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.
You drive away the best of you, that’s all that’s left to say
You leave me with the rest of you, you’ve made it on your way
I need a call to say from you, just before you go
The more that I’ve been close with you, the door was always closed
Drive away and all - there's nothing you should say
Drive away and all - we’re travelers anyway
Getting up and straight you go, there’s nothing left to say
Begging's not my place you know, you wouldn’t hear it anyway
‘Cos all the days I begged you stay, I saw it made you blind
It’s more than I can really say, what is it that traps you all inside
You made it all get so uptight, I made it in between
You went and wronged all the rights, then you hid behind your screen
You’re headed where I just don’t know, I think you’ve gone inside
I hope the world looks good from there, well I hope it looks alright
We never made it all the way
We never made it all the way
You take the best of you
I keep the rest of you
You leave me with the rest of you, you’ve made it on your way
I need a call to say from you, just before you go
The more that I’ve been close with you, the door was always closed
Drive away and all - there's nothing you should say
Drive away and all - we’re travelers anyway
Getting up and straight you go, there’s nothing left to say
Begging's not my place you know, you wouldn’t hear it anyway
‘Cos all the days I begged you stay, I saw it made you blind
It’s more than I can really say, what is it that traps you all inside
You made it all get so uptight, I made it in between
You went and wronged all the rights, then you hid behind your screen
You’re headed where I just don’t know, I think you’ve gone inside
I hope the world looks good from there, well I hope it looks alright
We never made it all the way
We never made it all the way
You take the best of you
I keep the rest of you
Lyrics submitted by gothic_hobbit
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