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.
Polly Anne lived an accident life,
She sang and danced with the wrong man.
And when she laughed,
She made everyone cry.
Polly Anne was an accident.
An accident.
Polly Anne.
Oh, Polly Anne.
Polly Anne.
This is the end.
Polly Anne was an accident wife,
She came in last at the pageant.
And when she laughed,
She made all the nuns cry.
Polly Anne.
Polly Anne.
Oh, Polly Anne.
Polly Anne.
This is the end.
Oh, Polly Anne (say something)
Oh, Polly Anne (say anything)
Polly Anne
This is the end
This is the end
Oh, Polly Anne
So you say you want to make an impression:
Say something, say something.
Oh yeah you're going in the wrong direction,
Say something.
Uh-oh, uh-oh.
So you say you want to make an impression:
Say something, say something.
Oh yeah you're going in the wrong direction,
Well say something.
Uh-oh.
Oh, Polly Anne.
Oh, Polly Anne.
Polly Anne.
This is the end.
Oh, Polly Anne (say something)
Oh, Polly Anne (say anything)
Polly Anne.
This is the end.
Polly Anne lived an accident life.
Polly Anne is an accident
She sang and danced with the wrong man.
And when she laughed,
She made everyone cry.
Polly Anne was an accident.
An accident.
Polly Anne.
Oh, Polly Anne.
Polly Anne.
This is the end.
Polly Anne was an accident wife,
She came in last at the pageant.
And when she laughed,
She made all the nuns cry.
Polly Anne.
Polly Anne.
Oh, Polly Anne.
Polly Anne.
This is the end.
Oh, Polly Anne (say something)
Oh, Polly Anne (say anything)
Polly Anne
This is the end
This is the end
Oh, Polly Anne
So you say you want to make an impression:
Say something, say something.
Oh yeah you're going in the wrong direction,
Say something.
Uh-oh, uh-oh.
So you say you want to make an impression:
Say something, say something.
Oh yeah you're going in the wrong direction,
Well say something.
Uh-oh.
Oh, Polly Anne.
Oh, Polly Anne.
Polly Anne.
This is the end.
Oh, Polly Anne (say something)
Oh, Polly Anne (say anything)
Polly Anne.
This is the end.
Polly Anne lived an accident life.
Polly Anne is an accident
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Polly Anne Lyrics as written by Benjamin David Einziger Benjamin Einziger
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i dont know why, but i like this song.. im not to sure what it means though..
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i love this band. this song is one of my favorites. haha i think the a-onetwothreefourfivesix bit does it for me. it's kind of depressing though. basically, it sounds like polly anne sucks at life. :-\