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.
A king is crying from his throne
He had a queen but now she's gone
What is this magic that we seek
The mighty strong turn mighty weak
Every good girl hears it
Every bad boy fears it
No matter what i see
I believe, i believe
[Chorus:]
The power touches me
The power helps us see
The power holds my hand
The power drives me crazy
A flower grows, an old man dies
And through it all we still survive
A poor man screams but no one hears
Ain't nothing changed much through the years
Every bad day needs it
Every good day breeds it
No matter how it feels
When it's real you know it's real
Stronger than any bomb that any man has ever made
(repeat chorus)
And it won't take long to understand
Just how amazed i am
Hey, hey
Open up your eyes and see
It won't take long to understand
Just how amazed i am
Every good day needs it
Every bad day needs it
No matter what i see
I believe, i believe
Stronger than any bomb any man has ever made
(repeat chorus twice)
The power drives me crazy
If i believe and you believe
And we believe everything is gonna be all right
All right
It just might
(the power)
(the power)
(the power)
(the power)
He had a queen but now she's gone
What is this magic that we seek
The mighty strong turn mighty weak
Every good girl hears it
Every bad boy fears it
No matter what i see
I believe, i believe
[Chorus:]
The power touches me
The power helps us see
The power holds my hand
The power drives me crazy
A flower grows, an old man dies
And through it all we still survive
A poor man screams but no one hears
Ain't nothing changed much through the years
Every bad day needs it
Every good day breeds it
No matter how it feels
When it's real you know it's real
Stronger than any bomb that any man has ever made
(repeat chorus)
And it won't take long to understand
Just how amazed i am
Hey, hey
Open up your eyes and see
It won't take long to understand
Just how amazed i am
Every good day needs it
Every bad day needs it
No matter what i see
I believe, i believe
Stronger than any bomb any man has ever made
(repeat chorus twice)
The power drives me crazy
If i believe and you believe
And we believe everything is gonna be all right
All right
It just might
(the power)
(the power)
(the power)
(the power)
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The Power Lyrics as written by Gary Hudgins Chris Theadore Clayton
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