Jonah Matranga wrote this song in honor of Deftones' former bassist, Chi Cheng. Cheng was seriously injured in a car crash in November 2008, dying in April 2013 after remaining in a minimally conscious state.
I dreamt that you were alive, really alive
I dreamt of your eyes, I dreamt of your eyes
They weren't just open, they were engaged
Then somebody said, or maybe I read
In the daytime we're dead, but at night we live
We were inside, sitting inside
Ready to play, there was the stage
And she wasn't brave, and you weren't away
Then somebody said, where was it I read
In the daytime we're dead, but at night we live
We're with our families, we're with our friends
We're singing and smiling, time is a secret
There is no car crash, there is no blood
I can't believe this, but maybe I should
In the daytime we're dead, but at night we live