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.
one, two, three
all i need
all i need
all i need
is one drop of weedkiller
you were once the rose I wanted
you were once a rose to me
you've become a twisted tree now
you've become an ugly beast
all i need
all i need
all i need
is a drop of weedkiller
oh you were my badge of honour
oh you were my favourite one
but you've become a sour poison
you've become my big problem
all i need
all i need
all i need
is one drop of weedkiller
now I'm done trying to please you
oh lord I know you'll never be
and if love was wrong to feed you
maybe death is what you need
all i need
all i need
all i need
is one drop of weedkiller
all i need
all i need
all i need
is one drop of weedkiller
you were once the rose I wanted
you were once a rose to me
you've become a twisted tree now
you've become an ugly beast
all i need
all i need
all i need
is a drop of weedkiller
oh you were my badge of honour
oh you were my favourite one
but you've become a sour poison
you've become my big problem
all i need
all i need
all i need
is one drop of weedkiller
now I'm done trying to please you
oh lord I know you'll never be
and if love was wrong to feed you
maybe death is what you need
all i need
all i need
all i need
is one drop of weedkiller
Lyrics submitted by megique
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I hear:
one, two, three
all I need all I need all I need is one drop of weedkiller
you were once the rose I wanted you were once a rose to me you've become a twisted tree now you've become an ugly beast
all I need (all I need) all I need (all I need) all I need is a drop of weedkiller
oh you were my badge of honour oh you were my favourite one but you've become a sour poison you've become my big problem
all I need (all I need) all I need (all I need) all i need is one drop of weedkiller
all I need (all I need) all I need (all I need) all i need is one drop of weedkiller
now I'm done trying to please you oh lord I know you'll never be and if love was wrong to feed you maybe death is what you need
all I need (all I need) all I need (all I need) all i need is one drop of weedkiller
all I need (all I need) all I need (all I need) all i need is one drop of weedkiller
all I need (all I need) all I need (all I need) all i need is one drop of weedkiller
all I need (all I need) all I need (all I need) all i need is one drop of weedkiller