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.
I try to move on I'm just passing time
And after three years failure has began to set in
A home without hallways
Becomes just another house on the block
We take a stride down Lodge just to cleanse our thoughts
But this is twice now
We've slept alone
Days repeat themselves
As the settings in time change
The last rights to a place we call home
But this time
This time...
Will we ever be the same
When we're safe inside these Lodge Street walls
The first time should've been the last time
When we watch these hearts collide
He wakes up feeling the same as he did the day before
He puts his coat on and wraps a scarf around his neck
Saying a goodbye to the ghost in a house without hallways
Hello, to these distant memories
But this is twice now
We've slept alone
Days repeat themselves
As the settings in time change
The last night in a place we call home
But this time
This time...
Will we ever be the same
When we're safe inside these Lodge Street walls
The first time should've been the last time
When we watch these hearts collide
But you waited in time
And we took the chance
We held our breath
And jumped right in
But this burden of regret
Weighs heavy on this boys chest
Why do we settle for this happiness
Instead of struggle to find truth
I can't let go off the past
The past can't let go of you
Will we ever be the same
When we're safe inside these Lodge Street walls
The first time should've been the last time
When we watch these hearts collide
And after three years failure has began to set in
A home without hallways
Becomes just another house on the block
We take a stride down Lodge just to cleanse our thoughts
But this is twice now
We've slept alone
Days repeat themselves
As the settings in time change
The last rights to a place we call home
But this time
This time...
Will we ever be the same
When we're safe inside these Lodge Street walls
The first time should've been the last time
When we watch these hearts collide
He wakes up feeling the same as he did the day before
He puts his coat on and wraps a scarf around his neck
Saying a goodbye to the ghost in a house without hallways
Hello, to these distant memories
But this is twice now
We've slept alone
Days repeat themselves
As the settings in time change
The last night in a place we call home
But this time
This time...
Will we ever be the same
When we're safe inside these Lodge Street walls
The first time should've been the last time
When we watch these hearts collide
But you waited in time
And we took the chance
We held our breath
And jumped right in
But this burden of regret
Weighs heavy on this boys chest
Why do we settle for this happiness
Instead of struggle to find truth
I can't let go off the past
The past can't let go of you
Will we ever be the same
When we're safe inside these Lodge Street walls
The first time should've been the last time
When we watch these hearts collide
Lyrics submitted by a scar in the sky
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