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 take a look around at all the sights and sounds.
It's such a big world, big place, big deal.
The different faces, big and tall, short and small.
I think of GOD and all of his creations.
You wear the wrong clothes, you say the wrong things.
You're preaching UNITY, but you're doing the same thing.
You see it doesn't matter what you look like or talk like.
You open up your minds until you meet them in person.
You Don't Know -- There's something different in all of us anyway
You Don't Know -- They all laugh at you for wearing everyday fashions
You Don't Know -- Your hair is long and you listen to Danzig
You Don't Know -- Want to be different when you can't be your own self
And this is my scene, and this is your scene and instantly I think I'm better than everything.
I like people for what's inside.
They use their own minds, don't what other people think.
You can be a punk, mod, hippie, Christian, anarchist, jock, nerd, preppie, hey!
What I'm trying to say is: "People can be jerks no matter what they look like and people can be great in exactly the same way!"
It's such a big world, big place, big deal.
The different faces, big and tall, short and small.
I think of GOD and all of his creations.
You wear the wrong clothes, you say the wrong things.
You're preaching UNITY, but you're doing the same thing.
You see it doesn't matter what you look like or talk like.
You open up your minds until you meet them in person.
You Don't Know -- There's something different in all of us anyway
You Don't Know -- They all laugh at you for wearing everyday fashions
You Don't Know -- Your hair is long and you listen to Danzig
You Don't Know -- Want to be different when you can't be your own self
And this is my scene, and this is your scene and instantly I think I'm better than everything.
I like people for what's inside.
They use their own minds, don't what other people think.
You can be a punk, mod, hippie, Christian, anarchist, jock, nerd, preppie, hey!
What I'm trying to say is: "People can be jerks no matter what they look like and people can be great in exactly the same way!"
Lyrics submitted by Ruthie7
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