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.
Ask me how it feels
To feel like you're a failure
When everything that's real
Burns the flame in anger
I've heard it all before
I've felt some pain and more
More than you could ever dream
More than it probably seems
I've sat with head in hand
Stressed by my demands
Stomach tied in knots
Alone I've sat and rot
'Cause the pain from all these fears
Has built up all these years
I'll wipe away the tears
Wipe away the tears
Don't give in
Don't give up
Walk the streets dejected
Alone and left rejected
Time does not care
And sometimes life ain't fair
Smashing bottles on the ground
My head begins to pound
I have lived amongst the garbage
With those who rape and carnage
Had many a promise broken
And broken some myself
The promise I have kept alive
Is keep my inner wealth
With my heart aimed at the world
Destiny I watch unfurl
I'll wipe away the tears
Wipe away the tears
Don't give in
Don't give up
Opportunities
Wasting life away
Choked upon its dust
Puked out in disgust
Let me tell you how it feels
To feel like you're a failure
Been climbing out this gutter
For what seems like it's forever
But one thing I must make clear
The struggle of these years
Has made every scar the stronger
My lust for life the longer
I will fight for what I love
And I will fight for those I care
I will fight at anytime
And I will fight anywhere
With my heart aimed at this world
Destiny I watch unfurl
I'll wipe away the tears
Wipe away the tears
Don't give in
Don't give up
To feel like you're a failure
When everything that's real
Burns the flame in anger
I've heard it all before
I've felt some pain and more
More than you could ever dream
More than it probably seems
I've sat with head in hand
Stressed by my demands
Stomach tied in knots
Alone I've sat and rot
'Cause the pain from all these fears
Has built up all these years
I'll wipe away the tears
Wipe away the tears
Don't give in
Don't give up
Walk the streets dejected
Alone and left rejected
Time does not care
And sometimes life ain't fair
Smashing bottles on the ground
My head begins to pound
I have lived amongst the garbage
With those who rape and carnage
Had many a promise broken
And broken some myself
The promise I have kept alive
Is keep my inner wealth
With my heart aimed at the world
Destiny I watch unfurl
I'll wipe away the tears
Wipe away the tears
Don't give in
Don't give up
Opportunities
Wasting life away
Choked upon its dust
Puked out in disgust
Let me tell you how it feels
To feel like you're a failure
Been climbing out this gutter
For what seems like it's forever
But one thing I must make clear
The struggle of these years
Has made every scar the stronger
My lust for life the longer
I will fight for what I love
And I will fight for those I care
I will fight at anytime
And I will fight anywhere
With my heart aimed at this world
Destiny I watch unfurl
I'll wipe away the tears
Wipe away the tears
Don't give in
Don't give up
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These lyrics are soo inspirational to me. It tells me how you can over come anything, and not let pain and hurt consume you. so that it makes you the person you want to be.
This song is amazing. So powerful and full of meaning. It reminds us to perservere and never give up no matter how hard life is. Things can only get better. <br /> <br /> I love how the lyrics rhyme. Very cleverly done which makes them more effective IMO.
Basically learn from your bad experiences and you grow stronger and wiser after them. And when fighting through those bad times, never give up. Fight!
These lyrics have the power to inspire the soul, as they come from hurt itself.
this song is about flynn havin a shit as life n bein depressed and angry but he is not guna give up n suicide coz his life is not as shit as he used to think
@sickknot not sure if there is any real connection with suicide, more so seems to be that no matter how hard life gets don't give up, keep fighting to make it better.
life is a struggle and if you give up you die.You have no second chance so don't waste the one you were given.You feel Sorrow,Disappointments,Pain but you have to fight and realize the truth!
This song will only really TRULY appeal to those who have lived it. I have lived it. When he said Keep his inner wealth, I know what he means. Do you?
just me who thinks this song is a bit of a dissapointment? sounds like nu-metal and not machine head until bout 3 mins
@jimmyjammydodger I disagree. It is more a metal ballad of sorts than a song in the traditional sense. He is walking us through the trials and tribulations of life. He is telling a story more so than anything IMO.