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.
So I sever all our wasted time
Move on to better the rest of my visit
Release is my reward that I'll retire without you in mind
I get to breathe for once
Coming so close to forgetting just how
Things are appearing so clearly now
Revealing my next step with eyes closed, mind open
Sorting through what's left of this sentimental afterthought
Unfortunately for you, I have witnessed the conception of
Something more than what you could give me
Through exceptions
Pollutions from what I've grown beyond
Important to remember the time
When everything came to light, the advantage was mine
Complications pour out, and excuses would fly
The stress of lost connections, and the fear of denial
Diminished when we let go
Rescued by our insight
Now the end seems so near
Have we gone with far without looking behind
As long as we see there is nothing more truthful than what we already know
All these empty promises, only masking our own doubt
Until we come to our senses
And escape this common ground
Come to light
Move on to better the rest of my visit
Release is my reward that I'll retire without you in mind
I get to breathe for once
Coming so close to forgetting just how
Things are appearing so clearly now
Revealing my next step with eyes closed, mind open
Sorting through what's left of this sentimental afterthought
Unfortunately for you, I have witnessed the conception of
Something more than what you could give me
Through exceptions
Pollutions from what I've grown beyond
Important to remember the time
When everything came to light, the advantage was mine
Complications pour out, and excuses would fly
The stress of lost connections, and the fear of denial
Diminished when we let go
Rescued by our insight
Now the end seems so near
Have we gone with far without looking behind
As long as we see there is nothing more truthful than what we already know
All these empty promises, only masking our own doubt
Until we come to our senses
And escape this common ground
Come to light
Lyrics submitted by slipvayne94bm
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