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 shout so listen,
Actions always uneffective.
One last try before giving up...
This cycle that I'm in fucks me up.
Why does this happen?
When I reached up for air,
I felt nothing, so I sank...
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
So if it's all in my mind,
Why can't I ignore it?
The things they say can be fixed
Are fucked up things that just exist.
You, you can't control
The things out of your hands,
Well don't even try...
Nothing ever turns out right...
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
To trust,
I guess I learned the hard way;
Don't believe anything they say to me.
Don't forget what you've done to me,
I won't let it get to me.
Actions always uneffective.
One last try before giving up...
This cycle that I'm in fucks me up.
Why does this happen?
When I reached up for air,
I felt nothing, so I sank...
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
So if it's all in my mind,
Why can't I ignore it?
The things they say can be fixed
Are fucked up things that just exist.
You, you can't control
The things out of your hands,
Well don't even try...
Nothing ever turns out right...
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
Someday I will be just fine.
To trust,
I guess I learned the hard way;
Don't believe anything they say to me.
Don't forget what you've done to me,
I won't let it get to me.
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
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