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.
25 floors up, 25 floors down,
until we hit the ground.
Take the stairs, take the elevator where
it's time to make the cut.
An adventurous boy, you're an adventurous girl
let get our minds made up.
This ain't the way to get the trouble started
Pre-empt the move to leave you broken-hearted
This ain't the way, this ain't the way
Unconventional means, non emotional days,
they represent your love
some people might say, some people like me might say,
that it's never enough
This ain't the way to get the trouble started
Pre-empt the move to leave you broken-hearted
This ain't the way, this ain't the way
until we hit the ground.
Take the stairs, take the elevator where
it's time to make the cut.
An adventurous boy, you're an adventurous girl
let get our minds made up.
This ain't the way to get the trouble started
Pre-empt the move to leave you broken-hearted
This ain't the way, this ain't the way
Unconventional means, non emotional days,
they represent your love
some people might say, some people like me might say,
that it's never enough
This ain't the way to get the trouble started
Pre-empt the move to leave you broken-hearted
This ain't the way, this ain't the way
Lyrics submitted by emmalee1014
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