
From backseats behind the trees won't know one thing
From debris, you and me…
Your feet upon the road dear
Run between the houses
Your arms were filled with water
Without the hesitation
To know what your were doing
I think people can be perfect
When they do not think about it
I think people can be perfect
From debris you and me could start something
From backseats behind the trees we'll know thing
From debris you and me
Staring at nothing
For hours and hours
Run from the evening
Run with the water
From debris, you and me
You're not above it
You're not below it
Lyrics submitted by IceCuban06
From Debris Lyrics as written by Matthew Morris Pond
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