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.
It's a cruel, cruel world to face on your own
A heavy cross to carry along
The lights are on but everyone's gone
And it's cruel
It's a funny way to make ends meet
When the lights are out on every street
It feels alright but never complete
Without joy
I checked you
If it's already been done, undo it
It takes two
It's up to me and you to prove it
On the rainy nights, even the coldest days
You're moments ago but seconds away
The principal of nature, it's true but
It's a cruel world
We can play it safe or play it cool
Follow the leader or make up all the rules
Whatever you want, the choice is yours
So choose
I checked you
If it's already been done, undo it
It takes two
It's up to me and you to prove it
I trust you
It's already been done, undo it
It takes two
It's up to me and you to prove it
I checked you
If it's already been done, undo it
It takes two
It's up to me and you to prove it
I trust you
A heavy cross to carry along
The lights are on but everyone's gone
And it's cruel
It's a funny way to make ends meet
When the lights are out on every street
It feels alright but never complete
Without joy
I checked you
If it's already been done, undo it
It takes two
It's up to me and you to prove it
On the rainy nights, even the coldest days
You're moments ago but seconds away
The principal of nature, it's true but
It's a cruel world
We can play it safe or play it cool
Follow the leader or make up all the rules
Whatever you want, the choice is yours
So choose
I checked you
If it's already been done, undo it
It takes two
It's up to me and you to prove it
I trust you
It's already been done, undo it
It takes two
It's up to me and you to prove it
I checked you
If it's already been done, undo it
It takes two
It's up to me and you to prove it
I trust you
Lyrics submitted by MCRfanatic
Heavy Cross Lyrics as written by Mary Beth Patterson Hannah Blilie
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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It's a cruel cruel world, to face on your own, A heavy cross, to carry alone, The lights are on, but everyone's gone, And it's cruel
It's a funny way, to make ends meet, when the lights are out on every street, It feels alright, but never complete, without you,
I trust you, if it's already been done, undo it, It takes two, it's up to me and you, to prove it, All the rainy nights, even the coldest days, you're moments ago, but seconds away, The principal of nature, it's true but, it's a cruel world,
ooooh oooh oohh, ooh ooh oooh ooh, ooo wooah
We can play it safe, or play it cool, follow the leader, or make up all the rules, whatever you want, the choice is yours, So choose,
I trust you, if it's already been done, undo it, It takes two, it's up to me and you, to prove it,
ei ei ei ei ei, oh oh oh oh oh, ye oh oh, ei ei ei ei ei, oh oh oh oh oh, ye eh, ye eh, ye eh,
I trust you, it's already been done, undo it, It takes two, it's up to me and you, to prove it,
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I trust you, if it's already been done, undo it, It takes two, it's up to me and you, to prove it, ei ei ei ei ei, oh oh oh oh oh, ye oh oh, ei ei ei, oh oh oh oh oh, ye eh, ye eh, ye eh,
I trust you.