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.
Falling hard
Falling fast
Somehow land with both feet on the Ground
A dream so real so inspired
I can still smell the smoke and the fire
What I fear what I fear the most Unthinkable thing is that somehow I will Never again feel my arms around you
Oh, when I'm gone
And lost
Too far away
Try and remember sometimes
The way I make you laugh, and make You Smile little things keep me going
A little boy with broken arms
He used to dream
That he could fly
A dream so real
So inspired
He jumped from the top of the stairs
For a moment he was there
Wings spread, wide as the sky
But then of course, the world pulled him Down he crash landed on the ground
Oh, when I'm gone
Feeling lost and far away
Try to remember sometimes
I'm gonna fall before I fly
Little things keep me going
With every step
If we were sure
What the next step should be
Well then at least we could be sure
How we ended up here
How we ended up here
Oh, when I'm gone
Feeling lost to far away
Try to remember sometimes
I'm gonna fall before I fly
Little things keep me going
Keep me going
Falling fast
Somehow land with both feet on the Ground
A dream so real so inspired
I can still smell the smoke and the fire
What I fear what I fear the most Unthinkable thing is that somehow I will Never again feel my arms around you
Oh, when I'm gone
And lost
Too far away
Try and remember sometimes
The way I make you laugh, and make You Smile little things keep me going
A little boy with broken arms
He used to dream
That he could fly
A dream so real
So inspired
He jumped from the top of the stairs
For a moment he was there
Wings spread, wide as the sky
But then of course, the world pulled him Down he crash landed on the ground
Oh, when I'm gone
Feeling lost and far away
Try to remember sometimes
I'm gonna fall before I fly
Little things keep me going
With every step
If we were sure
What the next step should be
Well then at least we could be sure
How we ended up here
How we ended up here
Oh, when I'm gone
Feeling lost to far away
Try to remember sometimes
I'm gonna fall before I fly
Little things keep me going
Keep me going
Lyrics submitted by Ballashoes
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I don't know about anyone else, but I'm hearing the lyrics a little differently, based on the best quality version of the song I could find on YouTube:
Falling hard Falling fast Somehow landed both feet on the ground A dream so real So inspired I can still smell the smoke and the fire
When I'm gone What I fear most unthinkable thing [sic?] Is that somehow I will never again Feel my arms around you
Oh, when I'm gone I feel lost, too far away Try remember sometimes Gonna fumble till I find Little things that keep me goin'.
A little boy with broken arms He used to dream that he could fly A dream so real That he believed and jumped From the top of the stairs
For a moment, he was there Wings spread wide as the sky But then of course The world pulled him down Crash-landed on the ground
Oh, when I'm gone I feel lost, too far away Try remember sometimes Gonna fumble till I find The little things that keep me goin'.
[Instrumental]
Oh, when I'm gone I feel lost, too far away I try remember sometimes Gonna fumble till I find These little things that keep me goin'.
With every step If we were sure What the next step could be Then of course we would know Just how we ended up here
The we could know How we ended up here
Oh, when I'm gone If I feel lost, too far away I try remember sometimes I'm gonna fumble until I find Little things that keep me goin'.
Little things that keep me goin'....
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