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.
This once was a forever in time,
But it seemed to slip my watch
And I’ll sit waiting for the next car to roll by,
But it’s not you
And I’ll sit waiting for the next car to drive by,
But it’s not you
And I will wait forever if I have to
Put your hand in my hand,
And promise you’ll stay forever
This would be a tragedy if it didn’t last forever
Fill this void in my life,
And promise you’ll stay forever
Put your hand in my hand
This will be the last of my letters,
Until I get a reply
And I’ll stare at the walls,
Until you cannot see the whites of my eyes
This will be the last of my letters,
Until I get a reply
And I’ll sit waiting for the rest of my life,
The rest of my life
Put your hand in my hand,
And promise you’ll stay forever
This would be a tragedy if it didn’t last forever
Fill this void in my life,
And promise you’ll stay forever
Put your hand in my hand
This could be
The last words that I ever say to you,
And I want you to know
That I would not trade it for anything in this world
This could be
The last words that I ever say to you,
And I want you to know
That I would not trade it,
I would not trade it…
Put your hand in my hand,
And promise you’ll stay forever
This would be a tragedy if it didn’t last forever
Fill this void in my life,
And promise you’ll stay forever
Put your hand in my hand
But it seemed to slip my watch
And I’ll sit waiting for the next car to roll by,
But it’s not you
And I’ll sit waiting for the next car to drive by,
But it’s not you
And I will wait forever if I have to
Put your hand in my hand,
And promise you’ll stay forever
This would be a tragedy if it didn’t last forever
Fill this void in my life,
And promise you’ll stay forever
Put your hand in my hand
This will be the last of my letters,
Until I get a reply
And I’ll stare at the walls,
Until you cannot see the whites of my eyes
This will be the last of my letters,
Until I get a reply
And I’ll sit waiting for the rest of my life,
The rest of my life
Put your hand in my hand,
And promise you’ll stay forever
This would be a tragedy if it didn’t last forever
Fill this void in my life,
And promise you’ll stay forever
Put your hand in my hand
This could be
The last words that I ever say to you,
And I want you to know
That I would not trade it for anything in this world
This could be
The last words that I ever say to you,
And I want you to know
That I would not trade it,
I would not trade it…
Put your hand in my hand,
And promise you’ll stay forever
This would be a tragedy if it didn’t last forever
Fill this void in my life,
And promise you’ll stay forever
Put your hand in my hand
Lyrics submitted by Destructedstar
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