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.
Live a life less ordinary.
Live a life extraordinary with me.
Live a life less sanitary.
Live a life evolutionary with me.
Well, I hate to be a bother,
But it's you and there's no other, I do believe.
You can call me naive,
But I know me very well,
At least as far as I can tell,
And I know what I need.
The night you came into my life
Well, it took the bones of me
Took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me
Shook the bones of me.
By the way,
I do know why you stayed away.
I will keep tongue tied next time.
Live a life less ordinary.
Live a life extraordinary with me.
My face has said too much
Before our hands could even touch
To greet a hello.
So much for going slow.
A little later on that year
I told you that I loved you, dear.
What do you know?
This, you weren't prepared to hear.
I'm a saddened man.
I'm a broken boy.
I'm a toddler with a complex toy.
I'm falling apart
Since the outburst on your heart.
The night you came into my life
Well, it took the bones of me
Took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me
Shook the bones of me.
By the way,
I do know why you stayed away.
I will keep tongue tied, but
Honey, understand
Honey, understand.
I won't make demands.
Honey, understand
Honey, understand
We could walk without a plan.
Honey, understand
Honey...
Honey, understand
I won't rest in stone,
All alone.
Honey, understand
Honey, understand
I'm all ready to go.
But you already know.
Live a life less ordinary.
Live a life extraordinary with me.
If I could name you in this song,
Would it make you smile and sing along?
This is the goal,
To get into your soul.
If I could make you dance for joy,
Could that be the second chance to coy
The bird in hand
I would need
To help you understand.
The night you came into my life
Well, it took the bones of me
Took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me
Shook the bones of me.
By the way,
I do know why you stayed away.
I will keep tongue tied next time.
Live a life extraordinary with me.
Live a life less sanitary.
Live a life evolutionary with me.
Well, I hate to be a bother,
But it's you and there's no other, I do believe.
You can call me naive,
But I know me very well,
At least as far as I can tell,
And I know what I need.
The night you came into my life
Well, it took the bones of me
Took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me
Shook the bones of me.
By the way,
I do know why you stayed away.
I will keep tongue tied next time.
Live a life less ordinary.
Live a life extraordinary with me.
My face has said too much
Before our hands could even touch
To greet a hello.
So much for going slow.
A little later on that year
I told you that I loved you, dear.
What do you know?
This, you weren't prepared to hear.
I'm a saddened man.
I'm a broken boy.
I'm a toddler with a complex toy.
I'm falling apart
Since the outburst on your heart.
The night you came into my life
Well, it took the bones of me
Took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me
Shook the bones of me.
By the way,
I do know why you stayed away.
I will keep tongue tied, but
Honey, understand
Honey, understand.
I won't make demands.
Honey, understand
Honey, understand
We could walk without a plan.
Honey, understand
Honey...
Honey, understand
I won't rest in stone,
All alone.
Honey, understand
Honey, understand
I'm all ready to go.
But you already know.
Live a life less ordinary.
Live a life extraordinary with me.
If I could name you in this song,
Would it make you smile and sing along?
This is the goal,
To get into your soul.
If I could make you dance for joy,
Could that be the second chance to coy
The bird in hand
I would need
To help you understand.
The night you came into my life
Well, it took the bones of me
Took the bones of me.
You blew away my storm and strife
And shook the bones of me
Shook the bones of me.
By the way,
I do know why you stayed away.
I will keep tongue tied next time.
Lyrics submitted by tupelodylan, edited by jct7779
Life Less Ordinary Lyrics as written by Carter Gravatt Barry Thomas Privett
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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I absolutely love playing my bass to this tune!