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.
Roses are red and
Violets are blue
Honey is sweet,
But not as sweet as you
Roses are red and
Violets are blue.
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Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Come pick my Roses!
Sweet from the flowers
Honey from the bees
I've got a feeling,
I'm ready to release
Roses are red and
Violets are blue
Honey is sweet,
But not as sweet as you.
It's invisible but, so touchable
And I can feel it on my body,
So emotional.
I'm on a ride, on a ride
I'm a passenger.
I'm a victim of a hot love messenger.
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
The only thing he said was
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
And roses are red.
Come with me baby,
Please fulfill my wish
Show it to me truly,
Show me with a kiss.
Roses are red and
Violets are blue
Honey is sweet,
But not as sweet as you.
It's invisible but, so touchable
And I can feel it on my body,
So emotional.
I'm on a ride, on a ride
I'm a passenger.
I'm a victim of a hot love messenger.
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
The only thing he said was
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
And roses are red.
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
The only thing he said was
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
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Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Don't take my roses away!
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
The only thing he said was
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
And roses are red.
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
The only thing you said was
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
My roses are red.
Oooh oooh oooh, yeah!
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Violets are blue
Honey is sweet,
But not as sweet as you
Roses are red and
Violets are blue.
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Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Come pick my Roses!
Sweet from the flowers
Honey from the bees
I've got a feeling,
I'm ready to release
Roses are red and
Violets are blue
Honey is sweet,
But not as sweet as you.
It's invisible but, so touchable
And I can feel it on my body,
So emotional.
I'm on a ride, on a ride
I'm a passenger.
I'm a victim of a hot love messenger.
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
The only thing he said was
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
And roses are red.
Come with me baby,
Please fulfill my wish
Show it to me truly,
Show me with a kiss.
Roses are red and
Violets are blue
Honey is sweet,
But not as sweet as you.
It's invisible but, so touchable
And I can feel it on my body,
So emotional.
I'm on a ride, on a ride
I'm a passenger.
I'm a victim of a hot love messenger.
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
The only thing he said was
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
And roses are red.
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
The only thing he said was
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
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Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Don't take my roses away!
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
The only thing he said was
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
And roses are red.
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
The only thing you said was
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
Dumb di dia di da
My roses are red.
Oooh oooh oooh, yeah!
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