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.
You, you've got a funny way of saying hello
And a pocketful of undisclosed dreams
You paved my way to helpless nerves
And no one gets inside your jeans
Now don't mention the blur
At the merest hint of her
I love you, you don't know
How much I love you
And how that crush is a blow
You don't care about me
And how I care about you
Once before the world became serene
The hands of love pushed me away
But soon you will reject that scene
For acts of love and passion plays
Let's improvise
A perfect world without the lies
With your wristful of chains
And your fistful of change
I hope that you get through
Now you think your dandy pose
Goes with my basement clothes
What made you change your view?
Maybe it's my loving tongue
The ecstasy from which we swung
(I'm your lover in a world of dreams)
And a pocketful of undisclosed dreams
You paved my way to helpless nerves
And no one gets inside your jeans
Now don't mention the blur
At the merest hint of her
I love you, you don't know
How much I love you
And how that crush is a blow
You don't care about me
And how I care about you
Once before the world became serene
The hands of love pushed me away
But soon you will reject that scene
For acts of love and passion plays
Let's improvise
A perfect world without the lies
With your wristful of chains
And your fistful of change
I hope that you get through
Now you think your dandy pose
Goes with my basement clothes
What made you change your view?
Maybe it's my loving tongue
The ecstasy from which we swung
(I'm your lover in a world of dreams)
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