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.
Now gather 'round for a tale that's tall
But true as it can be
About the day the Rangers of Risembool
Met the Skirts in middle Tennessee
The leader of the MSA
A giant of a fella
Set out to show that his miniskirts
Were anything but yella
Across the line a shorter man
But with fire in his eyes
Would lead the Rangers in their quest
To squash the skirt-clad guys
The vicious match was set to start
Of the world's most dangerous game
That tests the metal of each man
And dodgeball is its name
[Chorus]
And they dipped and they ducked and they dodged that day
But they could not dodge them all
And Travis fell and the skirts went down
When the Rangers rule that old dodgeball
Old Vic dove flat up on the ground
The dodge heard 'round the world
Both sides are jumping back and forth
As the rubber balls were hurled
Then someone shouted "Sudden death!"
And the leaders took the field
But when the showdown ended
It was Travis who would yield
[Chorus]
And they dipped and they ducked and they dodged that day
But they could not dodge them all
And Travis fell and the skirts went down
When the Rangers rule that old dodgeball
When the smoke had cleared, the Rangers stood
The Skirts went down in flames
The team led by a pipsqueak
Had won the dodgeball game
So if you're ever passin' by
And Tennessee's the spot
You can see where Rangers bested Skirts
In a hotel parking lot
And that game of such great danger
To Ranger great and small
From henceforth and forever
Will be known as "Risemball!"
[Chorus]
And they dipped and they ducked and they dodged that day
But they could not dodge them all
And Travis fell and the skirts went down
From henceforth and forever
Will be known as "Risemball!"
But true as it can be
About the day the Rangers of Risembool
Met the Skirts in middle Tennessee
The leader of the MSA
A giant of a fella
Set out to show that his miniskirts
Were anything but yella
Across the line a shorter man
But with fire in his eyes
Would lead the Rangers in their quest
To squash the skirt-clad guys
The vicious match was set to start
Of the world's most dangerous game
That tests the metal of each man
And dodgeball is its name
[Chorus]
And they dipped and they ducked and they dodged that day
But they could not dodge them all
And Travis fell and the skirts went down
When the Rangers rule that old dodgeball
Old Vic dove flat up on the ground
The dodge heard 'round the world
Both sides are jumping back and forth
As the rubber balls were hurled
Then someone shouted "Sudden death!"
And the leaders took the field
But when the showdown ended
It was Travis who would yield
[Chorus]
And they dipped and they ducked and they dodged that day
But they could not dodge them all
And Travis fell and the skirts went down
When the Rangers rule that old dodgeball
When the smoke had cleared, the Rangers stood
The Skirts went down in flames
The team led by a pipsqueak
Had won the dodgeball game
So if you're ever passin' by
And Tennessee's the spot
You can see where Rangers bested Skirts
In a hotel parking lot
And that game of such great danger
To Ranger great and small
From henceforth and forever
Will be known as "Risemball!"
[Chorus]
And they dipped and they ducked and they dodged that day
But they could not dodge them all
And Travis fell and the skirts went down
From henceforth and forever
Will be known as "Risemball!"
Lyrics submitted by ddarko
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