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.
Escalade, Navigate, ya Rangin' it
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
Ooh look at you Been watchin' you
I've got to know Is she with you
Can I roll with you Get with you
Be down with you Be down with you
Can I sit with you Chill with you
Talk with you Laugh with you
What can I do To prove to you
I'm feelin' you I'm feelin' you
I like your style How you lay it down
Make a girl wanna settle down
I know your type You like to shine
Boy that's's why I'm diggin everything about you
Escalade, Navigate, ya Rangin' it
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
I heard you were the hottest topic
Threw gossip Didn't catch your name
Just heard about the drop six with the wood kit
How you keep it lit Arm hangin' out the window
With the ice wrist You like the cruise control
On the slow creep DVD front and back
You like park it Have em' all watchin' like they
With the big screen And when the crowd is thick
And when the jealous fellows wanna tough up
They start wilin' out They get roughed up
At the drive in
You push on Trow it up
When dig 'em ups try to step up
Leave em stuck In your
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
Escalade, Navigate, ya Rangin' it
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
Has nothin' to do with your cash flow
Material things already got those
Or the 4 door S 6 double O
Could cop any drop on the lot
Just need someone that can handle his
You be like Whoa
When it's time to go he's got his own keys
Don't need no guy depending on me
When we hit the mall he's got his own V's
I've always been the one to play hard to get
But your're hot to def I break a sweat
When you roll by in your
Escalade, Navigate, ya Rangin' it
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
Escalade, Navigate, ya Rangin' it
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
Escalade, Navigate, ya Rangin' it
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
Ooh look at you Been watchin' you
I've got to know Is she with you
Can I roll with you Get with you
Be down with you Be down with you
Can I sit with you Chill with you
Talk with you Laugh with you
What can I do To prove to you
I'm feelin' you I'm feelin' you
I like your style How you lay it down
Make a girl wanna settle down
I know your type You like to shine
Boy that's's why I'm diggin everything about you
Escalade, Navigate, ya Rangin' it
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
I heard you were the hottest topic
Threw gossip Didn't catch your name
Just heard about the drop six with the wood kit
How you keep it lit Arm hangin' out the window
With the ice wrist You like the cruise control
On the slow creep DVD front and back
You like park it Have em' all watchin' like they
With the big screen And when the crowd is thick
And when the jealous fellows wanna tough up
They start wilin' out They get roughed up
At the drive in
You push on Trow it up
When dig 'em ups try to step up
Leave em stuck In your
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
Escalade, Navigate, ya Rangin' it
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
Has nothin' to do with your cash flow
Material things already got those
Or the 4 door S 6 double O
Could cop any drop on the lot
Just need someone that can handle his
You be like Whoa
When it's time to go he's got his own keys
Don't need no guy depending on me
When we hit the mall he's got his own V's
I've always been the one to play hard to get
But your're hot to def I break a sweat
When you roll by in your
Escalade, Navigate, ya Rangin' it
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
Escalade, Navigate, ya Rangin' it
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
I'm lovin' it Your attitude, the way you move
Escalade, Navigate, ya Rangin' it
Your Flashin' it that's what's it
The things you do, I'm feelin' you Icy wrist, Platinumist
How can I be down How can I be down How can I can I be down
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