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.
What have I gone and done?
I guess it didn’t take me too long
I must have been blinded by the sunshine
Now I’ve got shivers up my spine
And the cocktails took their toll
I almost drowned in the punchbowl
I made a fool of myself
I wish I was somebody else
Won’t you come around
I wanna hold you
Won’t you come around
I’m dying to see you
Wish I could find a way to say I’m sorry now
Instead of feeling sorry for myself
Won’t you come around
It’s hard to stand on this sandy ground
It’s like I’m walking on a merry-go-round
I know why you’re mad at me
And I know it’s not temporary
Tonite I will climb over your bungalow wall
I don’t care what happens if I fall
Just to make things right with you
You know that’s all I want to do
Won’t you come around
I wanna hold you
Won’t you come around
I’m dying to see you
Wish I could find a way to say I’m sorry now
Instead of feeling sorry for myself
Won’t you come around
I’m not sure I can stand it if you change your mind
I don’t think I can wait if you need some more time
Oh won’t you come around
What goes around, comes around
-Hi Zav, What’s going on?
-Hey Tim
You know everything was perfect now I’ve said something stupid, she won’t even talk to me. What should I do?
-Man, you gotta get over there and tell her you love her
-You think so?
-Sure
-Alright man, sorry I gotta go, right now
Won’t you come around
I wanna hold you
Won’t you come around
I’m dying to see you
Wish I could find a way to say I’m sorry now
Instead of feeling sorry for myself
Won’t you come around
I guess it didn’t take me too long
I must have been blinded by the sunshine
Now I’ve got shivers up my spine
And the cocktails took their toll
I almost drowned in the punchbowl
I made a fool of myself
I wish I was somebody else
Won’t you come around
I wanna hold you
Won’t you come around
I’m dying to see you
Wish I could find a way to say I’m sorry now
Instead of feeling sorry for myself
Won’t you come around
It’s hard to stand on this sandy ground
It’s like I’m walking on a merry-go-round
I know why you’re mad at me
And I know it’s not temporary
Tonite I will climb over your bungalow wall
I don’t care what happens if I fall
Just to make things right with you
You know that’s all I want to do
Won’t you come around
I wanna hold you
Won’t you come around
I’m dying to see you
Wish I could find a way to say I’m sorry now
Instead of feeling sorry for myself
Won’t you come around
I’m not sure I can stand it if you change your mind
I don’t think I can wait if you need some more time
Oh won’t you come around
What goes around, comes around
-Hi Zav, What’s going on?
-Hey Tim
You know everything was perfect now I’ve said something stupid, she won’t even talk to me. What should I do?
-Man, you gotta get over there and tell her you love her
-You think so?
-Sure
-Alright man, sorry I gotta go, right now
Won’t you come around
I wanna hold you
Won’t you come around
I’m dying to see you
Wish I could find a way to say I’m sorry now
Instead of feeling sorry for myself
Won’t you come around
Lyrics submitted by aldwinasnl
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