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.
[Chorus]
Why you keep leaving me, if you keep coming back
Why you keep deceiving me and hurting me like that
Why you keep leaving me, Why you keep coming back
Why you keep deceiving me, why hurt me like that
[Verse 1]
Why you hurt me, why you hurt me so bad
I've been crying trying to understand, what's wrong with us
I'm longing for your touch, but you leave and you run away
I wished you stayed, can't deceive me, not today
But you won't stay, so
[Chorus]
Why you leave
If you keep coming back, why you do me like that
Why you leave
If you keep coming back and hurting my heart
Why'd you leave if you keep coming back, hurting my heart
Why'd you leave if you keep coming back, hurting my heart
[Verse 2]
I can't take it no more no, babe I don't wanna lie
I can't take no more hurt no yeah sometimes I wanna cry
When you walk away, makes me feel like we have nothing
And when your in my face, it makes me wonder if your fronting
[Chorus]
So why'd you leave, if you keep coming back
Why you do me like that
Why'd you leave
If you keep coming back your just hurting my heart
Why'd you leave, if you keep coming back
Why you do me like that
Why'd you leave
If you keep coming back just hurting my heart
Your hurting my heart
Damn, your really hurting my heart
It makes me feel sad yeah
Sometimes I get mad yeah
Like why'd you leave, if you keep coming back
Why hurt me like that
Why'd you leave
If you keep coming back
Why you do me like that
Why'd you leave huh
Why'd you leave huh
Why'd you leave huh
Why'd you leave huh
And now you keep coming back
You keep coming back
You keep coming back
Why'd you leave
If you keep coming back
To hurt my heart, just to hurt my heart, hurt my heart
Why you keep leaving me, if you keep coming back
Why you keep deceiving me and hurting me like that
Why you keep leaving me, Why you keep coming back
Why you keep deceiving me, why hurt me like that
[Verse 1]
Why you hurt me, why you hurt me so bad
I've been crying trying to understand, what's wrong with us
I'm longing for your touch, but you leave and you run away
I wished you stayed, can't deceive me, not today
But you won't stay, so
[Chorus]
Why you leave
If you keep coming back, why you do me like that
Why you leave
If you keep coming back and hurting my heart
Why'd you leave if you keep coming back, hurting my heart
Why'd you leave if you keep coming back, hurting my heart
[Verse 2]
I can't take it no more no, babe I don't wanna lie
I can't take no more hurt no yeah sometimes I wanna cry
When you walk away, makes me feel like we have nothing
And when your in my face, it makes me wonder if your fronting
[Chorus]
So why'd you leave, if you keep coming back
Why you do me like that
Why'd you leave
If you keep coming back your just hurting my heart
Why'd you leave, if you keep coming back
Why you do me like that
Why'd you leave
If you keep coming back just hurting my heart
Your hurting my heart
Damn, your really hurting my heart
It makes me feel sad yeah
Sometimes I get mad yeah
Like why'd you leave, if you keep coming back
Why hurt me like that
Why'd you leave
If you keep coming back
Why you do me like that
Why'd you leave huh
Why'd you leave huh
Why'd you leave huh
Why'd you leave huh
And now you keep coming back
You keep coming back
You keep coming back
Why'd you leave
If you keep coming back
To hurt my heart, just to hurt my heart, hurt my heart
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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