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, midnight rang out like a bell
and my heart sunk like a ship
deliver me from this hell before I sleep
well, my lungs can no longer breath
and my legs can no longer run
the only thing I need’s for this day to be done
and the bluebird can sing but the crow’s got the soul
and I’m a dog among kings with no self-control
and the only thing left’s to try to live
these things on my back no one could forgive
well, the sun shines behind us
and the storm is rollin’ in
and we need something to remind us how to feel again
well the blue bird can sing but the crow’s got the soul
and I’m a dog among kings with no self-control
and the only thing left’s to try to live
these things on my back no one could forgive
and I’m out on a limb but before that bow breaks
I’ll have one final memory, worn by mistake
and when midnight fails, drop like a stone
I got a short fuse to burn and I’m a long way from home
and my heart sunk like a ship
deliver me from this hell before I sleep
well, my lungs can no longer breath
and my legs can no longer run
the only thing I need’s for this day to be done
and the bluebird can sing but the crow’s got the soul
and I’m a dog among kings with no self-control
and the only thing left’s to try to live
these things on my back no one could forgive
well, the sun shines behind us
and the storm is rollin’ in
and we need something to remind us how to feel again
well the blue bird can sing but the crow’s got the soul
and I’m a dog among kings with no self-control
and the only thing left’s to try to live
these things on my back no one could forgive
and I’m out on a limb but before that bow breaks
I’ll have one final memory, worn by mistake
and when midnight fails, drop like a stone
I got a short fuse to burn and I’m a long way from home
Lyrics submitted by SoakedinMercury
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