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.
Everyone knows that your girlfriends a whore
Cause she spreads her fucking legs right open for ever motherfucker
In town and says she's yours
Now she's loaded again
And we all now just how it ends
Turn away you can tell
She thinks of me when you fuck her
When did I imply it? When I said it, when I said it, yeah
Sometimes I like to sit and think
Just why you put up with her shit and I wonder
Why
Turn away you can tell
She thinks of me when you fuck her
Turn away you can tell
She thinks of me when you fuck her
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, you'll never last
Maybe it's because you've got a big fat ass
Motherfucker
So look away, cause I told you I was better than you
And it's true, it's a shame that you never learnt to think things through
So can you take it, you can't change it, rearrange it
As the picture fades, with no fairy tale ending.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh! Is it in yet?" (laughter)
Cause she spreads her fucking legs right open for ever motherfucker
In town and says she's yours
Now she's loaded again
And we all now just how it ends
Turn away you can tell
She thinks of me when you fuck her
When did I imply it? When I said it, when I said it, yeah
Sometimes I like to sit and think
Just why you put up with her shit and I wonder
Why
Turn away you can tell
She thinks of me when you fuck her
Turn away you can tell
She thinks of me when you fuck her
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, you'll never last
Maybe it's because you've got a big fat ass
Motherfucker
So look away, cause I told you I was better than you
And it's true, it's a shame that you never learnt to think things through
So can you take it, you can't change it, rearrange it
As the picture fades, with no fairy tale ending.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh! Is it in yet?" (laughter)
Lyrics submitted by Lichery
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Kinda obvious meaning. First line says it all. =\ Great song though. I love the lines "So look away, cause I told you I was better than you and it's true, it's a shame you never learnt to think things through. So you can take it, you can't change it, rearrange it. As the picture fades with no fiary tale ending." because they can be interpretted in many ways. This song really suits the 45 Minutes of Fairytale Endings theme. <.< But that's just my opinion.
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