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.
Hey little party girl
Where do you wanna go
I didn't come from your scene
So many people that I should know
Like every door guy in this city
Only looks at you 'cause you're pretty
And the boutique girls and theme night druggies
Take you in the back
(You put your head on the mirror)
And ooooh baby keeps it with her
Ooh baby's got a hand full
Of things she calls excuses
You're real pretty pretty
You're pretty strung out for a girl
Maybe there's a gas station open
And a little money on my card
So I can buy some half and half
Cause even mornings they seem so hard
And look at you, you never fell to bed
You're still typing on your phone with your cigarette
Saying I should stop being so cynical
Cause we're hotter when we don't give a damn
(So smash yer head on the mirror)
And ooooh baby keeps it with her
Ooh baby's got a purse full
Of things she calls excuses
You're real pretty pretty
You're pretty strung out for a girl
Where do you wanna go
I didn't come from your scene
So many people that I should know
Like every door guy in this city
Only looks at you 'cause you're pretty
And the boutique girls and theme night druggies
Take you in the back
(You put your head on the mirror)
And ooooh baby keeps it with her
Ooh baby's got a hand full
Of things she calls excuses
You're real pretty pretty
You're pretty strung out for a girl
Maybe there's a gas station open
And a little money on my card
So I can buy some half and half
Cause even mornings they seem so hard
And look at you, you never fell to bed
You're still typing on your phone with your cigarette
Saying I should stop being so cynical
Cause we're hotter when we don't give a damn
(So smash yer head on the mirror)
And ooooh baby keeps it with her
Ooh baby's got a purse full
Of things she calls excuses
You're real pretty pretty
You're pretty strung out for a girl
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The first line in the chorus sounds like "oooo baby keeps you with the night" not "baby keeps it with her" ? Maybe I'm wrong? But he definitely says a word with an I sound at the end of the line..
Good job though. I can't wait for the video for this song.