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.
He’s ugly
An ugly guy
But everything about him is just perfect, when you shut your eyes
And ugly all the while
‘Cause your friends would be offended, if you turned up open-ended
With a lover just a little out of style
You told him
You really did
You laid it on the table with a glass of Chardonnay
You shut the door
Just like a little kid
You took to wearing baggy clothes and chose a new café
Admit that your display was rather vile
With your half assed smile
Your half assed smile
And so, big freaking deal (so big fucking deal)
You pissed and moaned for hours about how hard it is to meet somebody real
And then you do
But you can’t rise above that Barbie condescension
Oh, that less than good intention
Bound to reach the bottom of the pile
With your half assed smile
Your half assed smile
Your half assed smile
He’s ugly
Well so are you
You stroll around the Mission with some wild and superficial attitude
And what’s become if him?
Last I heard he shaved his head and moved to Mexico
Down south where the tourists grow
He’s selling pretty pictures all the while
Of your half assed smile
Your half assed smile
An ugly guy
But everything about him is just perfect, when you shut your eyes
And ugly all the while
‘Cause your friends would be offended, if you turned up open-ended
With a lover just a little out of style
You told him
You really did
You laid it on the table with a glass of Chardonnay
You shut the door
Just like a little kid
You took to wearing baggy clothes and chose a new café
Admit that your display was rather vile
With your half assed smile
Your half assed smile
And so, big freaking deal (so big fucking deal)
You pissed and moaned for hours about how hard it is to meet somebody real
And then you do
But you can’t rise above that Barbie condescension
Oh, that less than good intention
Bound to reach the bottom of the pile
With your half assed smile
Your half assed smile
Your half assed smile
He’s ugly
Well so are you
You stroll around the Mission with some wild and superficial attitude
And what’s become if him?
Last I heard he shaved his head and moved to Mexico
Down south where the tourists grow
He’s selling pretty pictures all the while
Of your half assed smile
Your half assed smile
Lyrics submitted by Tri_T
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