Headlights
The Waking Eyes Lyrics

The Waking Eye's "Headlights" is a song that reflects the feelings of a person who is trying to run away from their past, but unfortunately, they keep getting reminded of it. The persona describes how they are moving from one place to another, seeking solace in the air streams in a bid to get away from something. However, when they wake up at the end of the day, they realize that the person responsible for their troubled past keeps creeping back into their thoughts, and they do not have any answers as to why this keeps happening.

The chorus of the song, "You're caught in the headlights, I want to tell you, It's taken it all night just to burn through..." is a metaphorical reference to the past events that keep resurfacing despite the persona's efforts to evade them. The metaphor likening the memories to being caught in the headlights suggests that they are causing the persona to feel trapped or stuck in their tracks, just as a deer caught in the headlights would feel. These memories have forced the persona to be chasing after something that might make them feel better, but they are still unsure of what that something is.

In the second verse, the persona describes their current situation as being "insane" because they do not feel welcome in their current environment. Instead, they feel trapped, and the only solace is the thought of leaving. The persona seems to be struggling to find a permanent place, possibly as a way to forget their past. However, regardless of where they go, the past lingers on.