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.
i can tell by the sound of your voice. that you probably slept in your clothes again. and haven't left the house all day. you're writing in your diary about how things just never seem to work out. and this time came closer than ever before. to you falling on your sword. but tomorrow is another day. chin up kid. never say die. and don't let them see you cry. slow down. stop your hurrying and sing with me. calm down. stop your worrying and sing with me. and finally it comes to pass. like water in a broken glass. you cut yourself to save the spill. ignore the pain and drink your fill. don't leave tonight without saying goodbye. we'll be home soon. i'll be thinking of you all the time. and if you miss me close your eyes and sing with me. we can be anything we want together. everything we ever wanted for each other. because it's us against the world
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This is the story of my life... nothing seems to work out and I always worry about everything... my boy told me to listen to this song one night and it just made me cry because it was very real to our situation.... anyways, it's hope for another day
whoa this song is amazing..fits perfectly to my life...I only wish I had a boy to tell me to listen to this..like fadkingxthexkisses...your l;ucky...
i love this song. nothing ever works out for me. im so sick of looking forward to things, because they either a] never happen or b] make me cry. i love the whole simile thing with the water in a broken glass. it makes me smile. wow...that hasnt happened in forever. *Lina
This is the first song I heard by Brandtson... I fell in love with it immediately... I told my friend to download it... she did, she loved it... But I wonder if she realized that i had a reason for having her listen to it... who knows...
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actually guys this song was written by the lead singer Myk to his girlfriend Jill. She owns the best record shop in Cleveland, Ohio Chris's Warped Records...well anyway...she was upset with the fact that things weren't going right in life and the fact that he was on tour didn't help any...but dyingnewbrunswick has a good take on it because there is a christian kick to it...it just happens to be a love song too