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.
What was best was fiercely crushed
They killed the dream and now they are gone
Sneering smiles mocking looks
Pointing out sins they hide in their nooks
The bloodthirsty band creeps out of the murk
The gun of sharp words on the verge of the dark
To finish off our tainted hearts all that we saved torn apart
How can they know that thanks to their mumble
They turn into gold the defeat of the crumbled
These shadowless men, how can they know
The power of the scorned is letting dreams go
Merciless speech, merciless acts
Words made of lead of beast so voracious
Sneering laughter mocking glances
Envious faces and lack of tolerance
The bloodthirsty band creeps out of the murk
The gun of sharp words on the verge of the dark
To finish off our tainted hearts all that we saved torn apart
How can they know that thanks to their mumble
They turn into gold the defeat of the crumbled
These shadowless men, how can they know
The power of the scorned is letting dreams go
The bloodthirsty band creeps out of the murk
The gun of sharp words on the verge of the dark
To finish off our tainted hearts all that we saved torn apart
How can they know that thanks to their mumble
They turn into gold the defeat of the crumbled
These shadowless men, how can they know
The power of the scorned is letting dreams go
They killed the dream and now they are gone
Sneering smiles mocking looks
Pointing out sins they hide in their nooks
The bloodthirsty band creeps out of the murk
The gun of sharp words on the verge of the dark
To finish off our tainted hearts all that we saved torn apart
How can they know that thanks to their mumble
They turn into gold the defeat of the crumbled
These shadowless men, how can they know
The power of the scorned is letting dreams go
Merciless speech, merciless acts
Words made of lead of beast so voracious
Sneering laughter mocking glances
Envious faces and lack of tolerance
The bloodthirsty band creeps out of the murk
The gun of sharp words on the verge of the dark
To finish off our tainted hearts all that we saved torn apart
How can they know that thanks to their mumble
They turn into gold the defeat of the crumbled
These shadowless men, how can they know
The power of the scorned is letting dreams go
The bloodthirsty band creeps out of the murk
The gun of sharp words on the verge of the dark
To finish off our tainted hearts all that we saved torn apart
How can they know that thanks to their mumble
They turn into gold the defeat of the crumbled
These shadowless men, how can they know
The power of the scorned is letting dreams go
Lyrics submitted by GiveMeHam
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