[Chorus] Shock me awake and tear me apart Pinned like a note in a hospital gown Prisoner of sleep, deeper down The rabbit hole, never to be found Again, mmm-ah (Ah-ah-ah)
[Chorus] Shock me awake, tear me apart Pinned like a note in a hospital gown Deeper asleep, further down The rabbit hole, never to be found
[Post-Chorus] It's only fallin' in love because you hit the ground
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3] Dancin' on wire, both ends are on fire Cut me loose Nowhere to run, no more room to pretend Wandering along the road in the summer night
[Pre-Chorus] I go missing, no longer exist One day, I hope I'm someone you'd miss
[Chorus] Shock me awake, tear me apart Pinned like a note in a hospital gown The deeper asleep, the further down The rabbit hole never to be found
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro] (Confide) With my toes on the edge, it's such a lovely view (Don't cry) I never loved anything until I loved you (Inside) I'm over the edge, what can I do? (But shine) I haven't a thing unless I have you (Confide) With my toes on the edge, it's such a lovely view (Don't cry) I never loved anything until I loved you (Inside) I'm over the edge, what can I do? (But shine) I've fallen through
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Written in reflection upon his coma (following a knee operation, which went wrong), Homme touches upon dark themes such as depression and melancholic longing in a song, which renders the listener empathetic to his situation with well written metaphors.
While never released as a single, the visual artist Boneface collaborated with QotSA and made a short animation for this, as well as several other songs from the album.
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