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.
I got myself a mission: I'm going to find heaven
I made crepe paper wings, I think they'll carry me well
I left you a love poem, the best I have written
My favorite words were the ones I couldn't spell
They say that I'm a lunatic. They say that I am full of it
I say that's it's worth dreaming, just for the dream of it
It's all about passion. It's all about perception
Don't call me on my cell phone, cuz there aint no reception when I'm gone
I think I'm growing feathers, but I'm not quite sure of it
Cuz I started getting dizzy about a hundred feet up
I made friends with the clouds. I made friends with the birds
If you ask a goose a question, he never shuts up
And honestly I miss you, and I hope that you're missing me
Cuz I could use your lips on me and a little bit of Dramamine
For the moment, I can see way better than I've ever seen
Don't sell my stuff on ebay, cuz I might be back before I'm gone
I'm not the kind of man, who's into looking downward
I've drank my share of pity from the bartender's cup
There are so many people wondering, "What's the right direction?"
As far as I'm concerned, there's only one way up
Though my fingers are blisters and my eyes are bullet holes
My heart keeps beating
I guess I'm pretty lucky
I made crepe paper wings, I think they'll carry me well
I left you a love poem, the best I have written
My favorite words were the ones I couldn't spell
They say that I'm a lunatic. They say that I am full of it
I say that's it's worth dreaming, just for the dream of it
It's all about passion. It's all about perception
Don't call me on my cell phone, cuz there aint no reception when I'm gone
I think I'm growing feathers, but I'm not quite sure of it
Cuz I started getting dizzy about a hundred feet up
I made friends with the clouds. I made friends with the birds
If you ask a goose a question, he never shuts up
And honestly I miss you, and I hope that you're missing me
Cuz I could use your lips on me and a little bit of Dramamine
For the moment, I can see way better than I've ever seen
Don't sell my stuff on ebay, cuz I might be back before I'm gone
I'm not the kind of man, who's into looking downward
I've drank my share of pity from the bartender's cup
There are so many people wondering, "What's the right direction?"
As far as I'm concerned, there's only one way up
Though my fingers are blisters and my eyes are bullet holes
My heart keeps beating
I guess I'm pretty lucky
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I really love this song.
"And honestly I miss you And I hope that you're missing me Cause I could use your lips on me And a little bit of Dramamine"
Mmmmm--makes me melt. makes me think of her. sheesh
i agree with wahoolooze. it's so sweet, it's makes me squeal like a little girl.
I love this:
"And my fingers, they are blisters And my eyes, they are bullet holes But my hearts still beating Guess I'm pretty lucky."
If you just read the lyrics, it almost sounds sarcastic, but the way the band does this part of the song it makes you happy to be alive one "Guess I'm pretty lucky" blares out. Love It.
The sample beforehand basically explains the song. He's going to explore, he needs to find himself. But he'll be back before he's gone. He's done the whole pity thing, he's done the whole questioning thing; he just realized that we're all searching for something. At the end he finally realized that it's lucky to even be alive, and we should be thankful for that.
cant get enough!!
It's all about passion It's all about perception
this song fill my heart with love yet makes it ache.