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.
You won't let me speak out
With my best efforts to make you see
I'm feeling so tied down
Incarcerated whilst you pull my teeth
What are you scared of
Regretting the things you might of said
Or is it the monsters clad with razor teeth
Hiding deep beneath your bed
It's a little bit harder when you try so hard
It's a little bit harder when I'm anxious and over think
About this and the things I miss
When you're falling apart
It's a little bit harder you'll see
Letting go of the monster in me
Next time I'll try harder
My imperfections
Making promises I can't keep
I'm sick of these ghosts
With holes in sheets, they keep me from my sleep
(They keep me from my sleep)
We're both happy to walk away
We've got our own issues to face
I'm sick of all these ghosts and motions complicate
We're both happy to walk away
We've got our own issues to face
I'm sick of all these ghosts and emotions complicating
With my best efforts to make you see
I'm feeling so tied down
Incarcerated whilst you pull my teeth
What are you scared of
Regretting the things you might of said
Or is it the monsters clad with razor teeth
Hiding deep beneath your bed
It's a little bit harder when you try so hard
It's a little bit harder when I'm anxious and over think
About this and the things I miss
When you're falling apart
It's a little bit harder you'll see
Letting go of the monster in me
Next time I'll try harder
My imperfections
Making promises I can't keep
I'm sick of these ghosts
With holes in sheets, they keep me from my sleep
(They keep me from my sleep)
We're both happy to walk away
We've got our own issues to face
I'm sick of all these ghosts and motions complicate
We're both happy to walk away
We've got our own issues to face
I'm sick of all these ghosts and emotions complicating
Lyrics submitted by ninjavegetables2
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