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've seen you watching
Her every time she crosses the floor
So won't you just go and talk to
The one you really adore
I'm getting pretty used to being
The one that you always ignore
When somebody wants you i've seen it before
You're every kind of collar
There ain't nothing that you won't claim
Your ambition and promise
And your addiction to fame
And everyone's got a dollar
Sign after their name
When somebody wants you
You treat 'em just the same
So go on and pick up
You don't care what poison you choose
And what person you lose
It should've been me, yeah shouldn't it be?
A crushing quiet
Blows in through your window
To someone who wants you
That you'll never know
But I'll pick up around you
And clear everything out
Leave you where I found you
I figured you out
Leave you where I found you
I figured you out
Her every time she crosses the floor
So won't you just go and talk to
The one you really adore
I'm getting pretty used to being
The one that you always ignore
When somebody wants you i've seen it before
You're every kind of collar
There ain't nothing that you won't claim
Your ambition and promise
And your addiction to fame
And everyone's got a dollar
Sign after their name
When somebody wants you
You treat 'em just the same
So go on and pick up
You don't care what poison you choose
And what person you lose
It should've been me, yeah shouldn't it be?
A crushing quiet
Blows in through your window
To someone who wants you
That you'll never know
But I'll pick up around you
And clear everything out
Leave you where I found you
I figured you out
Leave you where I found you
I figured you out
Lyrics submitted by EnjOy IncUbus
I Figured You Out Lyrics as written by Steven Paul Smith
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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yeah i actually read some more interviews and have some concerts where he explains his hatred of the eagles, its really funny when he talks about them. and how he doesnt like this song cause he thought it sounded like them, but it doesnt.. all his stuff is far superior. this is a great song, i love it.