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.
Hey girl, you've got a smart way about you
That makes me with
That I was smart enough for you.
Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh,
And I think that I could get used to that.
And you're already used to laughing at me.
Well, so what if your friends think I'm crazy.
I wasn't trying to impress those girls anyway.
They're all theory, no action,
And where I'm from we live
Like it's the latest attraction.
Hey girl, you've got a short fuse
And I've got designs on lighting you up,
And setting you off,
And watching you burn for me.
The world lives for the weekend.
Well, I'll watch as my weeks
Bleed right into them.
Without a line to divide what is theirs
And what is mine.
Well, so what if your friends think I'm crazy.
I wasn't trying to impress those girls anyway.
They're all theory, no action,
And where I'm from we live
Like it's the latest attraction.
Go on, go on, your cruel intentions
Won't solve your problems,
Everyone's gotta get bottom
Bottomed out in the long run
And those are the times you need love.
That makes me with
That I was smart enough for you.
Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh,
And I think that I could get used to that.
And you're already used to laughing at me.
Well, so what if your friends think I'm crazy.
I wasn't trying to impress those girls anyway.
They're all theory, no action,
And where I'm from we live
Like it's the latest attraction.
Hey girl, you've got a short fuse
And I've got designs on lighting you up,
And setting you off,
And watching you burn for me.
The world lives for the weekend.
Well, I'll watch as my weeks
Bleed right into them.
Without a line to divide what is theirs
And what is mine.
Well, so what if your friends think I'm crazy.
I wasn't trying to impress those girls anyway.
They're all theory, no action,
And where I'm from we live
Like it's the latest attraction.
Go on, go on, your cruel intentions
Won't solve your problems,
Everyone's gotta get bottom
Bottomed out in the long run
And those are the times you need love.
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The full correct lyrics:
Hey Girl You got smart way about you that makes me wish that I was smart enough for you
Hey girl You got a fine laugh and I think that I could get used to that and you're already used to laughing at me
So what if your friends think I'm crazy Well, I wasn't trying to impress those girls anyway They're all theory, no action Where I'm from we live like it's the latest attraction
Hey Girl You got a short fuse and I've got designs on lighting you up and setting you off and watching you burn for me
The world lives for the weekend Well I watch as my weeks bleed right into them Without a line to divide What is theirs and what is mine
So what if your friends think I'm crazy I wasn't trying to impress those girls anyway They're all theory, no action Where I'm from we live like it's the latest attraction
Go on, go on Your cruel intentions won't Solve your problems everyone's gotta get Bottom, bottomed out in the long run And those are the times you need love
Go on, go on Your cruel intentions won't Solve your problems everyone's gotta get Bottom, bottomed out in the long run And those are the times you need love
Go on, go on Your cruel intentions won't Solve your problems everyone's gotta get Bottom, bottomed out in the long run And those are the times you need love