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.
i made a list of all the friends that i never wanna see again,
and i am sorry but your name fell below every single one of them,
high school is over and i've wasted too much time,
making sentences of words just because they rhyme,
you wouldn't smile if you knew how i felt about every single one of you
so stop please i want to go home
but if i do i know these guys aren't gonna leave you alone
and it's my world that doesn't mean much
but i hate your friends and their influence
i'm going crazy- i've lost my mind
but this basement scene's left me so far behind
shut down, lose everything, forget what you know,believe what you see
now that it's over things are a little bit awkward
avoiding all the spots so i won't have to talk to her
sorry for playing the dickhead role
when all you ever really needed was a hand to hold
and i thought that you'd be the one thing that i could take home from all of this
i was wrong (i was wrong)
stop please i want to go home
but if i do i know these guys aren't gonna leave you alone
and it's my world that doesn't mean much
but i hate your friends and their influence
i'm going crazy i've lost my mind
but this basement scene's left me so far behind
shut down, lose everything, forget what you know, believe what you see
(forget what you know believe what you see, forget what you know believe what you see)
just leave
stop saying hi to all of your old friends
learn to survive on only the new trends
does anyone else think these girls are a little too young to be here
(little too young to be here)
they say face your fears but i can't stop running
stop telling jokes cause they're not funny
swore i wouldn't steal but i need some money
swore i wouldn't steal but i need some money
( i need money, i need some money)
(run go just go just go it doesn't matter)
stop please i want to go home
but i know these guys aren't gonna leave you alone
and it's my world that doesn't mean much
but i hate your friends and their influence
i'm going crazy i've lost my mind
but this basement scene's left me so far behind
shut down, lose everything, forget what you know, believe what you see
forget what you know believe what you see, believe what you see
and i am sorry but your name fell below every single one of them,
high school is over and i've wasted too much time,
making sentences of words just because they rhyme,
you wouldn't smile if you knew how i felt about every single one of you
so stop please i want to go home
but if i do i know these guys aren't gonna leave you alone
and it's my world that doesn't mean much
but i hate your friends and their influence
i'm going crazy- i've lost my mind
but this basement scene's left me so far behind
shut down, lose everything, forget what you know,believe what you see
now that it's over things are a little bit awkward
avoiding all the spots so i won't have to talk to her
sorry for playing the dickhead role
when all you ever really needed was a hand to hold
and i thought that you'd be the one thing that i could take home from all of this
i was wrong (i was wrong)
stop please i want to go home
but if i do i know these guys aren't gonna leave you alone
and it's my world that doesn't mean much
but i hate your friends and their influence
i'm going crazy i've lost my mind
but this basement scene's left me so far behind
shut down, lose everything, forget what you know, believe what you see
(forget what you know believe what you see, forget what you know believe what you see)
just leave
stop saying hi to all of your old friends
learn to survive on only the new trends
does anyone else think these girls are a little too young to be here
(little too young to be here)
they say face your fears but i can't stop running
stop telling jokes cause they're not funny
swore i wouldn't steal but i need some money
swore i wouldn't steal but i need some money
( i need money, i need some money)
(run go just go just go it doesn't matter)
stop please i want to go home
but i know these guys aren't gonna leave you alone
and it's my world that doesn't mean much
but i hate your friends and their influence
i'm going crazy i've lost my mind
but this basement scene's left me so far behind
shut down, lose everything, forget what you know, believe what you see
forget what you know believe what you see, believe what you see
Lyrics submitted by meghannbradyy
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