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.
It's safe to say we've always been actors
From time to time I think of what everything would be like
If we made one good scene
Apathetic time turns us into awkward passing nerves
Where nothing's ever beautiful and everything hurts
Because I loved you first
And we never sang those sad songs together
Our bodies they break down
Our honesty is breaking my heart
Whenever we're close neither one of us will change
Because I'm chained to the past with the future in my veins
"There is a car in the driveway. Just drive." she said
"There is a train downtown. We could hop right on and get out of here."
We've been running away from things we can't control
We can never settle down
We're always scared
Our hearts won't stop beating
But we've just got to stick this out until we hit level ground
Until the terrain gets easier
And then only there can we rest our lonely hearts
Let's rest our lonely hearts
Because I loved you first
And we never sang those sad songs together
From time to time I think of what everything would be like
If we made one good scene
Apathetic time turns us into awkward passing nerves
Where nothing's ever beautiful and everything hurts
Because I loved you first
And we never sang those sad songs together
Our bodies they break down
Our honesty is breaking my heart
Whenever we're close neither one of us will change
Because I'm chained to the past with the future in my veins
"There is a car in the driveway. Just drive." she said
"There is a train downtown. We could hop right on and get out of here."
We've been running away from things we can't control
We can never settle down
We're always scared
Our hearts won't stop beating
But we've just got to stick this out until we hit level ground
Until the terrain gets easier
And then only there can we rest our lonely hearts
Let's rest our lonely hearts
Because I loved you first
And we never sang those sad songs together
Lyrics submitted by eltroyo11
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