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.
These words roll of my tongue like second nature.
But I'm far from my womb, and you know I'm far from you.
So when do I come back to you?
Was this already written or have I fallen so farâ?¦
I can't tell the light from the dark.
I thought you had me forever.
But I'm sure you thought the same about me.
And I'm sorry, so sorry.
These dreams run through my head that frolic through some tube of my brain.
I'm going insane, I've forgotten my name.
So I'll use yours, like a dropped friend I wish I never left.
I wish I never left you. I wish I never left you.
I can't tell the light from the dark.
I thought you had me forever.
But I'm sure you thought the same about me.
And I'm sorry, so sorry.
Winter's come early this year.
Like a bird in the rain, I've tortured my everything.
The rain falls, and I never meant to leave you standing.
But I'm far from my womb, and you know I'm far from you.
So when do I come back to you?
Was this already written or have I fallen so farâ?¦
I can't tell the light from the dark.
I thought you had me forever.
But I'm sure you thought the same about me.
And I'm sorry, so sorry.
These dreams run through my head that frolic through some tube of my brain.
I'm going insane, I've forgotten my name.
So I'll use yours, like a dropped friend I wish I never left.
I wish I never left you. I wish I never left you.
I can't tell the light from the dark.
I thought you had me forever.
But I'm sure you thought the same about me.
And I'm sorry, so sorry.
Winter's come early this year.
Like a bird in the rain, I've tortured my everything.
The rain falls, and I never meant to leave you standing.
Lyrics submitted by 5ironfrenzy
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