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.
Say it was her Babel
Said it was my Babel
It was my Babel
Tell all people
Now you know it's over, rolling off her shoulder
You can take a ladder to the shadows and forget
Was it how she kissed you and then dismissed you?
Was it purposeful and was it just to hook you in?
Hallucinating, chasing, changing, racing
Breaking, hating 'til you lost it all
Well, you lost your girlfriend, she was not knowing
Where you were going, you were on your own
He was quick to burning
He was slow to learning
Though his eyes were misted
He still kissed her when she cried
You did your best to replace her
You didn't up and leave her
You befriended the harsh way it ended, now sleep tight
Hallucinating, chasing, changing, pacing
Bracing, breaking, if you lost it all
Was it all your good?
Reachin' into it?
That lead you to me
I would have craved the love
I wanna be the one that should've said, "You do not dare"
I'm running so far out of my head
This rain of heart that ripples my day
Can never say what was thinking, wait
Mhm
Said it was my Babel
It was my Babel
Tell all people
Now you know it's over, rolling off her shoulder
You can take a ladder to the shadows and forget
Was it how she kissed you and then dismissed you?
Was it purposeful and was it just to hook you in?
Hallucinating, chasing, changing, racing
Breaking, hating 'til you lost it all
Well, you lost your girlfriend, she was not knowing
Where you were going, you were on your own
He was quick to burning
He was slow to learning
Though his eyes were misted
He still kissed her when she cried
You did your best to replace her
You didn't up and leave her
You befriended the harsh way it ended, now sleep tight
Hallucinating, chasing, changing, pacing
Bracing, breaking, if you lost it all
Was it all your good?
Reachin' into it?
That lead you to me
I would have craved the love
I wanna be the one that should've said, "You do not dare"
I'm running so far out of my head
This rain of heart that ripples my day
Can never say what was thinking, wait
Mhm
Lyrics submitted by likesgreeneyes, edited by mystyci
Babel Lyrics as written by Martina Topley-bird Grantley Evan Marshall
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group, Peermusic Publishing
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Say it was your babel Said it was my babel It was my babel Tell your people
Now you know it's over Rollin off her shoulder You can take a lighter to the shadows and forget Was it how she kissed you and then dismissed you Was it purposeful and was it just to hook you in
Hallucinating, chasing, changing, bracing Breaking, hating til you lost it all [Hallucinating, chasing, changing, pacing Bracing, breaking, til you lost it all] Well you lost your girlfriend, she was not knowing Where you were going, you are on your own
He was quick to burnin He was slow to learnin Though his eyes were misted He still kissed her when she cried You did your best to please You didn't up and leave her You befriended the harsh way it ended Now sleep tight
Hallucinating, chasing, changing, pacing Bracing, breaking, if you lost it all Was it all your good Reachin into it That lead you to me I would have craved the love
[Hallucinating, chasing, changing, pacing Bracing, breaking, til you lost it all Well she did say to see She led you to me We'd better to be We crave love]
I wanna be the one that shoots the truth of my death I'm running so far out of my head This strain of heart that ripples my day You can not ever say what thinking way
I noticed some differences between the live version of the song and the recorded version. I put in brackets the changes to the song in the live version.
disregard this, it was intended to be a lyric correction