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.
You wanna go wanna play for the hip kids
I know you fake it but it’s none of my business
I wanna come I wanna party with the hip kids
If I wanna fake it its none of your business
Got the coat got the keys to your new car
Wanna go, wanna drive, drive fast go far
Wanna dance; wanna drink till you can’t stand up
Come on baby I can tell that you’re not that tough
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Gotta have a new look
Gotta hear the new sound
I’ll be there
I’ll be dancing in the front, front row
I don’t care
I don’t mind ‘cause I think you’re
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Wanna see the new look
Gotta hear the new sound
And the crowds start to dance
When you hit that chord
Got the style and the cash
And they’ll always want more
You wanna go wanna play for the hip kids
I know you fake it but it’s none of my business
I wanna come I wanna party with the hip kids
If I wanna fake it its none of your business
When you walk the street
The girls turn and stare
The way you wear your clothes
The way you cut your hair
Tell me something new
I’m getting bored
Make a cute remark
I’m keeping score
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Gotta have a new look
Gotta hear the new sound
I’ll be there
I’ll be dancing in the front, front row
I don’t care
I don’t mind ‘cause I think you’re
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Wanna see the new look
Gotta hear the new sound
And the crowds start to dance
When you hit that chord
Got the style and the cash
And they’ll always want more
You wanna go wanna play for the hip kids
I know you fake it but it’s none of my business
I wanna come I wanna party with the hip kids
If I wanna fake it its none of your business
Got the lights
I really want a fog machine
Turn it on
Turn it up
Oh make me scream
Gotta have that rock,
That rockin look
Outside
1,2,3,4 LETS GO
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Gotta have a new look
Gotta make the new sound
I’ll be there
I’ll be dancing in the front, front row
I don’t care
I don’t mind ‘cause I think you’re
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Wanna see the new look
Gotta hear the new sound
And the crowds start to dance
When you hit that chord
Got the style and the cash
And they’ll always want more
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Wanna see the new look
Gotta hear the new sound
And the crowds start to dance
When you hit that chord
Got the style and the cash
And they’ll always want more
I know you fake it but it’s none of my business
I wanna come I wanna party with the hip kids
If I wanna fake it its none of your business
Got the coat got the keys to your new car
Wanna go, wanna drive, drive fast go far
Wanna dance; wanna drink till you can’t stand up
Come on baby I can tell that you’re not that tough
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Gotta have a new look
Gotta hear the new sound
I’ll be there
I’ll be dancing in the front, front row
I don’t care
I don’t mind ‘cause I think you’re
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Wanna see the new look
Gotta hear the new sound
And the crowds start to dance
When you hit that chord
Got the style and the cash
And they’ll always want more
You wanna go wanna play for the hip kids
I know you fake it but it’s none of my business
I wanna come I wanna party with the hip kids
If I wanna fake it its none of your business
When you walk the street
The girls turn and stare
The way you wear your clothes
The way you cut your hair
Tell me something new
I’m getting bored
Make a cute remark
I’m keeping score
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Gotta have a new look
Gotta hear the new sound
I’ll be there
I’ll be dancing in the front, front row
I don’t care
I don’t mind ‘cause I think you’re
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Wanna see the new look
Gotta hear the new sound
And the crowds start to dance
When you hit that chord
Got the style and the cash
And they’ll always want more
You wanna go wanna play for the hip kids
I know you fake it but it’s none of my business
I wanna come I wanna party with the hip kids
If I wanna fake it its none of your business
Got the lights
I really want a fog machine
Turn it on
Turn it up
Oh make me scream
Gotta have that rock,
That rockin look
Outside
1,2,3,4 LETS GO
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Gotta have a new look
Gotta make the new sound
I’ll be there
I’ll be dancing in the front, front row
I don’t care
I don’t mind ‘cause I think you’re
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Wanna see the new look
Gotta hear the new sound
And the crowds start to dance
When you hit that chord
Got the style and the cash
And they’ll always want more
Curtain goes up and the lights come down
Wanna see the new look
Gotta hear the new sound
And the crowds start to dance
When you hit that chord
Got the style and the cash
And they’ll always want more
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