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.
If you only once would let me
Only just one time
Then be happy with the consequence
With whatever's gonna happen tonight
Don't think we're not serious
When's it ever not
The love we make is give and it's take
I'm game to play along
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
All the best DJs are saving their slowest song for last
When the dance is through it's me and you
Come on, would it really be so bad
The things we think might be the same
But I won't fight for more
It's just not me to wear it on my sleeve
Count on that for sure
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
You want to take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
We still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
Can't say I was never wrong
But some blame rests on you
Work and play they're never okay to mix
The way we do
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
You want to take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
We still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
Only just one time
Then be happy with the consequence
With whatever's gonna happen tonight
Don't think we're not serious
When's it ever not
The love we make is give and it's take
I'm game to play along
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
All the best DJs are saving their slowest song for last
When the dance is through it's me and you
Come on, would it really be so bad
The things we think might be the same
But I won't fight for more
It's just not me to wear it on my sleeve
Count on that for sure
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
You want to take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
We still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
Can't say I was never wrong
But some blame rests on you
Work and play they're never okay to mix
The way we do
All I can say, I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
You want to take a ride?
Get out of this place while we still have time
We still have time
(Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
(Oh oh, oh oh)
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Way better in my opinion. If you look at the 2 (demo and album) you can see that they slightly tie in.
"Oh my God I'm never wrong Thats why I'm alone" - Demo
and "Can't say I was never wrong" - Album this shows maybe that something happened in his life before recording the album version to make him change the lyric. Then in the line
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and "Work and play, I'm never mixing the two And so should you" - Demo seems weird, almost like the demo should be Work PT 1, and then PT 2 should be the album version.
where can i find a recording of this?