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.
All we know is wrong - they're telling stories
What's it all about - just get it right
Hey it's all been done - and way before this
Talk has been around - we said it right
You've got a way with words but be more precise
You've got a way with words but I can't decide
If it's a code that no one talks - I think you know how much I've
All (all) we know is wrong, they're telling stories
What's (what's) it all about? Just get it right
Hey (hey) it's all been done, and way before this
Talk (talk) has been around - we said it right
I'm just a little bit tired, I'm just a little bit bored
You're just a little bit wired I'm sure, wired with swords now, why
I feel a little on fire, the smoke is hitting the floor
I'm just a little on fire and scorned, fire and scorned now
Sitting on a throne and yelling orders
Hands are getting worn - give up the fight
Wash your face with blood - it's not important
Next you can devise a second right
Dust (dust) fills up the lungs, and without borders
How (how) can we survive? Now dim the lights
Minds (minds) alike are torn from stepping forward
Make (make) a sacrifice to get it right
I'm just a little bit tired, I'm just a little bit bored
You're just a little bit wired I'm sure, wired with swords now, why
I feel a little on fire, the smoke is hitting the floor
I'm just a little on fire and scorned, fire and scorned now
We were on this sanctuary
We were on but now it's over
We were on this sanctuary
We were on but now it's over
I'm just a little bit tired, I'm just a little bit bored
You're just a little bit wired I'm sure, wired with swords now, why
I feel a little on fire, the smoke is hitting the floor
I'm just a little on fire and scorned, fire and scorned now why
What's it all about - just get it right
Hey it's all been done - and way before this
Talk has been around - we said it right
You've got a way with words but be more precise
You've got a way with words but I can't decide
If it's a code that no one talks - I think you know how much I've
All (all) we know is wrong, they're telling stories
What's (what's) it all about? Just get it right
Hey (hey) it's all been done, and way before this
Talk (talk) has been around - we said it right
I'm just a little bit tired, I'm just a little bit bored
You're just a little bit wired I'm sure, wired with swords now, why
I feel a little on fire, the smoke is hitting the floor
I'm just a little on fire and scorned, fire and scorned now
Sitting on a throne and yelling orders
Hands are getting worn - give up the fight
Wash your face with blood - it's not important
Next you can devise a second right
Dust (dust) fills up the lungs, and without borders
How (how) can we survive? Now dim the lights
Minds (minds) alike are torn from stepping forward
Make (make) a sacrifice to get it right
I'm just a little bit tired, I'm just a little bit bored
You're just a little bit wired I'm sure, wired with swords now, why
I feel a little on fire, the smoke is hitting the floor
I'm just a little on fire and scorned, fire and scorned now
We were on this sanctuary
We were on but now it's over
We were on this sanctuary
We were on but now it's over
I'm just a little bit tired, I'm just a little bit bored
You're just a little bit wired I'm sure, wired with swords now, why
I feel a little on fire, the smoke is hitting the floor
I'm just a little on fire and scorned, fire and scorned now why
Lyrics submitted by tippy_typewriter
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