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.
he met her at a night club
she couldn't keep the beat
she wore her grandma's prom dress
raccoon slippers on her feet
he took a shot of something strong
to make him feel less weak
and so the story goes--
there's something to be said about
trading stories of when you're eight years old
he had his first stitches
when he bit an ice cream bowl
she had her first kiss
in a swimming hole
so the story goes--
and the days grew long
and the wine was overflowing
and she knew she was in love
'cause nobody ever
hugged her like that
hugged her like that
hugged her like that
hugged her like that
they moved into a school bus
just 'cause it seemed like fun
she'd say, "I like the way you touch me,
it makes me feel like i have no skeleton"
and so the story goes...
and i've seen photographs and videotapes
of that decent home, that loving place
and it's about time two minds combine
in such a fine, fine way
and may your lives be long
and may your wishes all be simple
and may your hearts stay strong
tucked into bed, you see the ghost of your teddy bear
check under the covers just to make sure he's still sleeping there
turn wedding gowns to angel clothes for the baby to wear
turn wedding gowns to angel clothes for the baby to wear
she rides him like the state fair
they make love like two solar flares
carry like they really care
that they're gonna make it
He wants to die in the place where she first said i love you
spread his ashes with the breath of the last kiss that she blew
they decorate when featherless
they celebrate through hungriness
it's about time two minds combined
in such a fine, fine way
and may your lives be long
and may your wishes all be simple
and may your hearts stay strong
and may your lives be long
and may your wishes all be simple
and may your hearts stay strong
she couldn't keep the beat
she wore her grandma's prom dress
raccoon slippers on her feet
he took a shot of something strong
to make him feel less weak
and so the story goes--
there's something to be said about
trading stories of when you're eight years old
he had his first stitches
when he bit an ice cream bowl
she had her first kiss
in a swimming hole
so the story goes--
and the days grew long
and the wine was overflowing
and she knew she was in love
'cause nobody ever
hugged her like that
hugged her like that
hugged her like that
hugged her like that
they moved into a school bus
just 'cause it seemed like fun
she'd say, "I like the way you touch me,
it makes me feel like i have no skeleton"
and so the story goes...
and i've seen photographs and videotapes
of that decent home, that loving place
and it's about time two minds combine
in such a fine, fine way
and may your lives be long
and may your wishes all be simple
and may your hearts stay strong
tucked into bed, you see the ghost of your teddy bear
check under the covers just to make sure he's still sleeping there
turn wedding gowns to angel clothes for the baby to wear
turn wedding gowns to angel clothes for the baby to wear
she rides him like the state fair
they make love like two solar flares
carry like they really care
that they're gonna make it
He wants to die in the place where she first said i love you
spread his ashes with the breath of the last kiss that she blew
they decorate when featherless
they celebrate through hungriness
it's about time two minds combined
in such a fine, fine way
and may your lives be long
and may your wishes all be simple
and may your hearts stay strong
and may your lives be long
and may your wishes all be simple
and may your hearts stay strong
Lyrics submitted by colincsl, edited by benefluence
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there should be lashings for whoever put up the lyrics like this.