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.
Head down
Are we there yet?
And the drive always seems so much shorter the way home
Eyes wide open but barely awake
Do you think that it would have been better?
Do you think?
And maybe we would be asking the same thing
And on the other hand, maybe it wouldn't hurt to see a few different faces for a change
You know, so why don't you say so and slow down right now
'Cause we just stand here saying nothing
Going nowhere
So what do we know?
At a faster pace
It seemed more compelling
I guess that's what they sold us on
Is this what we wanted back when we started?
We're right back where we started
Is this what we wanted?
We're right back where we were
Are we there yet?
And the drive always seems so much shorter the way home
Eyes wide open but barely awake
Do you think that it would have been better?
Do you think?
And maybe we would be asking the same thing
And on the other hand, maybe it wouldn't hurt to see a few different faces for a change
You know, so why don't you say so and slow down right now
'Cause we just stand here saying nothing
Going nowhere
So what do we know?
At a faster pace
It seemed more compelling
I guess that's what they sold us on
Is this what we wanted back when we started?
We're right back where we started
Is this what we wanted?
We're right back where we were
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ya we do.... the scene has an awful sound system though....i saw them open for no knife last year at the scene.