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.
This is the last time that I try this
This is my final experiment
I no longer want to continue testing my emotions
But there's data I have not collected yet
When I see you there's a slight reaction
But of couse these monitors can lie
Nine times out of ten occurences of base attraction
Sophisticated intellects deny
I am not against the concept of romance
Reality is quite another tale
Hearts and flowers have their place
On tablecloths and bits of lace
Attempts at amour fou are doomed to fail
In my laboratory of love
Proving to myself the lack of the existence of
Laboratory of love
Laboratory of love
Would you kindly answer a few questions?
Strictly for the sake of argument
Were you to relax approximate to my location
Do you think said time would be well spent?
I admit I feel the urge to touch you
Probably a pre-programmed response
Surveys indicate our natural tendency to mate
Satifies the needs, negates the want
I cannot refute the role of mystery
Some things simply will not be explained
Chemistry does fascinate
The stroke of luck, the twist of fate
But a passive observer I remain
In my laboratory of love
Proving to myself the lack of the existence of
Laboratory of love
Laboratory of love
This is my final experiment
I no longer want to continue testing my emotions
But there's data I have not collected yet
When I see you there's a slight reaction
But of couse these monitors can lie
Nine times out of ten occurences of base attraction
Sophisticated intellects deny
I am not against the concept of romance
Reality is quite another tale
Hearts and flowers have their place
On tablecloths and bits of lace
Attempts at amour fou are doomed to fail
In my laboratory of love
Proving to myself the lack of the existence of
Laboratory of love
Laboratory of love
Would you kindly answer a few questions?
Strictly for the sake of argument
Were you to relax approximate to my location
Do you think said time would be well spent?
I admit I feel the urge to touch you
Probably a pre-programmed response
Surveys indicate our natural tendency to mate
Satifies the needs, negates the want
I cannot refute the role of mystery
Some things simply will not be explained
Chemistry does fascinate
The stroke of luck, the twist of fate
But a passive observer I remain
In my laboratory of love
Proving to myself the lack of the existence of
Laboratory of love
Laboratory of love
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Laboratory of Love Lyrics as written by Amy Rigby
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