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.
What's the use to deny we've been livin' a lie
That we should have admitted before
We were just victims of a half hearted love
So why should we try anymore?
The vows that we make are only to break
We drift like a wave from the shore
The kisses we steal we know are not real
So why should we try anymore?
The dreams that we knew can never come true
They're gone to return no more
False love like ours fades with the flowers
So why should we try anymore?
Our story's so old, again has been told
On the past let's close the door
And smile, don't regret but live then forget
There's no use to try anymore
That we should have admitted before
We were just victims of a half hearted love
So why should we try anymore?
The vows that we make are only to break
We drift like a wave from the shore
The kisses we steal we know are not real
So why should we try anymore?
The dreams that we knew can never come true
They're gone to return no more
False love like ours fades with the flowers
So why should we try anymore?
Our story's so old, again has been told
On the past let's close the door
And smile, don't regret but live then forget
There's no use to try anymore
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned
Why Should We Try Anymore Lyrics as written by Hank Williams Sr.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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