Lyric discussion by patiencebabe 

Cover art for Holding Patterns lyrics by Kind of Like Spitting

the beginning, getting high the day their ashes were spread, is ironic because the person died of a drug overdose, so how do they deal with it? get high.

"When you called us three days later We all knew you were high We all knew you were tired" the person was on a lot of drugs when they called, but they didn't think anything bad would happen. at least, probably nothing as bad as said person dying.