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 can hear the bells are ringing
I can hear the angels singing
My darling has left me
Whoa, somebody please help me
Cause I need someone to show me the way
Whoa, I can hear the people say
As I kneel and start to pray
His darling has left him
Whoa I want to tell you, somebody, somebody, help him
Cuz he needs someone to show him the way, whoa
For at night when I think of you dear
At all times, all through the day
Why don't you come on, come on, come on darling
Cuz I need a someone to show, show me the way
But how can I hear the bells ringing
Whoa I wanna tell you that I can hear, that I can hear the angels singing
My darling has left me, whoa I wanna get somebody, somebody help me
Cause I need someone to show me the way
Show me the way
I can hear the angels singing
My darling has left me
Whoa, somebody please help me
Cause I need someone to show me the way
Whoa, I can hear the people say
As I kneel and start to pray
His darling has left him
Whoa I want to tell you, somebody, somebody, help him
Cuz he needs someone to show him the way, whoa
For at night when I think of you dear
At all times, all through the day
Why don't you come on, come on, come on darling
Cuz I need a someone to show, show me the way
But how can I hear the bells ringing
Whoa I wanna tell you that I can hear, that I can hear the angels singing
My darling has left me, whoa I wanna get somebody, somebody help me
Cause I need someone to show me the way
Show me the way
Lyrics submitted by Ice
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