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.
Some nights you lie
Some nights you don't
But they all feel the same
Sometimes you wish you could turn to stone
And be perfect always
I, I can't feel like this no more
In the crowd alone 'cause no one wants to know you
Do they?
Don't they?
Right here but no one's watching
Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, fuck the homecoming king
You see your life is drawn out
Don't feel the world that you know
Caught in the tower singing
Oh no, that's not the life I chose
Most days you rise and start to fade
'Cause no one loves you
Avert their eyes and look away
Life without virtue
I, I can't feel like this no more
You walk these halls and feel the same
'Cause you can't find your place
Right here but no one's watching
Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history (hey)
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, fuck the homecoming king
And I stare the fan on the ceiling
All night, all night
All these memories won't stop running
My mind, my mind
And the rats in the walls keeps scratching
My life, my life
And all the voices won't stop laughing
I can't fight again
Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history (hey)
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, fuck the homecoming king
You see your life is drawn out
Don't feel the world that you know
Caught in the tower singing
Oh no, that's not the life I chose
You see your hands are tied now
Just like your eyes will stay closed
Come in the tower singing
Oh no, that's not the life I chose
Some nights you don't
But they all feel the same
Sometimes you wish you could turn to stone
And be perfect always
I, I can't feel like this no more
In the crowd alone 'cause no one wants to know you
Do they?
Don't they?
Right here but no one's watching
Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, fuck the homecoming king
You see your life is drawn out
Don't feel the world that you know
Caught in the tower singing
Oh no, that's not the life I chose
Most days you rise and start to fade
'Cause no one loves you
Avert their eyes and look away
Life without virtue
I, I can't feel like this no more
You walk these halls and feel the same
'Cause you can't find your place
Right here but no one's watching
Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history (hey)
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, fuck the homecoming king
And I stare the fan on the ceiling
All night, all night
All these memories won't stop running
My mind, my mind
And the rats in the walls keeps scratching
My life, my life
And all the voices won't stop laughing
I can't fight again
Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history (hey)
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, fuck the homecoming king
You see your life is drawn out
Don't feel the world that you know
Caught in the tower singing
Oh no, that's not the life I chose
You see your hands are tied now
Just like your eyes will stay closed
Come in the tower singing
Oh no, that's not the life I chose
Lyrics submitted by Justpeace11
Homecoming King Lyrics as written by Zakk Cervini Andy Biersack
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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