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.
So you meet her outside the club
And neither one of you is looking for love
Everybody's leaving, she gives you her number
You think you might call her
It's just another in the long line of lonely hearts
You turn around to say goodbye, everything else you ever felt
Feels like a lie
Then your eyes meet
And everything changes
You can't remember your own name
And it's cherry-red sweet, boy
You don't you're gonna change your world
When you kiss a girl
Then it's roses, roller-coasters and Panama City
A million tan bodies, none of them are as pretty
Sundresses scattered on the hardwood floor and it's
Not your bathroom anymore
You think you're gonna faint at the justice of the peace
You wake up next to her, the sun rises in the east
And it's sleepy and warm, boy
You don't know you're gonna change your world
When you kiss a girl
She knows what you're thinking before you can think it
Says she's not thirsty when she takes yours and drinks it
She's an angel from heaven, stubborn as hell
She knows all your secrets but she'll never tell
A few ups, a few downs, makeups and fights
She wakes you up in the middle of the night
She says it's time, you hear that baby cry, then you
Finally realize the reason why
You kissed some girl
Oh, you kiss a girl
You kissed the girl
And neither one of you is looking for love
Everybody's leaving, she gives you her number
You think you might call her
It's just another in the long line of lonely hearts
You turn around to say goodbye, everything else you ever felt
Feels like a lie
Then your eyes meet
And everything changes
You can't remember your own name
And it's cherry-red sweet, boy
You don't you're gonna change your world
When you kiss a girl
Then it's roses, roller-coasters and Panama City
A million tan bodies, none of them are as pretty
Sundresses scattered on the hardwood floor and it's
Not your bathroom anymore
You think you're gonna faint at the justice of the peace
You wake up next to her, the sun rises in the east
And it's sleepy and warm, boy
You don't know you're gonna change your world
When you kiss a girl
She knows what you're thinking before you can think it
Says she's not thirsty when she takes yours and drinks it
She's an angel from heaven, stubborn as hell
She knows all your secrets but she'll never tell
A few ups, a few downs, makeups and fights
She wakes you up in the middle of the night
She says it's time, you hear that baby cry, then you
Finally realize the reason why
You kissed some girl
Oh, you kiss a girl
You kissed the girl
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Kiss a Girl Lyrics as written by Keith Lionel Urban Monty Powell
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Anthem Entertainment
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