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.
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong on and on
Do you ever wonder
That to win, somebody's got to lose
I might as well get over the blues
Just like fishing in the ocean
There'll always be someone new
You did me wrong 'cause I've been through stormy weather
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on you'd better believe it
Still moving strong on and on
Don't stop for nobody
This time I'll keep my feet on solid ground
Now I understand myself when I'm down
Like the sweet sound of hip music
There'll always be something new
To keep the tables turning
Hey, this super song
There'll never be an ending
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong on and on
The beat goes on
The beat goes on
Get down playing that fee, sure the beat is real
The beat goes on
Do you ever wonder
That to win, somebody's got to lose
I might as well get over the blues
Just like fishing in the ocean
There'll always be someone new
You did me wrong 'cause I've been through stormy weather
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong on and on
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Just like my love, baby
Just like my love, my love, baby, on and on
And the beat goes on
Don't stop the moving
Don't stop the moving
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong on and on
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong on and on
And the beat goes on, just like my love, baby
Just like my love, baby, everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong and I love you
The beat goes on
The beat goes on
The beat goes on
The beat goes on
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong and I love you
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong on and on
Do you ever wonder
That to win, somebody's got to lose
I might as well get over the blues
Just like fishing in the ocean
There'll always be someone new
You did me wrong 'cause I've been through stormy weather
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on you'd better believe it
Still moving strong on and on
Don't stop for nobody
This time I'll keep my feet on solid ground
Now I understand myself when I'm down
Like the sweet sound of hip music
There'll always be something new
To keep the tables turning
Hey, this super song
There'll never be an ending
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong on and on
The beat goes on
The beat goes on
Get down playing that fee, sure the beat is real
The beat goes on
Do you ever wonder
That to win, somebody's got to lose
I might as well get over the blues
Just like fishing in the ocean
There'll always be someone new
You did me wrong 'cause I've been through stormy weather
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong on and on
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Just like my love, baby
Just like my love, my love, baby, on and on
And the beat goes on
Don't stop the moving
Don't stop the moving
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong on and on
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong on and on
And the beat goes on, just like my love, baby
Just like my love, baby, everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong and I love you
The beat goes on
The beat goes on
The beat goes on
The beat goes on
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
Still moving strong and I love you
And the beat goes on
Just like my love everlasting
And the beat goes on
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