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.
What color is the light of harmony underneath this darkened sky?
Burning bridges and broken hearts,
suffocation has never felt this good
Why do pasts leave heart shaped holes in our chests?
I pray for this sky to open up to see a different view
Misspelled words never read so clear
There is a need for distance and separation from the truths held in our lives
Disfigured and mislead by what was held in the past
It hurts when wings emerge
The blood stains my back
When this all opens up will it wash the blood from beneath my eyes?
I pray for guidance to separate these thoughts
Forever has never felt this good to me
Burning bridges and broken hearts,
suffocation has never felt this good
Why do pasts leave heart shaped holes in our chests?
I pray for this sky to open up to see a different view
Misspelled words never read so clear
There is a need for distance and separation from the truths held in our lives
Disfigured and mislead by what was held in the past
It hurts when wings emerge
The blood stains my back
When this all opens up will it wash the blood from beneath my eyes?
I pray for guidance to separate these thoughts
Forever has never felt this good to me
Lyrics submitted by OnlyChasingSafety
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