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.
Baby put your arms around me
Tell me I'm a problem
Know I'm not the girl you thought you knew and that you wanted
Underneath the pretty face is something complicated
I come with a side of trouble
But I know that's why you're staying
Because you're no angel either, baby
'Cause you're no angel either, baby
No I'm not an angel either but at least I'm trying
I know I drive you crazy, but would you rather that I be a machine
Who doesn't notice when you late or when you're lying
I love you even more than who I thought you were before
'Cause, you're, no, angel, either, baby
'Cause you're no angel either, baby
'Cause you're no angel either, baby
'Cause you're no angel either, baby, oh
Oh hmm, oh-oh-oh
Oh hmm, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh
Oh hmm, oh-oh-oh
Tell me, do you wanna ride? (Ride, ride, ride)
(Ride) Tell me, do you wanna to ride
(Ridin' around)
(Ridin' around)
(Ridin' around)
We ridin' around in that H-town
If there's candles near your bed, no need for the spell
Stop acting so scared, just do what I tell
First go through my legs, go back on your head
And whatever you want, yeah baby I'll bet it comes true
Baby put your arms around me
Tell me I'm a problem
Know I'm not the girl you thought you knew and that you wanted
Underneath the pretty face is something complicated
I come with a side of trouble, but I know that's why you're staying
Because, you're, no, angel, either, baby
'Cause you're no angel either, baby
You're no angel either, baby
No-no, no-no, noo, no-no, no-no, noo
No-no, no-no, noo, no-no, no-no, noo
No-no, no-no, noo, no-no, no-no, noo
No-no, no-no, noo
No-no, no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no
Tell me I'm a problem
Know I'm not the girl you thought you knew and that you wanted
Underneath the pretty face is something complicated
I come with a side of trouble
But I know that's why you're staying
Because you're no angel either, baby
'Cause you're no angel either, baby
No I'm not an angel either but at least I'm trying
I know I drive you crazy, but would you rather that I be a machine
Who doesn't notice when you late or when you're lying
I love you even more than who I thought you were before
'Cause, you're, no, angel, either, baby
'Cause you're no angel either, baby
'Cause you're no angel either, baby
'Cause you're no angel either, baby, oh
Oh hmm, oh-oh-oh
Oh hmm, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh
Oh hmm, oh-oh-oh
Tell me, do you wanna ride? (Ride, ride, ride)
(Ride) Tell me, do you wanna to ride
(Ridin' around)
(Ridin' around)
(Ridin' around)
We ridin' around in that H-town
If there's candles near your bed, no need for the spell
Stop acting so scared, just do what I tell
First go through my legs, go back on your head
And whatever you want, yeah baby I'll bet it comes true
Baby put your arms around me
Tell me I'm a problem
Know I'm not the girl you thought you knew and that you wanted
Underneath the pretty face is something complicated
I come with a side of trouble, but I know that's why you're staying
Because, you're, no, angel, either, baby
'Cause you're no angel either, baby
You're no angel either, baby
No-no, no-no, noo, no-no, no-no, noo
No-no, no-no, noo, no-no, no-no, noo
No-no, no-no, noo, no-no, no-no, noo
No-no, no-no, noo
No-no, no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no
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