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.
It's hard letting go,
I'm finally at peace, but it feels wrong,
Slow I'm getting up,
My hands and feet are weaker than before.
And you are folded on the bed
Where I rest my head,
There's nothing I can see,
Darkness becomes me.
But I'm already there,
I'm already there,
Wherever there is you,
I will be there too
There's nothing that I'd take back,
But it's hard to say there's nothing I regret.
'Cause when I sing, you shout,
I breathe out loud,
You bleed, we crawl like animals,
But when it's over, I'm still awake
A thousand silhouettes dancing on my chest,
No matter where I sleep, you are haunting me
But I'm already there,
I'm already there.
Wherever there is you,
I will be there too,
But I'm already there,
I'm already there.
Wherever there is you,
I will be there too,
'Cause I'm already there,
I'm already there,
Wherever there is you,
I will be there too.
I'm already there,
I'm already there,
Wherever there is you,
I will be there too.
I'm finally at peace, but it feels wrong,
Slow I'm getting up,
My hands and feet are weaker than before.
And you are folded on the bed
Where I rest my head,
There's nothing I can see,
Darkness becomes me.
But I'm already there,
I'm already there,
Wherever there is you,
I will be there too
There's nothing that I'd take back,
But it's hard to say there's nothing I regret.
'Cause when I sing, you shout,
I breathe out loud,
You bleed, we crawl like animals,
But when it's over, I'm still awake
A thousand silhouettes dancing on my chest,
No matter where I sleep, you are haunting me
But I'm already there,
I'm already there.
Wherever there is you,
I will be there too,
But I'm already there,
I'm already there.
Wherever there is you,
I will be there too,
'Cause I'm already there,
I'm already there,
Wherever there is you,
I will be there too.
I'm already there,
I'm already there,
Wherever there is you,
I will be there too.
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"It's hard letting go, I'm finally at peace, but it feels wrong,"
To me, this line means the persona is letting go of the pain of losing people dear to her, but in doing so, she feels wrong--like she's forgetting them, making their deaths meaningless.
"Slow, I'm getting up, My hands and feet are weaker than before."
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"And you are folded on the bed Where I rest my head,"
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"There's nothing I can see, Darkness becomes me."
In this part, the character begins to lose hope and is swallowed by despair
"You bleed, we crawl like animals, But when it's over, I'm still awake"
In this section, the character wishes it was all a dream and is forced back into reality
"A thousand silhouettes dancing on my chest,"
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