In a Washington Post interview, Hunter explained his inspiration for the song:
I don’t want to make a secret of the stuff I’ve had to go through. It’s not super dramatic, but at the same time, as a creator, I’ve had to fight through some stuff, and I wanted to give credit to the people who have got...
[Verse 1]
It's not a prison, it's not a demon, it's not a sin
No, it's a state of mind I find myself in
It's not a dream, no, it's as real as it gets
And no, I'm not lost, I just lose myself, I guess
[Pre-Chorus]
When the sky gets too dark
When the water gets too deep
When I feed the fire so much that I can't even take the heat
If I ever run too far
And when the pieces come unglued
The mess of me will always need the best of you
Rescue
[Chorus]
Through all the highs and lows
The can't undo's I regret the most
The wall so hard feels like I can't get through
Rescue
Every morning by your side
Just one look at you sometimes
You don't even know you're coming to
The rescue
[Verse 2]
Send a flare up in the eye of the storm
I send a prayer up and a bottle to the shore
But there are no words for what I'm searching for
What I mean is, that I'm needing you more
[Pre-Chorus]
When the sky gets too dark
When the water gets too deep
When I feed the fire so much that I can't even take the heat
If I ever run too far
And when the pieces come unglued
The mess of me will always need the best of you
Rescue
[Chorus]
Through all the highs and lows
The can't undo's I regret the most
The wall so hard feels like I can't get through
Oh, the rescue
Every morning by your side
Just one look at you sometimes
You don't even know you're coming to
The rescue, yeah
Oh
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Oh, if I ever run too far
And when the pieces come unglued
The mess of me will always need the best of you
The rescue
[Chorus]
Through all the highs and lows
The can't undo's I regret the most
The wall so hard feels like I can't get through
Oh, rescue
Every morning by your side
Just one look at you sometimes
You don't even know you're coming to
The rescue, yeah
[Outro]
Mmm, the rescue
Mmm, oh, the rescue
Mmm, rescue
Rescue was written by busbee & Hunter Hayes & Gordie Sampson.
Rescue was produced by busbee.
Hunter Hayes released Rescue on Fri Jun 30 2017.