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.
I'm tired of you always put me down
Push me around
Tell me what to do
Tell me I don't care about you
You drive me up the wall
Out the window
Down the street
To another block
To another house
You're drivin' me away
You're drivin' me away
Whadya talkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Nothin'
Nothin'
Nothin'
Why can't you love me like I want you to?
And leave me when I die
Why can't you hold me in your arms tonight?
And sing me a lullaby
Bye
Bye
Why can't you promise me a tomorrow?
And never say good-bye
Why can't you look me in the eye?
Why can't you?
Why can't you?
Why can't you?
Why can't you try?
Tired of you always put me down
Push me around
Tell me what to do
Tell me I don't care about you
Whadya talkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Nothin'
Nothin'
Push me around
Tell me what to do
Tell me I don't care about you
You drive me up the wall
Out the window
Down the street
To another block
To another house
You're drivin' me away
You're drivin' me away
Whadya talkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Nothin'
Nothin'
Nothin'
Why can't you love me like I want you to?
And leave me when I die
Why can't you hold me in your arms tonight?
And sing me a lullaby
Bye
Bye
Why can't you promise me a tomorrow?
And never say good-bye
Why can't you look me in the eye?
Why can't you?
Why can't you?
Why can't you?
Why can't you try?
Tired of you always put me down
Push me around
Tell me what to do
Tell me I don't care about you
Whadya talkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Nothin'
Nothin'
Lyrics submitted by Ice
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