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.
My body will be set aflame tonight
Even though my heart will remain
It's cold as ice inside
I feel my fists are buried in the pavement
Helpless to the rotting cancer, sent to ruin my life
I awake to this anxiety,
That every breath, every step might be my last
I feel I'm growing numb
A slight chill to my flesh
Like one million knives
Stabbing a hole right through my chest
There is no comfort
My surroundings bleak as night
The angels of death awaiting for me to lock me in their sights
Lifeless I fear the wrath of God
I hear the dead speak through the wall
Remember me, eternal sleep awaits me underground
I will not wait, for you to follow to the other side
Come on!
I feel closer now
To walk with the dead
Every night I fear is the last with you
So please remember what it mean
I feel I'm growing numb
A slight chill to my flesh
Like one million knives stabbing a hole right through my chest
There is no comfort
My surroundings bleak as night
The angels of death awaiting for me
To lock me in their sight
I awake to this anxiety, that every breath every step might be my last
Every step might be my last
Lifeless I fear the wrath of God
I hear the dead speak through the wall
Remember me
Eternal sleep awaits me underground
I will not wait for you to follow to the other side
Even though my heart will remain
It's cold as ice inside
I feel my fists are buried in the pavement
Helpless to the rotting cancer, sent to ruin my life
I awake to this anxiety,
That every breath, every step might be my last
I feel I'm growing numb
A slight chill to my flesh
Like one million knives
Stabbing a hole right through my chest
There is no comfort
My surroundings bleak as night
The angels of death awaiting for me to lock me in their sights
Lifeless I fear the wrath of God
I hear the dead speak through the wall
Remember me, eternal sleep awaits me underground
I will not wait, for you to follow to the other side
Come on!
I feel closer now
To walk with the dead
Every night I fear is the last with you
So please remember what it mean
I feel I'm growing numb
A slight chill to my flesh
Like one million knives stabbing a hole right through my chest
There is no comfort
My surroundings bleak as night
The angels of death awaiting for me
To lock me in their sight
I awake to this anxiety, that every breath every step might be my last
Every step might be my last
Lifeless I fear the wrath of God
I hear the dead speak through the wall
Remember me
Eternal sleep awaits me underground
I will not wait for you to follow to the other side
Lyrics submitted by xOdad_jianx
Death Anxiety Lyrics as written by Brian Leppke Brandan Sebastian Schieppati
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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