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.
OK and by the way
I wanna say that I think you're great
And I know what people say
I'm on my breaker it's just my way
But you know how those rumors last
Always judged by what's in your past
But their not true
That wasn't you
I want you
Could it be that simple?
I tried to only ask before
I was thinking this one
This place
This dream
So sure
And I often wonder
About this time of mine
Oh I get your answer
Inside your shiny eyes
It's you and by the way
I've never been this happy before
You turning on my way
When I get out the words
I adore you
I look at you
Your eyes are wet
You tell me you're not ready yet
To give it all
Feel my heart fall
I want you
It truly is that simple
But you want to go back
It makes my whole world
Crash down just feel so black
And I often wonder
About this time of mine
But it seems your answers
Just a few behind
Cause I want you
It truly is that simple
But you want to go back
It makes my whole world
Crash down just feel so black
And I often wonder
About this time of mine
It seems my eyes just flew by
The lies behind your eyes
I wanna say that I think you're great
And I know what people say
I'm on my breaker it's just my way
But you know how those rumors last
Always judged by what's in your past
But their not true
That wasn't you
I want you
Could it be that simple?
I tried to only ask before
I was thinking this one
This place
This dream
So sure
And I often wonder
About this time of mine
Oh I get your answer
Inside your shiny eyes
It's you and by the way
I've never been this happy before
You turning on my way
When I get out the words
I adore you
I look at you
Your eyes are wet
You tell me you're not ready yet
To give it all
Feel my heart fall
I want you
It truly is that simple
But you want to go back
It makes my whole world
Crash down just feel so black
And I often wonder
About this time of mine
But it seems your answers
Just a few behind
Cause I want you
It truly is that simple
But you want to go back
It makes my whole world
Crash down just feel so black
And I often wonder
About this time of mine
It seems my eyes just flew by
The lies behind your eyes
Lyrics submitted by stealthissound
By the Way Lyrics as written by Stephony Smith Cathy Majeski
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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