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.
Never before have I turned on you
You look too good to me
Your beady eyes, they could cut me in two
And I just can't let you be
Well, it's a free for all, and I heard it said
You can bet your life
Stakes are high and so am I
It's in the air tonight
See you there with your Cheshire grin
I got my eyes on you
Shake your tail feather in my face and there's no tell in what I'll do
Well looky here, you sweet young thing: the magic's in my hands
When in doubt, I'll whip it out. I got me in a rock 'n roll band
It's a free for all
Here we go! Look out below! I'm on the prowl tonight
When it's said and done, I'll have my fun. I can chew anything I bite
Come one, come all, to a midnight ball. The invitation's there
Come alone and I'll drive it home. I'll help you, I do declare
It's a free for all
Never before have I turned on you
Well you look too good to me
Your beady eyes, they could cut me in two
And I just can't let you be
Well, it's a free for all, and I heard it said
You can bet your life
Stakes are high and so am I
It's in the air tonight
It's a free for all
You look too good to me
Your beady eyes, they could cut me in two
And I just can't let you be
Well, it's a free for all, and I heard it said
You can bet your life
Stakes are high and so am I
It's in the air tonight
See you there with your Cheshire grin
I got my eyes on you
Shake your tail feather in my face and there's no tell in what I'll do
Well looky here, you sweet young thing: the magic's in my hands
When in doubt, I'll whip it out. I got me in a rock 'n roll band
It's a free for all
Here we go! Look out below! I'm on the prowl tonight
When it's said and done, I'll have my fun. I can chew anything I bite
Come one, come all, to a midnight ball. The invitation's there
Come alone and I'll drive it home. I'll help you, I do declare
It's a free for all
Never before have I turned on you
Well you look too good to me
Your beady eyes, they could cut me in two
And I just can't let you be
Well, it's a free for all, and I heard it said
You can bet your life
Stakes are high and so am I
It's in the air tonight
It's a free for all
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I heard this on the radio the other day and I seriously thought it was a Queen song.
By any chance did Queen have a part in recording the song, or was my brain just really tired when I heard it? Because it really sounds like their kind of thing.
Well, whoever sang it, it's great. ;)
@lastoftherockstars It's Ted singing.