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 pack my bags, yeah
I call a cab, yeah
I call Nigel then I start to laugh,
Oh
How would I know, oh
Michigan is just as cold
The plane took off
And there I was
A car drove up
I had a new plan, yeah
One that would save my key
And spare her life so I could tell her:
"How my dear did we get here?"
Stinging clear like my breath
Oh my breath oh my
Riddled in tears
And shaking with fear
I am stuck to this death for the rest of this mess of my life
So I pulled up to the Hilton in Detroit
I checked into room four two zero
I ordered the sirloin au chateau
I phoned Nigel, the locksmith, my hero
Now I told him what I want
And he gave me a solution
"Now my main man, you need a camera with some super tight resolution like..."
"How my friend will this said end
Bring you so clear, so clear, so clear, goddamn
Pretend it's done and don't give a fuck
Or you're stuck to this death for the rest of this mess of your life."
I can't believe my luck
The only person I could trust
I call the Four Seasons in Toronto
The only place my girl would stay
The concierge was rather pleasant
When I called her by her first name
I ask her if she knows my girl
She seems so excited to say,
"She's in room eight eleven"
"So where would you like to stay?"
I say well,
"I don't know
Love to surprise her if it's apropos
Whatcha got on the ninth floor
Room nine eleven would be the most"
"Well sir, it's your lucky day
The room's open if you'd like to stay"
"Yes please I appreciate
Your discretion and your manners, Kate"
My flight lands at two nineteen
A short hand hails a cab for me
I tell the driver to head to the mall
So I could get some shopping done
I tell the cabby that I won't be long there
He agrees and keeps the meter on
I get a camera and twelve feet of rope there
Then we're off to the hotel
I check into nine eleven
Make a date with the mini bar
I wait up til five in the morning
When I know she's asleep for sure
I tie the rope to my balcony
Descend to her balcony
I pick the lock on the sliding glass door
Creep in and fall to the floor
I know she can't sleep with that key
So she leaves it out obviously
Right there for me to see
I take a picture then I start to think
"How my dear did we get here?"
Stinging clear like my breath
Oh my breath oh my
Riddled in tears
And shaking with fear
I am stuck to this death for the rest of this mess of my life
I can't believe my luck
The only person I could trust
I call a cab, yeah
I call Nigel then I start to laugh,
Oh
How would I know, oh
Michigan is just as cold
The plane took off
And there I was
A car drove up
I had a new plan, yeah
One that would save my key
And spare her life so I could tell her:
"How my dear did we get here?"
Stinging clear like my breath
Oh my breath oh my
Riddled in tears
And shaking with fear
I am stuck to this death for the rest of this mess of my life
So I pulled up to the Hilton in Detroit
I checked into room four two zero
I ordered the sirloin au chateau
I phoned Nigel, the locksmith, my hero
Now I told him what I want
And he gave me a solution
"Now my main man, you need a camera with some super tight resolution like..."
"How my friend will this said end
Bring you so clear, so clear, so clear, goddamn
Pretend it's done and don't give a fuck
Or you're stuck to this death for the rest of this mess of your life."
I can't believe my luck
The only person I could trust
I call the Four Seasons in Toronto
The only place my girl would stay
The concierge was rather pleasant
When I called her by her first name
I ask her if she knows my girl
She seems so excited to say,
"She's in room eight eleven"
"So where would you like to stay?"
I say well,
"I don't know
Love to surprise her if it's apropos
Whatcha got on the ninth floor
Room nine eleven would be the most"
"Well sir, it's your lucky day
The room's open if you'd like to stay"
"Yes please I appreciate
Your discretion and your manners, Kate"
My flight lands at two nineteen
A short hand hails a cab for me
I tell the driver to head to the mall
So I could get some shopping done
I tell the cabby that I won't be long there
He agrees and keeps the meter on
I get a camera and twelve feet of rope there
Then we're off to the hotel
I check into nine eleven
Make a date with the mini bar
I wait up til five in the morning
When I know she's asleep for sure
I tie the rope to my balcony
Descend to her balcony
I pick the lock on the sliding glass door
Creep in and fall to the floor
I know she can't sleep with that key
So she leaves it out obviously
Right there for me to see
I take a picture then I start to think
"How my dear did we get here?"
Stinging clear like my breath
Oh my breath oh my
Riddled in tears
And shaking with fear
I am stuck to this death for the rest of this mess of my life
I can't believe my luck
The only person I could trust
Lyrics submitted by jaql
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Half of this song isn't even in the booklet. I tried the best I could to listen to what he was saying, but some words I just couldn't understand.
it's<br /> "I call Four Seasons in Toronto<br /> the only place my girl would stay"
I thought it was some hotel name, but I couldn't make it out. Thanks.
thanks for posting these soo much. so is this supposed all supposed to be the "bad dream" and can anyone understand the interludes to some of the songs with the girl talking?
I'll try listening to the interludes. I can hardly understand some of the words he says in the actual songs, so I dunno :D
The interlude in Geneva says something like "??? I pray to God to strike me dead..."<br /> <br /> just sayin'
I've tried to listening to the interlude in Geneva, and after listening to it repeatedly, a friend and I think we got most of it, while a few words may be off. Thought I'd share since I just figured it out today.<br /> <br /> "I curse myself as I go to bed. I pray to God to strike me dead. That girl is evil. So damn evil. I want you to be there. Around every second. I give up. What are you doing? I want you to be there. I just wish I could talk to you. Obviously I'm thinking of you. You mean everything to me. I curse myself as I go to bed. I pray to God to strike me dead. That girl is evil. So damn evil. You mean everything to me."
i was so glad to hear nigel from the natalie fight on here