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.
Vista, vista, vista, she tore away the walls, she couldn't find the chains,
and she says why should I care, I'm not down, I'm up
red rag bloody won't stop me now
sista, sista, sista, she's tearing up the bills, and she's no one's fool,
and she says, why should I pay, I'm no clown, I'm up.
red rag bloody won't stop me now
Mistah, mistah, mistah, he's cursing up a storm, and yet he holds the keys,
and he says why should i care, i don't give a fuck
i'm down on my luck
and she's looking and she's tearing down the walls
and still she can't find the chains
and she says, why should I care
I'm not down but it's hard to be up
and she says, red rag bloody won't stop me now
unchain my sister
and she says why should I care, I'm not down, I'm up
red rag bloody won't stop me now
sista, sista, sista, she's tearing up the bills, and she's no one's fool,
and she says, why should I pay, I'm no clown, I'm up.
red rag bloody won't stop me now
Mistah, mistah, mistah, he's cursing up a storm, and yet he holds the keys,
and he says why should i care, i don't give a fuck
i'm down on my luck
and she's looking and she's tearing down the walls
and still she can't find the chains
and she says, why should I care
I'm not down but it's hard to be up
and she says, red rag bloody won't stop me now
unchain my sister
Lyrics submitted by The Distorted
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