Though many of their songs focus on personal themes, Old Wounds has never shied away from the political. This song discusses systemic racism in American culture, and the ways in which Americans blindly follow along. The quote at the end of the song is taken from an episode of True Detective; however...
Get down on your knees and pray to a godlike machine. A godlike machine called "white messiah."
This is your brain when it wants to destroy. All for the sake of devotion. Your eyes are on fire