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.
Flashing lights
The phony faces
Liars and
Sedative traces
Greetings from pretentious sights
Enjoying temporary heights
Pining for the next cheap thrill
Just enough to get our fill
Consequence is just a word
For a moment, it will not be heard
Consequence is just a word
For a moment, it will not be heard
Everyone's their own one-man-show
You're the only honest person you know
The truth is buried in the lies
The din drowns out my primal cry
A grand perversion of what is real
The only natural thing is how we feel
How we feel
Consequence is just a word
For a moment, it will not be heard
Consequence is just a word
For a moment, it will not be heard
The phony faces
Liars and
Sedative traces
Greetings from pretentious sights
Enjoying temporary heights
Pining for the next cheap thrill
Just enough to get our fill
Consequence is just a word
For a moment, it will not be heard
Consequence is just a word
For a moment, it will not be heard
Everyone's their own one-man-show
You're the only honest person you know
The truth is buried in the lies
The din drowns out my primal cry
A grand perversion of what is real
The only natural thing is how we feel
How we feel
Consequence is just a word
For a moment, it will not be heard
Consequence is just a word
For a moment, it will not be heard
Lyrics submitted by Discordman
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