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.
Let me see who you are, let me see who you are
Don't try to hide the world that you belong
Let me see who you are, let me see who you are
You're bound to forget where you started from
I know it's where you want to go
This time, I see you where you are
Don't fight, we're about to figure out
It's fine, it's fine
Let me see who you are, let me see who you are
Don't try to fight the world that you belong
Let me see who you are, let me see who you are
You're bound to forget where you started from
I know it's where you want to go
This time, I see you where you are
Don't fight, we're about to figure out
It's fine, it's fine
Don't try to fight
It's right, it's right
Don't try to fight
It's right, it's right
Don't try to fight
It's right, it's right
Don't try to hide the world that you belong
Let me see who you are, let me see who you are
You're bound to forget where you started from
I know it's where you want to go
This time, I see you where you are
Don't fight, we're about to figure out
It's fine, it's fine
Let me see who you are, let me see who you are
Don't try to fight the world that you belong
Let me see who you are, let me see who you are
You're bound to forget where you started from
I know it's where you want to go
This time, I see you where you are
Don't fight, we're about to figure out
It's fine, it's fine
Don't try to fight
It's right, it's right
Don't try to fight
It's right, it's right
Don't try to fight
It's right, it's right
Lyrics submitted by acadiendriftwood, edited by laurentertaining, MCSMeister
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