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.
Sometimes I've had too much to drink
Get all stoned and play some Hank
I guess that's just the way I am
And I love the man from Galilee
Because he died for you and me
I met them both in Dixieland
'Cause I've got Jesus and Bocephus
They both help me to live my life
I went from Jim Beam, to my bible
With Jesus and Bocephus, right there by my side
When the water all turned into wine
I lost my mind for a time
I felt them both holding my hand
And looking through these bloodshot eyes
Praise The Lord I saw the light
And two sets of footprints in the sand
'Cause I've got Jesus and Bocephus
They both help me to live my life
I went from Jim Beam, to my bible
With Jesus and Bocephus, right there by my side
And I was cashing in, I was casting stones
I was lost in sin I was on my own
But now I don't feel alone
'Cause I've got Jesus and Bocephus
They both help me to live my life
I went from Jim Beam, to my bible
With Jesus and Bocephus, right here by my side
With Jesus and Bocephus, right here, right here until the day I die
Jesus and Bocephus
Get all stoned and play some Hank
I guess that's just the way I am
And I love the man from Galilee
Because he died for you and me
I met them both in Dixieland
'Cause I've got Jesus and Bocephus
They both help me to live my life
I went from Jim Beam, to my bible
With Jesus and Bocephus, right there by my side
When the water all turned into wine
I lost my mind for a time
I felt them both holding my hand
And looking through these bloodshot eyes
Praise The Lord I saw the light
And two sets of footprints in the sand
'Cause I've got Jesus and Bocephus
They both help me to live my life
I went from Jim Beam, to my bible
With Jesus and Bocephus, right there by my side
And I was cashing in, I was casting stones
I was lost in sin I was on my own
But now I don't feel alone
'Cause I've got Jesus and Bocephus
They both help me to live my life
I went from Jim Beam, to my bible
With Jesus and Bocephus, right here by my side
With Jesus and Bocephus, right here, right here until the day I die
Jesus and Bocephus
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