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.
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Said goodbye, turned around
And you were gone, gone, gone
Faded into the setting sun
Slipped away
But I won't cry
'Cause I know I'll never be lonely
For you are the stars to me
You are the light I follow
I will see you again, whoa
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me, oh
'Til I see you again
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
I can hear those echoes in the wind at night
Calling me back in time
Back to you
In a place far away
Where the water meets the sky
The thought of it makes me smile
You are my tomorrow
I will see you again, whoa
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me, oh
'Til I see you again
Sometimes I feel my heart is breaking
But I stay strong and I hold on 'cause I know
I will see you again, oh
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me, yeah yeah
I will see you again, whoa
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me, oh
'Til I see you again
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
'Til I see you again (Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh)
'Til I see you again, yeah yeah yeah, whoa
'Til I see you again
Said goodbye turned around
And you were gone, gone, gone
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Said goodbye, turned around
And you were gone, gone, gone
Faded into the setting sun
Slipped away
But I won't cry
'Cause I know I'll never be lonely
For you are the stars to me
You are the light I follow
I will see you again, whoa
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me, oh
'Til I see you again
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
I can hear those echoes in the wind at night
Calling me back in time
Back to you
In a place far away
Where the water meets the sky
The thought of it makes me smile
You are my tomorrow
I will see you again, whoa
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me, oh
'Til I see you again
Sometimes I feel my heart is breaking
But I stay strong and I hold on 'cause I know
I will see you again, oh
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me, yeah yeah
I will see you again, whoa
This is not where it ends
I will carry you with me, oh
'Til I see you again
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
'Til I see you again (Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh)
'Til I see you again, yeah yeah yeah, whoa
'Til I see you again
Said goodbye turned around
And you were gone, gone, gone
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I love to think this song os about my daughter who took her own life in 2009. I will see her again soon. I know she is waiting.