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.
I put you on a plane too many times
I apologize
Driving down the freeway all alone
One more time...
I can't remember when the sun last shined
I, I'll be just fine
But everybody's watching you and I
Cause none of them saw you in the video, it's alright
So, I'm going out, there's nothing wrong
Walking to the beat of drums
I ask you who you think I am;
I know that you will understand...
Who
Never meant to chip away our song
You know I can't see you cry
Trying hard to reach you one more time
On the line
So can we take me back to better times
And you know I can't apologize
But everybody's trying to survive
I wish I knew but could not tell you why
So, I'm going out, there's nothing wrong
Walking to the beat of drums
I ask you who you think I am
I know that you will understand
I'm going out, there's something wrong
Walking to the beat of drums
I ask you who you think I am
I know that you will understand...
Who, ooh, ooh, ooh
I apologize
Driving down the freeway all alone
One more time...
I can't remember when the sun last shined
I, I'll be just fine
But everybody's watching you and I
Cause none of them saw you in the video, it's alright
So, I'm going out, there's nothing wrong
Walking to the beat of drums
I ask you who you think I am;
I know that you will understand...
Who
Never meant to chip away our song
You know I can't see you cry
Trying hard to reach you one more time
On the line
So can we take me back to better times
And you know I can't apologize
But everybody's trying to survive
I wish I knew but could not tell you why
So, I'm going out, there's nothing wrong
Walking to the beat of drums
I ask you who you think I am
I know that you will understand
I'm going out, there's something wrong
Walking to the beat of drums
I ask you who you think I am
I know that you will understand...
Who, ooh, ooh, ooh
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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