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.
You ready Yo lets ride... come on... Yo I was made for you
You were made for me
Everybody used to say
We were meant to be
I don And that's all you ever really need to know
I was made for you
It's like a poison - just one cure
You're my remedy - for sure
There's an angel - at my door
I don't want to feel like this no more
[Chorus]
I'm in the dark and you're my light
I'm going blind and you're my sight
I feel alive
You set me free I hold you tight
You're in my heart and I'm the knife
I feel alive You belong to me
Like I belong to you
If you're not satisfied
Tell me what I gotta do
I think it's time we set the record straight
'Cause I want to know if I should be afraid
'Cause you belong to me It's like a poison - just one cure
You're my remedy - for sure
There's an angel - at my door
I don't want to feel like this no more
[Chorus]
I'm in the dark and you're my light
I'm going blind and you're my sight
I feel alive (oh I feel alive)
You set me free I hold you tight
You're in my heart and I'm the knife
I feel (I feel) alive (alive)
Yo break it down why'all, Yo
I'm in the dark and you're my light
I'm going blind and you're my sight
You set me free I hold you tight
You're in my heart and I'm the knife (c'mon)
I'm in the dark and you're my light (what)
I'm going blind and you're my sight (what)
You set me free I hold you tight (what)
You're in my heart and I'm the knife (what)
[Chorus]
I'm in the dark and you're my light
I'm going blind and you're my sight
I feel (so alive) alive
You set me free I hold you tight
You're in my heart and I'm the knife
I feel alive (alive)
I'm in the dark and you're my light
I'm going blind and you're my sight (you're my sight)
I feel (I feel, I feel) alive (girl alive)
You set me free I hold you tight
You're in my heart and I'm the knife
I feel alive (alive)
You were made for me
Everybody used to say
We were meant to be
I don And that's all you ever really need to know
I was made for you
It's like a poison - just one cure
You're my remedy - for sure
There's an angel - at my door
I don't want to feel like this no more
[Chorus]
I'm in the dark and you're my light
I'm going blind and you're my sight
I feel alive
You set me free I hold you tight
You're in my heart and I'm the knife
I feel alive You belong to me
Like I belong to you
If you're not satisfied
Tell me what I gotta do
I think it's time we set the record straight
'Cause I want to know if I should be afraid
'Cause you belong to me It's like a poison - just one cure
You're my remedy - for sure
There's an angel - at my door
I don't want to feel like this no more
[Chorus]
I'm in the dark and you're my light
I'm going blind and you're my sight
I feel alive (oh I feel alive)
You set me free I hold you tight
You're in my heart and I'm the knife
I feel (I feel) alive (alive)
Yo break it down why'all, Yo
I'm in the dark and you're my light
I'm going blind and you're my sight
You set me free I hold you tight
You're in my heart and I'm the knife (c'mon)
I'm in the dark and you're my light (what)
I'm going blind and you're my sight (what)
You set me free I hold you tight (what)
You're in my heart and I'm the knife (what)
[Chorus]
I'm in the dark and you're my light
I'm going blind and you're my sight
I feel (so alive) alive
You set me free I hold you tight
You're in my heart and I'm the knife
I feel alive (alive)
I'm in the dark and you're my light
I'm going blind and you're my sight (you're my sight)
I feel (I feel, I feel) alive (girl alive)
You set me free I hold you tight
You're in my heart and I'm the knife
I feel alive (alive)
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