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.
Times up heading for a brighter light
The foreign waters put the fire out
No one ever asked you
Wasn't meant to end this way
To end this way
You're not alone now
You're closing in now
Staring at the light so easily denied
Staring at the light released before your time
Staring at the light look on the other side
You never knew why it wasn't up to you
Some may relish in the afterlife
Dancing slowly on the edge of a knife
Sipping wine of the poisonous kind
Overdose on loneliness
Have no fear now we're on the case
Beyond there lies a better place
Where knowledge ends and faith begins
A hell to stand by and a heaven within
Not alone now
You're closing in now
[Chorus]
You're not alone now
You're closing in now
[Chorus]
You never knew why it wasn't up to you, to you
Times are heading for a brighter light
The foreign waters put the fire out
No one ever asked you
Wasn't meant to end this way
To end this way
You're not alone now
You're closing in now
Staring at the light so easily denied
Staring at the light released before your time
Staring at the light look on the other side
You never knew why it wasn't up to you
Some may relish in the afterlife
Dancing slowly on the edge of a knife
Sipping wine of the poisonous kind
Overdose on loneliness
Have no fear now we're on the case
Beyond there lies a better place
Where knowledge ends and faith begins
A hell to stand by and a heaven within
Not alone now
You're closing in now
[Chorus]
You're not alone now
You're closing in now
[Chorus]
You never knew why it wasn't up to you, to you
Times are heading for a brighter light
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Staring at the Light Lyrics as written by Christopher John Cheney
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I think that y'know, the riot was crazy and shit, right? So, this person that Cheney's describing died during the riot (Hence the tie in with the ending of Riot On Broadway and Staring At The Light). So, this person is dying or dead and going toward the light (God?), where they will be judged and put into either Heaven or Hell. I'm guessing that Cheney and the band are 'dead', given how Cheney narrates it (you're not alone now). So... yeah. It leaves the verdict unclear and everything, but that's my view on it. (Sorry for the disjointed nature of the analysis, I'm really tired. If anyone cares to clean it up, be my guest and give credit and such.)