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.
When you were only five
in the car
headlights off to crash
bounce again the air
and the dark
the fireflies and ash
Well that was just a dream
Everyone just seemed
It was just a dream
Everyone just seemed so real
This time will take you far
Remember who you were
and then you'll forget who you are.
When you were only ten
in the airplane
waiting in the sky
asking all the questions
and inventions
made so you could fly
Well that was just a dream
Everyone just seemed
It was just a dream
Everyone just seemed so real
This time will take you far
Remember who you were
and then you'll forget who you are
Half of you can only speak
The other half will come as you sleep
When you were only one
in the arms
of someone you would lose
It'll be a while for now
There's so much left to choose
in the car
headlights off to crash
bounce again the air
and the dark
the fireflies and ash
Well that was just a dream
Everyone just seemed
It was just a dream
Everyone just seemed so real
This time will take you far
Remember who you were
and then you'll forget who you are.
When you were only ten
in the airplane
waiting in the sky
asking all the questions
and inventions
made so you could fly
Well that was just a dream
Everyone just seemed
It was just a dream
Everyone just seemed so real
This time will take you far
Remember who you were
and then you'll forget who you are
Half of you can only speak
The other half will come as you sleep
When you were only one
in the arms
of someone you would lose
It'll be a while for now
There's so much left to choose
Lyrics submitted by 16996602
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