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 remember standing there grooving
Nodding my head just moving
My girlfriend dragged me to this place
Staring at the crowd like we do
I saw this guy through the people
And that's when I saw your face
But you came over to me
As sweet as can be
And grabbed my left hand
Started stepping
What else did I need to know
I said yes if you wanted to go
'Cause you are heaven
But you left me here
So I gotta see that boy again
'Cause I wanna feel that joy again
I remember leaning on his shoulder
Something and Cola
What he ordered
That's why I, I am on this floor again
I wanna see that boy again
Listen to me
My girlfriend says introduce her
But I ain't gonna lie, I wanna lose her
You're so nice you want to pay
Ooh you have a way with females
I didn't get your number or email
What the hell was in my brain
'Cause I know that you believe
But I couldn't let you see that I was stressing
I lost breath and
Then you grabbed your Mercedes keys
But you paused before you leave
And I just stood there
Like I didn't have a care
So I gotta see that boy again
'Cause I gotta feel that joy again
I remember leaning on his shoulder
Something and Cola
What he ordered
That's why I, I am on this floor again
I wanna see that boy again
Listen to me
It's like the part in a movie
That get away
Oh no, not the person you want
The person you want is losing
So you pray
But the circumstances, changes course
Which is entirely up to the boss
But remember
Just because it's written don't mean you can't play
Your hand to change your fate
So I wanna see that boy again
'Cause I wanna feel that joy again
I remember leaning on his shoulder
Something and Cola
What he ordered
And so I, I'm on this floor
I'm on this floor looking for you
Where did you go
Where did you go
I'm on this floor
I don't wanna leave without you baby
Where is my baby
Nodding my head just moving
My girlfriend dragged me to this place
Staring at the crowd like we do
I saw this guy through the people
And that's when I saw your face
But you came over to me
As sweet as can be
And grabbed my left hand
Started stepping
What else did I need to know
I said yes if you wanted to go
'Cause you are heaven
But you left me here
So I gotta see that boy again
'Cause I wanna feel that joy again
I remember leaning on his shoulder
Something and Cola
What he ordered
That's why I, I am on this floor again
I wanna see that boy again
Listen to me
My girlfriend says introduce her
But I ain't gonna lie, I wanna lose her
You're so nice you want to pay
Ooh you have a way with females
I didn't get your number or email
What the hell was in my brain
'Cause I know that you believe
But I couldn't let you see that I was stressing
I lost breath and
Then you grabbed your Mercedes keys
But you paused before you leave
And I just stood there
Like I didn't have a care
So I gotta see that boy again
'Cause I gotta feel that joy again
I remember leaning on his shoulder
Something and Cola
What he ordered
That's why I, I am on this floor again
I wanna see that boy again
Listen to me
It's like the part in a movie
That get away
Oh no, not the person you want
The person you want is losing
So you pray
But the circumstances, changes course
Which is entirely up to the boss
But remember
Just because it's written don't mean you can't play
Your hand to change your fate
So I wanna see that boy again
'Cause I wanna feel that joy again
I remember leaning on his shoulder
Something and Cola
What he ordered
And so I, I'm on this floor
I'm on this floor looking for you
Where did you go
Where did you go
I'm on this floor
I don't wanna leave without you baby
Where is my baby
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See That Boy Again Lyrics as written by Pharrell Williams
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