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.
Sorry for all the times that feel like
I left your heart hangin'
I can't imagine what that feels like
But that was another place
And that was another time
It's not fair to blame me for all his crimes
Just for a minute give me a chance let me inside
Just for a minute baby just for a moment
Let me prove I'll do things right
Let down your guard
And show me your colors
Don't fight it anymore
Show me you're with me
Open your arms
I'm not like the others
So don't fight it anymore no
What will it take for me to make you see?
I'm not your enemy
If only on day that he left
I wasn't even there
It's become a nightmare but I'll never rest
Till you give your all
I'll take nothing else till I hear happily ever after the end
Just for a minute give me a chance let me inside
Just for a minute baby just for a moment
Let me prove I'll do things right
Let down your guard
And show me your colors
Don't fight it anymore
Show me you're with me
Open your arms
I'm not like the others
So don't fight it anymore no
What will it take for me to make you see?
I'm not your enemy
How do you expect things to get any better?
If you keep me on the sideline
Don't you know there's a million things I wanna do
But you gotta meet me halfway you gotta try
Woah
Let down your guard
And show me your colors
Don't fight it anymore
Show me you're with me
Open your arms
I'm not like the others
So don't fight it anymore no
What will it take for me to make you see?
I'm not your enemy
I left your heart hangin'
I can't imagine what that feels like
But that was another place
And that was another time
It's not fair to blame me for all his crimes
Just for a minute give me a chance let me inside
Just for a minute baby just for a moment
Let me prove I'll do things right
Let down your guard
And show me your colors
Don't fight it anymore
Show me you're with me
Open your arms
I'm not like the others
So don't fight it anymore no
What will it take for me to make you see?
I'm not your enemy
If only on day that he left
I wasn't even there
It's become a nightmare but I'll never rest
Till you give your all
I'll take nothing else till I hear happily ever after the end
Just for a minute give me a chance let me inside
Just for a minute baby just for a moment
Let me prove I'll do things right
Let down your guard
And show me your colors
Don't fight it anymore
Show me you're with me
Open your arms
I'm not like the others
So don't fight it anymore no
What will it take for me to make you see?
I'm not your enemy
How do you expect things to get any better?
If you keep me on the sideline
Don't you know there's a million things I wanna do
But you gotta meet me halfway you gotta try
Woah
Let down your guard
And show me your colors
Don't fight it anymore
Show me you're with me
Open your arms
I'm not like the others
So don't fight it anymore no
What will it take for me to make you see?
I'm not your enemy
Lyrics submitted by __midnightdreary
Not Your Enemy Lyrics as written by Eric Hudson Jesse Mccartney
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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