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.
When I was a child I saw illusions a lot
Take a trip with my mirror and a dream comes to thought
Cross the ocean to infinity
How we're made pure in the house where we met
All the time that fell away has been put back in place
And the seconds they come beautifully
Lover lover lover lover
Generate a new harmony
Rain is falling down in the streets near our house
We are joined and turned to dust in the fond radiance
And as one we're singing endlessly
Lover lover lover lover
Stand by me and we'll be stronger
Lover lover lover lover
Dance with me and I'll recover
Lover lover lover lover
Rain is falling down in the house where we met
Take a trip with my mirror and a dream comes to thought
And as one we're singing endlessly
When I was a child I saw illusions a lot
Laid to rest at Solaris and a dream comes to thought
And together we sing endlessly
Lover lover lover lover
Stand by me and we'll be stronger
Lover lover lover lover
Dance with me and I'll recover
Lover lover lover lover
Generate a new harmony
Lover lover lover lover
Take a trip with my mirror and a dream comes to thought
Cross the ocean to infinity
How we're made pure in the house where we met
All the time that fell away has been put back in place
And the seconds they come beautifully
Lover lover lover lover
Generate a new harmony
Rain is falling down in the streets near our house
We are joined and turned to dust in the fond radiance
And as one we're singing endlessly
Lover lover lover lover
Stand by me and we'll be stronger
Lover lover lover lover
Dance with me and I'll recover
Lover lover lover lover
Rain is falling down in the house where we met
Take a trip with my mirror and a dream comes to thought
And as one we're singing endlessly
When I was a child I saw illusions a lot
Laid to rest at Solaris and a dream comes to thought
And together we sing endlessly
Lover lover lover lover
Stand by me and we'll be stronger
Lover lover lover lover
Dance with me and I'll recover
Lover lover lover lover
Generate a new harmony
Lover lover lover lover
Lyrics submitted by BlackheartCherry, edited by holeeschit
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