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.
I'm on a mission to see what's been missing
My favorite song is on repeat but it's just not helping me
My eyes have been wider but never been brighter
Something else is going on, I need a reminder
Of why I feel this way
There's a fine line between
Living alive and feeling alive
There are times that I've been
Looking from the outside in
And here I go again
Falling behind, losing my mind
I'm pretending it's all right
Listening to the soundtrack of my life
I still believe in facing all my demons
And everything that people promise, everything I've always wanted
My mouth has been open, my words have been stolen
And they've been used against me, it's starting to affect me
And now I feel this way
There's a fine line between
Living alive and feeling alive
There are times that I've been
Looking from the outside in
And here I go again
Falling behind, losing my mind
I'm pretending it's all right
Listening to the soundtrack of my life
And it goes like this
And it takes me back
And it spins around and around
It goes around and always fades to black
There's a fine line between
Living alive and feeling alive
There are times that I've been
Looking from the outside in
And here I go again
Falling behind, losing my mind
I'm pretending it's all right
Listening to the soundtrack of my life
Listening to the soundtrack of my life
My favorite song is on repeat but it's just not helping me
My eyes have been wider but never been brighter
Something else is going on, I need a reminder
Of why I feel this way
There's a fine line between
Living alive and feeling alive
There are times that I've been
Looking from the outside in
And here I go again
Falling behind, losing my mind
I'm pretending it's all right
Listening to the soundtrack of my life
I still believe in facing all my demons
And everything that people promise, everything I've always wanted
My mouth has been open, my words have been stolen
And they've been used against me, it's starting to affect me
And now I feel this way
There's a fine line between
Living alive and feeling alive
There are times that I've been
Looking from the outside in
And here I go again
Falling behind, losing my mind
I'm pretending it's all right
Listening to the soundtrack of my life
And it goes like this
And it takes me back
And it spins around and around
It goes around and always fades to black
There's a fine line between
Living alive and feeling alive
There are times that I've been
Looking from the outside in
And here I go again
Falling behind, losing my mind
I'm pretending it's all right
Listening to the soundtrack of my life
Listening to the soundtrack of my life
Lyrics submitted by punkpirate
Soundtrack of My Life Lyrics as written by Rogerio Lima Manganelli Vincent Phillip Fiorello
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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