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.
Well I found out, what it's like
To walk among the cobras and, really be alone
And to pick at all the bones
Well I found out, what it meant
To really say I'm starving, and the truth was so alarming
And in fact I find it haunting
Oh well I found out, what they meant
To walk among the cobras and to really be alone
Well I found out, what it's worth
For a girl to say "I love you" and "God bless the stars above you"
Well I found out, what it meant
To really earn a dollar, and to scream instead of holler
And to lead instead of follow
And I found out, they were right
The man who'll rob your eyes to see
And it's all in front of me
And the truth won't set you free
Well I found out, what it meant
To walk among the cobras and, to really be alone
Well I found out, what it's worth
For a girl to say "I love you" and "God bless the stars above you"
And that letter, that I sent
You know every word I meant, and I'm singing my lament
And I haven't got there yet
And that letter, you sent back
Took it with me down the tracks, but the man he brought me back
Caught me peeping through the cracks
To walk among the cobras and, really be alone
And to pick at all the bones
Well I found out, what it meant
To really say I'm starving, and the truth was so alarming
And in fact I find it haunting
Oh well I found out, what they meant
To walk among the cobras and to really be alone
Well I found out, what it's worth
For a girl to say "I love you" and "God bless the stars above you"
Well I found out, what it meant
To really earn a dollar, and to scream instead of holler
And to lead instead of follow
And I found out, they were right
The man who'll rob your eyes to see
And it's all in front of me
And the truth won't set you free
Well I found out, what it meant
To walk among the cobras and, to really be alone
Well I found out, what it's worth
For a girl to say "I love you" and "God bless the stars above you"
And that letter, that I sent
You know every word I meant, and I'm singing my lament
And I haven't got there yet
And that letter, you sent back
Took it with me down the tracks, but the man he brought me back
Caught me peeping through the cracks
Lyrics submitted by aesthete
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