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
Down here in the trenches
I know what I'm fighting for
Come back to my senses
I'm ready for something more
I can face all of my mistakes
I'll be brave, hmm
It's okay, finally
I'm awake, I'm away
I fall back down but I'm looking up
Each heart breaks end up the ladder
You're there to lift me up, lift me up
Higher
Higher
Oh oh
No glory in silence
I'm trying to live out loud
Rise up though I'm crying, hmm
I'm free, let the fear run out
I can face all of my mistakes
I'll be brave, oh
It's okay, finally I'm awake
I'm away
I fall back down but I'm looking up
Each heart breaks end up the ladder
You're there to lift me up, lift me up
Higher
I fall back down but I'm looking up
Each heart breaks end up the ladder
You're there to lift me up, lift me up
Higher
Higher
Higher oh oh
Wherever you take me
You will not beat me
Finally I'm where I belong
Wherever you take me
You elevate me
Finally I am not alone
Mmm hmm hmm
You're there to lift me up, lift me up
Higher
I fall back down but I'm looking up
Each heart breaks end up the ladder
You're there to lift me up, lift me up
Higher
Higher
Higher
Oh
You're lifting me up
Higher
So high, so high
Down here in the trenches
I know what I'm fighting for
Come back to my senses
I'm ready for something more
I can face all of my mistakes
I'll be brave, hmm
It's okay, finally
I'm awake, I'm away
I fall back down but I'm looking up
Each heart breaks end up the ladder
You're there to lift me up, lift me up
Higher
Higher
Oh oh
No glory in silence
I'm trying to live out loud
Rise up though I'm crying, hmm
I'm free, let the fear run out
I can face all of my mistakes
I'll be brave, oh
It's okay, finally I'm awake
I'm away
I fall back down but I'm looking up
Each heart breaks end up the ladder
You're there to lift me up, lift me up
Higher
I fall back down but I'm looking up
Each heart breaks end up the ladder
You're there to lift me up, lift me up
Higher
Higher
Higher oh oh
Wherever you take me
You will not beat me
Finally I'm where I belong
Wherever you take me
You elevate me
Finally I am not alone
Mmm hmm hmm
You're there to lift me up, lift me up
Higher
I fall back down but I'm looking up
Each heart breaks end up the ladder
You're there to lift me up, lift me up
Higher
Higher
Higher
Oh
You're lifting me up
Higher
So high, so high
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