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.
Full assistance to those who bear it all
Unable to fall, waiting patiently
Backs against the wall
Not allowing the weak to dictate, when it's our turn to recover
If your experiences don't compare, just turn the tables
And stop acting like you really care, if you're not stable
Full resistance to those who care at all
Directing the call, it's consuming us
Backs against the wall
Convincing the meek to dictate all their actions on command
and eviction to those who swear it all
Fit to befall the false memory
Facts begin to stall
Permitting the bleak existance, this is our time to discover
If your experiences don't compare, just turn the tables
And stop acting like you really care, if you're not stable
If your experiences don't compare, just turn the tables
And stop acting like you really care, and turn the tables
There will come a time for us to change things
And I will never strike at you again
I will try to learn to make amends
You will never lesson who I am
Don't be sheltered show me where you've been
Show me where you've been
If your experiences don't compare, just turn the tables
And stop acting like you really care, if you're not stable
If your experiences don't compare, just turn the tables
And stop acting like you really care, and turn the tables
Becoming yourself now, achieving what you allow
Don't take it out on us all
Becoming yourself now, achieving what you allow
Unable to fall, waiting patiently
Backs against the wall
Not allowing the weak to dictate, when it's our turn to recover
If your experiences don't compare, just turn the tables
And stop acting like you really care, if you're not stable
Full resistance to those who care at all
Directing the call, it's consuming us
Backs against the wall
Convincing the meek to dictate all their actions on command
and eviction to those who swear it all
Fit to befall the false memory
Facts begin to stall
Permitting the bleak existance, this is our time to discover
If your experiences don't compare, just turn the tables
And stop acting like you really care, if you're not stable
If your experiences don't compare, just turn the tables
And stop acting like you really care, and turn the tables
There will come a time for us to change things
And I will never strike at you again
I will try to learn to make amends
You will never lesson who I am
Don't be sheltered show me where you've been
Show me where you've been
If your experiences don't compare, just turn the tables
And stop acting like you really care, if you're not stable
If your experiences don't compare, just turn the tables
And stop acting like you really care, and turn the tables
Becoming yourself now, achieving what you allow
Don't take it out on us all
Becoming yourself now, achieving what you allow
Lyrics submitted by jc6md
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