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.
The strongest structures ever built
Are the ones that don't get built at all
And the kind of bricks that don't get laid
Are the only kind that never fall
He taught himself how not to lose
By never really trying to win
That's how the man in front of you became
The boy who never
I'm afraid of what might happen if
Together we build a wall
Cause the only kind of love that never gets built
Is the only kind of love that never falls
So I'll forfeit future tears of joy to save us both from pain
I could kiss you now but I'd only miss you more
When I walk away
When I walk away
I never let my heart speak through my lips
I never let my hands rest on your hips
I never said 'I love you'
But a heart never lies
I know you heard me say it when I said it with my eyes
So I'll forfeit future tears of joy to save us both from pain
I could kiss you now but I'd only miss you more
He taught himself how not to lose
By never really trying to win
That's how the man in front of you became
The boy who never
The boy who never...
Are the ones that don't get built at all
And the kind of bricks that don't get laid
Are the only kind that never fall
He taught himself how not to lose
By never really trying to win
That's how the man in front of you became
The boy who never
I'm afraid of what might happen if
Together we build a wall
Cause the only kind of love that never gets built
Is the only kind of love that never falls
So I'll forfeit future tears of joy to save us both from pain
I could kiss you now but I'd only miss you more
When I walk away
When I walk away
I never let my heart speak through my lips
I never let my hands rest on your hips
I never said 'I love you'
But a heart never lies
I know you heard me say it when I said it with my eyes
So I'll forfeit future tears of joy to save us both from pain
I could kiss you now but I'd only miss you more
He taught himself how not to lose
By never really trying to win
That's how the man in front of you became
The boy who never
The boy who never...
Lyrics submitted by cara410
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No, it says "so I forfeit future tears of joy" but its a little hard to understand. I bought the CD yesterday and thats how I know it says that. Lol