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.
Everybody's doing it
Everybody's going out tonight
All your friends are feeling it
Whatever it is that makes you feel all right
Everybody knows
That anything goes
Everything you want is just across the line
Step into the flow,
Go all the way tonight
Don't believe the lie
Don't buy in
To what they sell you
It'll only make you cry
I've been there
And I'm here to tell you
What you got inside your soul
Deep down you know
The truth won't hide
Don't believe the lie
Here comes the morning sun
Shining down on what you've done
And all you feel is empty
And you don't know why it felt like so much fun
Here comes that voice again
Acting like your friend
With a whisper in your ear
"You fell too far this time"
Don't believe the lie
Don't buy in
To what they sell you
It'll only make you cry
I've been there
And I'm here to tell you
What you got inside your soul
Deep down you know
The truth won't hide
Don't believe the lie
Like a thief it will come to steal and kill and destroy
But you don't have to let it take your joy
Anymore
Oh no
You were meant for so much more than this
You were meant for so much more than this
I promise this
I promise this
You were meant for so much more
So don't give in
No don't give in
When you stand your ground you won't stand alone
Don't believe the lie
Don't buy in
To what they sell you
It'll only make you cry
I've been there
And I'm here to tell you
What you got inside your soul
Deep down you know
The truth won't hide
Don't believe the lie
Everybody's going out tonight
All your friends are feeling it
Whatever it is that makes you feel all right
Everybody knows
That anything goes
Everything you want is just across the line
Step into the flow,
Go all the way tonight
Don't believe the lie
Don't buy in
To what they sell you
It'll only make you cry
I've been there
And I'm here to tell you
What you got inside your soul
Deep down you know
The truth won't hide
Don't believe the lie
Here comes the morning sun
Shining down on what you've done
And all you feel is empty
And you don't know why it felt like so much fun
Here comes that voice again
Acting like your friend
With a whisper in your ear
"You fell too far this time"
Don't believe the lie
Don't buy in
To what they sell you
It'll only make you cry
I've been there
And I'm here to tell you
What you got inside your soul
Deep down you know
The truth won't hide
Don't believe the lie
Like a thief it will come to steal and kill and destroy
But you don't have to let it take your joy
Anymore
Oh no
You were meant for so much more than this
You were meant for so much more than this
I promise this
I promise this
You were meant for so much more
So don't give in
No don't give in
When you stand your ground you won't stand alone
Don't believe the lie
Don't buy in
To what they sell you
It'll only make you cry
I've been there
And I'm here to tell you
What you got inside your soul
Deep down you know
The truth won't hide
Don't believe the lie
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LOVE this song! It's meaning is obvious, and it is full of such Truth. We are offered the pleasures of the world everyday, but it is our choice to follow the crowd or take a stand for something different. Personally, for me, this song pumps me up and is such an encouragement! It's got a great fast beat and sounds hard core. :) LOVE it.
Favorite lines: Here comes that voice again Acting like your friend With a whisper in your ear "You fell too far this time"