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.
How much time will it take
Till I know how much longer
How many beatings do I have to take
Till I know I am stronger
How much space will it take
Till I know where I am
How many times do I have to do
Before I know I can
How much wasted energy is flowing through your head
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead
How much wasted energy is flowing through your mind
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead this time
How much farther do I have to go
Before I know I'm there
How many tears do I have to shed
Before I show I care
How much brightness can I stand
Before I see the light
How many wrongs must I have to do
Before I get it right
How much wasted energy is flowing through your head
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead
How much wasted energy is flowing through your mind
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead this time
How much space will I waste
Till I know where I am
How many times do I have to do
Before I know I can
How much wasted energy is flowing through your head
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead
How much wasted energy is flowing through your mind
How many cells must die before you're finally dead, you're finally dead
How much wasted energy is flowing through your mind
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead this time
Brain dead this time
Brain dead this time
Till I know how much longer
How many beatings do I have to take
Till I know I am stronger
How much space will it take
Till I know where I am
How many times do I have to do
Before I know I can
How much wasted energy is flowing through your head
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead
How much wasted energy is flowing through your mind
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead this time
How much farther do I have to go
Before I know I'm there
How many tears do I have to shed
Before I show I care
How much brightness can I stand
Before I see the light
How many wrongs must I have to do
Before I get it right
How much wasted energy is flowing through your head
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead
How much wasted energy is flowing through your mind
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead this time
How much space will I waste
Till I know where I am
How many times do I have to do
Before I know I can
How much wasted energy is flowing through your head
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead
How much wasted energy is flowing through your mind
How many cells must die before you're finally dead, you're finally dead
How much wasted energy is flowing through your mind
How many cells must die before you're legally
Brain dead this time
Brain dead this time
Brain dead this time
Lyrics submitted by KrudeDuse
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