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.
Today, I smile and do my act in front of all my friends.
When everybody dances, I will wonder how you've been.
But when the party's over and everyone's gone home,
one silhouetted dancer dances all alone...
(Chorus)
Am I ever gonna get to hold you again?
Never gonna to learn to live with the sorrow, no
Never gonna get to hold you again...
I keep tellin' myself, 'maybe tomorrow.'
(End of chorus)
In the morning, I'm awakened by the radio
The DJ plays that song, and back into the past I go
But when the record's over, something brings me home
and I realize that I'm still in my room alone...
(Chorus)
(Instrumental break)
(Chorus 2X)
Am I ever gonna get, ever gonna get, ever gonna hold you again?
Ever gonna get, ever gonna get, ever gonna hold you again?
Ever gonna get, ever gonna get, ever gonna hold you again?
Ever gonna get, ever gonna get, ever gonna hold you again?
Am I never gonna get, never gonna get, never gonna hold you again?
Never gonna get, never gonna get, never gonna hold you again?
When everybody dances, I will wonder how you've been.
But when the party's over and everyone's gone home,
one silhouetted dancer dances all alone...
(Chorus)
Am I ever gonna get to hold you again?
Never gonna to learn to live with the sorrow, no
Never gonna get to hold you again...
I keep tellin' myself, 'maybe tomorrow.'
(End of chorus)
In the morning, I'm awakened by the radio
The DJ plays that song, and back into the past I go
But when the record's over, something brings me home
and I realize that I'm still in my room alone...
(Chorus)
(Instrumental break)
(Chorus 2X)
Am I ever gonna get, ever gonna get, ever gonna hold you again?
Ever gonna get, ever gonna get, ever gonna hold you again?
Ever gonna get, ever gonna get, ever gonna hold you again?
Ever gonna get, ever gonna get, ever gonna hold you again?
Am I never gonna get, never gonna get, never gonna hold you again?
Never gonna get, never gonna get, never gonna hold you again?
Lyrics submitted by j99man
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