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.
Beyond the river, over the sea,
Oh Somewhere past last farewell That ever will be
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Out in the blue now, just waiting to feed,
Oh A little breath of selflessness Adrift in all the greed, mmm
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you ...
Long before the mountains cry for Adam and Eve, oh
All the world we knew was fire, and still was the seed
Ah, just the seed Oh, you can hear it now,
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Where you gonna go, when you gonna stop?
Who stole the keys to the gates of the castle of love?
Ooh, yeah, mmm What's goin' down now, what's goin' on, what's goin' down,
Ooh yes Ohh, yes, oh yes, oh Ooh, yeah, ooh yeah
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Who you gonna call, what you gonna say?
Standin' in the shadows as the world's just fadin' away
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Who you gonna call, what you gonna stop
Who stole the keys to the gates of the castle of love?
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Who you gonna call, what you wanna say?
Standin' in the shadows as the world's just fadin' away Oh, just fadin' away
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh, yeah
Just fadin' away, just fadin' away, just fadin' away Just fadin' away, ooh yeah Aah Oh Jimmy
Oh Somewhere past last farewell That ever will be
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Out in the blue now, just waiting to feed,
Oh A little breath of selflessness Adrift in all the greed, mmm
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you ...
Long before the mountains cry for Adam and Eve, oh
All the world we knew was fire, and still was the seed
Ah, just the seed Oh, you can hear it now,
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Where you gonna go, when you gonna stop?
Who stole the keys to the gates of the castle of love?
Ooh, yeah, mmm What's goin' down now, what's goin' on, what's goin' down,
Ooh yes Ohh, yes, oh yes, oh Ooh, yeah, ooh yeah
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Who you gonna call, what you gonna say?
Standin' in the shadows as the world's just fadin' away
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Who you gonna call, what you gonna stop
Who stole the keys to the gates of the castle of love?
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou
It's callin' to you, callin' to you, callin' to you-ou-ou
Who you gonna call, what you wanna say?
Standin' in the shadows as the world's just fadin' away Oh, just fadin' away
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh, yeah
Just fadin' away, just fadin' away, just fadin' away Just fadin' away, ooh yeah Aah Oh Jimmy
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Calling to You Lyrics as written by Christopher Blackwell Robert Plant
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