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.
Take hold your fate in your hands
Your payment, in time, will demand
With fruit that’s forbidden, we eat then we die
and we can’t survive
When evil rears its head
it’s life and death
Like david sowed his seed
and his family bled
Consequence come likes a thief
So quick that it defies belief
Beware the curse it will pass to your seed
with dirty deeds
You tried to tempt your fate
turns out it’s your mistake
you took what wasn’t yours to take now
didn’t you?
didn’t you?
You only have one chance
Don’t take it light
You only have one chance
so get it right
Don’t take it light
So get it right
Your payment, in time, will demand
With fruit that’s forbidden, we eat then we die
and we can’t survive
When evil rears its head
it’s life and death
Like david sowed his seed
and his family bled
Consequence come likes a thief
So quick that it defies belief
Beware the curse it will pass to your seed
with dirty deeds
You tried to tempt your fate
turns out it’s your mistake
you took what wasn’t yours to take now
didn’t you?
didn’t you?
You only have one chance
Don’t take it light
You only have one chance
so get it right
Don’t take it light
So get it right
Lyrics submitted by LivingFlame
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From an interview with Andrew of Project 86: "The lyrics on that one are pretty straight forward. It's just about doing something you regret and the idea that you can take for granted the little decisions that you make. I think every time that we sin as people - we make a decision that's ultimately self-destructive - we think we can get away with it. "I can indulge, I can do this little thing and it's not going to matter. It doesn't affect who I am. I'm really a good guy, I just do 'this.' I have this little secret vice," but it's not how life works. Life is a series of small decisions that lead to a destiny. And each small decision leads to a consequence. And that's something that I've fought against, too. I want to lead my life in such a way that I can do whatever I want, whenever I want. But that's not life. That's not real. We're accountable for every small thing that we do alone or in front of people. It's just about that idea, that you can try to play with fire but there are consequences to your actions, basically. And we have a short life. We have to take every day like it's our last."
Talking specifically about the line "like David sowed his seed": "Consequence. The one action [David with Bathsheba] lead to a whole generation after generation of consequences."
Source: jesusfreakhideout.com/interviews/Project86_2009.asp
@blondy269 Great response! Thanks for that!