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.
So let's close our eyes and we'll talk in the morning
When we're able to feel
The true weight of our words and why we're both here
Then we can say we tried and take comfort in knowing
That if we both die alone tomorrow
It's just the way that the stars aligned
Hope we both learned our lesson (hope we both learned our lesson)
Hope we both learned our lesson
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
Here you are, how's the big time darling?
Hope I helped make your dreams come true
And in a way I'm ashamed for not being your first or your last
Just the first cool enough to admit to
I can hide by my reputation, while sadly you're making your own
But a notch on your belt's not a notch worn so well
It's expected of me and the lies that I tell
Hope we both learned our lesson (hope we both learned our lesson)
Hope we both learned our lesson
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
They don't know your name
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, tasted fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
We'll be okay, we'll be okay
When we're able to feel
The true weight of our words and why we're both here
Then we can say we tried and take comfort in knowing
That if we both die alone tomorrow
It's just the way that the stars aligned
Hope we both learned our lesson (hope we both learned our lesson)
Hope we both learned our lesson
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
Here you are, how's the big time darling?
Hope I helped make your dreams come true
And in a way I'm ashamed for not being your first or your last
Just the first cool enough to admit to
I can hide by my reputation, while sadly you're making your own
But a notch on your belt's not a notch worn so well
It's expected of me and the lies that I tell
Hope we both learned our lesson (hope we both learned our lesson)
Hope we both learned our lesson
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
They don't know your name
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, you got fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
We'll be okay
We both got what we wanted
I got sex, tasted fame
Who used who now that you've got all new friends?
But they don't know your name
We'll be okay, we'll be okay
Lyrics submitted by xnotalentxx, edited by DarkMega
We'll Be O.K. Lyrics as written by Jack A O'shea Anthony S Raneri
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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