"Comatose"

"Comatose" is a song by the American rock band Coheed and Cambria. It is the third song and fourth single on their 2022 album Vaxis - Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind.

Lyrics
[Intro] I don't want to feel Fuck it Keep me Comatose

[Verse 1] Come on save me She tells me what she wants That only you can have your way I don't want to be here Like a photograph remains You and I At the end of a bad night Oh, maybe this is a war

I'm so full of bad ideas And trust me you don't want to hear them Tell me everything Now draw the line (Now draw the line)

[Chorus] 'Cause I'm so afraid to let you know I'm letting go Oh, I'm such a mess Baby, this game's over A one man prison And no one gets in I start to finish But just sit and spin... Alone Don't get too close I don't want to feel Fuck it, keep me comatose...

[Verse 2] There's no more maybes, this is absolute So don't stop now... today's the day I know it's not what you want It's not want you want to hear But what's it really matter when you're lost Go sing a song for all the lonely hearts No more wasted years... You're free to be as crazy as you want But you can't cross the line You're borderline (You're borderline)

[Chorus] 'Cause I'm so afraid to let you know I'm letting go Oh, I'm such a mess Baby, this game's over A one man prison And no one gets in I start to finish But just sit and spin... Alone Don't get too close I don't want to feel Fuck it, keep me comatose

[Bridge] Honey, keep me comatose I'm so afraid, afraid of you Out of this world and into all of you Remember, that I'm...

[Chorus] So afraid to let you know I'm letting go Oh, I'm such a mess Baby, this game's over A one man prison And no one gets in I start to finish But just sit and spin... Alone Don't get too close I don't want to feel Fuck it, keep me comatose Oh... don't get too close I don't want to feel Fuck it, keep me comatose

Music Visualizer & Video
On May 18, 2022, the single was officially released at midnight. A "lyric video" was released on the band's YouTube page as well. No producer for the video was credited, but it had a very similar vibe as Sanchez's solo project's visualizers and prior lyric videos.



Story Context
To be added...

Background
The music having been composed before the pandemic, the lyrics were penned during confinement when Sanchez and his wife had had an argument. Additionally, "comatose" is what his mother would call his father when he'd get home and pass out on the couch after a long day at work.

Trivia

 * Eppard's drum work on this track was actually the version he put down on the original demo. It was so good, they kept it.
 * The line, "Fuck it, keep me Comatose" is very close to what Sanchez's mother would say to his father when he would nap after a long day at work. "Skippy, you're comatose!"