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.
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck-a duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
we didn't see it coming
and so we crouched down low
it smelled a lot like somethin'
but it moved super slow
we ducked and then we darted
and rolled on down the road
we stopped before we started
and back and forth we go
undid the deed
not for us to say
we talk the talk
then we walked away
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck-a duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck-a duck duck
we hit the ground a-runnin'
and ran around the pole
we didn't stop for nothin'
'cause it was way too cold
took all the time we wanted
and then we took it home
we turned and then we're taunted
around the world we roam
we hit the wall
then we hit the hay
the orders tall
it's the price to pay
and we looked into the void
and we walked on through the door
they looked at us annoyed
and this is what they swore
we all new how to play
we understood the deal
we do it everyday
and this is how it feels
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
IT PACKS A WALLOP!
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
IT PACKS A WALLOP!
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck-a duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
that's when the red sea parted
and went from hot to cold
so fresh back when it started
and now it's growing mold
that's when the trouble started
at least that's we're told
they kept it safely guarded
from new to two days old
ducks eat the bread
and they eat for free
they tap the head
yellin' goose at me
and we looked into the void
and we walked on through the door
they looked at us annoyed
and this is what they swore
they walked around the group
and taped us on our heads
we listened for the goose
but duck was what they said
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
IT PACKS A WALLOP!
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
IT PACKS A WALLOP!
duck duck duck duck duck-a duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck-a duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck-a duck-a duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
goose
goose
goose
goose
goose
(goose)
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck-a duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
we didn't see it coming
and so we crouched down low
it smelled a lot like somethin'
but it moved super slow
we ducked and then we darted
and rolled on down the road
we stopped before we started
and back and forth we go
undid the deed
not for us to say
we talk the talk
then we walked away
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck-a duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck-a duck duck
we hit the ground a-runnin'
and ran around the pole
we didn't stop for nothin'
'cause it was way too cold
took all the time we wanted
and then we took it home
we turned and then we're taunted
around the world we roam
we hit the wall
then we hit the hay
the orders tall
it's the price to pay
and we looked into the void
and we walked on through the door
they looked at us annoyed
and this is what they swore
we all new how to play
we understood the deal
we do it everyday
and this is how it feels
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
IT PACKS A WALLOP!
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
IT PACKS A WALLOP!
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck-a duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
that's when the red sea parted
and went from hot to cold
so fresh back when it started
and now it's growing mold
that's when the trouble started
at least that's we're told
they kept it safely guarded
from new to two days old
ducks eat the bread
and they eat for free
they tap the head
yellin' goose at me
and we looked into the void
and we walked on through the door
they looked at us annoyed
and this is what they swore
they walked around the group
and taped us on our heads
we listened for the goose
but duck was what they said
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
IT PACKS A WALLOP!
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
it packs a wallop
IT PACKS A WALLOP!
duck duck duck duck duck-a duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck duck-a duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
duck duck duck duck duck duck-a duck-a duck duck duck duck duck duck
goose
goose
goose
goose
goose
goose
(goose)
Lyrics submitted by Exwic
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