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.
will the waves of time wash away the pain in my heart?
can i bury the knife that has pierced my soul, or will i continue to turn it to remind me of my own blindness? because i find no touch of grace to surprise my eyes, or rest my spirit.
and i have come to realize my good moments were forged in self deception...
and the question that plagues my mind...
is grace enough?
to build a bridge once burned,
to fill what is hollow with the substance of virtue.
though the wings of a dove have wiped the tears from my eyes, this tounge has fanned the flames of unforgiveness.
but love suffers long and rejoices in truth...
and this imperfect creation is shortcoming,
but striving none the less for that which is eternal.
can i bury the knife that has pierced my soul, or will i continue to turn it to remind me of my own blindness? because i find no touch of grace to surprise my eyes, or rest my spirit.
and i have come to realize my good moments were forged in self deception...
and the question that plagues my mind...
is grace enough?
to build a bridge once burned,
to fill what is hollow with the substance of virtue.
though the wings of a dove have wiped the tears from my eyes, this tounge has fanned the flames of unforgiveness.
but love suffers long and rejoices in truth...
and this imperfect creation is shortcoming,
but striving none the less for that which is eternal.
Lyrics submitted by emokid13
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