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 chasing time
Looking for a beat
Open your eyes
And repeat after me
You try so hard to find a rhythm in your heartbeat
The less you know the more you want
To try to justify the secrets of your lifetime
In the end he'll come for us
So take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
Take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
Break to break it down
Will I find clarity
On a hotel floor
When I fall asleep
You try so hard to find a rhythm in your heartbeat
The less you know the more you want
To try to justify the secrets of your lifetime
In the end he'll come for us
So take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
Take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
I'm looking for a safe way out
Cause I am in the habit of breaking young girls' hearts
I've been looking for a safe way out (safe way out)
Cause I am in the habit of breaking young girls' hearts
I've been looking for a safe way out (safe way out)
Cause I am in the habit of breaking young girls' hearts
You try so hard to find a rhythm in your heartbeat
The less you know the more you want
To try to justify the secrets of your lifetime
In the end he'll come for us
So take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
Take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
I've been looking for a safe way out (safe way out)
(cause I'm in the habit of breaking young girls' hearts)
(safe way out)
Looking for a beat
Open your eyes
And repeat after me
You try so hard to find a rhythm in your heartbeat
The less you know the more you want
To try to justify the secrets of your lifetime
In the end he'll come for us
So take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
Take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
Break to break it down
Will I find clarity
On a hotel floor
When I fall asleep
You try so hard to find a rhythm in your heartbeat
The less you know the more you want
To try to justify the secrets of your lifetime
In the end he'll come for us
So take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
Take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
I'm looking for a safe way out
Cause I am in the habit of breaking young girls' hearts
I've been looking for a safe way out (safe way out)
Cause I am in the habit of breaking young girls' hearts
I've been looking for a safe way out (safe way out)
Cause I am in the habit of breaking young girls' hearts
You try so hard to find a rhythm in your heartbeat
The less you know the more you want
To try to justify the secrets of your lifetime
In the end he'll come for us
So take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
Take care of you and I'll take care of me
We're just lonely hearts looking for melodies
I've been looking for a safe way out (safe way out)
(cause I'm in the habit of breaking young girls' hearts)
(safe way out)
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I think it's about a relationship that's already broken up. And all they want is the best for each other. They want them to 'take care'.