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.
Where do you stand when it's all over
Washed from the earth
And down to the sea
Do you lie in a bed of roses
Are you still aware
I guess that you don't care about it now
I see your shadow knocking at my door
All plastic face and shaking hands
Now how much space could ever hold your here
Are you still aware
I guess that you don't care about it now
Where do you stand when it's all over
Washed from the earth
And down to the sea
Do you lie in a bed of roses
Are you still aware
I guess that you don't care about it now
Are you still aware
I guess that you don't care about it now
Washed from the earth
And down to the sea
Do you lie in a bed of roses
Are you still aware
I guess that you don't care about it now
I see your shadow knocking at my door
All plastic face and shaking hands
Now how much space could ever hold your here
Are you still aware
I guess that you don't care about it now
Where do you stand when it's all over
Washed from the earth
And down to the sea
Do you lie in a bed of roses
Are you still aware
I guess that you don't care about it now
Are you still aware
I guess that you don't care about it now
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Bed of Roses Lyrics as written by Lanegan Conner
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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really hard to explain. im gonna give it a guess just cause no one else has. ok, i got this interpretation simply because im kinda going through it right now and i took the song this way so it would mean something to me.
i take it as a someone who's relationship just fell apart and they're wondering if how the other person feels. do you feel on the bottom of the earth like i do? or do you lie in a bed of roses and not even care.
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