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.
This silver bird takes me 'cross the sky
Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry
'Cross the ocean
Way above the clouds I come stealin'
Feelin' tired, but I feel good
Cause I did everything I said I would
I think of you
And I know how you'll be feelin'
I gotta see you
I gotta be with you
We'll make it better now in every way
It's gotta be you
It's gotta be you
Yes, from now on I'll tell you everyday
Way up here above this timeless sea
I realize just what it is you mean to me
You give me somethin' when I thought that everything we had was dyin'
I need a reason just to make me carry on
Well I know better now
I know where I belong
I can't imagine how I ever let myself just give up tryin'
I gotta see you
I gotta be with you
We'll make it better now in every way
It's gotta be you
It's gotta be you
Yes from now on I'll tell you everyday
Oooooh, yes home and dry
Ain't nothin' up here gonna slow me down
You know I never had to take the long way 'round
I think of you
'Cause I know how you'll be feelin'
This silver bird takes me 'cross the sky
Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry
'Cross the ocean
Way above the clouds I come stealin'
I gotta see you
I gotta be with you
We'll make it better now in every way
It's gotta be you
It's gotta be you
Yes, from now on I'll tell you everyday
Oooooh, yes home and dry
Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry
'Cross the ocean
Way above the clouds I come stealin'
Feelin' tired, but I feel good
Cause I did everything I said I would
I think of you
And I know how you'll be feelin'
I gotta see you
I gotta be with you
We'll make it better now in every way
It's gotta be you
It's gotta be you
Yes, from now on I'll tell you everyday
Way up here above this timeless sea
I realize just what it is you mean to me
You give me somethin' when I thought that everything we had was dyin'
I need a reason just to make me carry on
Well I know better now
I know where I belong
I can't imagine how I ever let myself just give up tryin'
I gotta see you
I gotta be with you
We'll make it better now in every way
It's gotta be you
It's gotta be you
Yes from now on I'll tell you everyday
Oooooh, yes home and dry
Ain't nothin' up here gonna slow me down
You know I never had to take the long way 'round
I think of you
'Cause I know how you'll be feelin'
This silver bird takes me 'cross the sky
Just one more hour and I'll be home and dry
'Cross the ocean
Way above the clouds I come stealin'
I gotta see you
I gotta be with you
We'll make it better now in every way
It's gotta be you
It's gotta be you
Yes, from now on I'll tell you everyday
Oooooh, yes home and dry
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This is a timeless classic a very soothing song with a peaceful easy feeling.