Modern Musketeer
Modern Musketeer's Code: Defending Honor and Justice
Lyrics
Like a modern musketeer
Identifying as a contemporary protector or hero figure
Other people's trouble
Issues faced by others tend to be present in the narrator's life
Follows me around
The narrator feels surrounded by problems experienced by others
Like a knight or a chevalier
Comparing oneself to a knight or noble warrior
To try and help
Expressing the commitment to aid or assist
I am honour bound
Feeling morally obligated to act
And I can't stand to stand and watch
Unable to tolerate being passive while witnessing negative events
Bad things happen to good people
Discomfort witnessing misfortune affecting virtuous individuals
And I can't stand to stand and watch
Discomfort witnessing positive events occurring for morally questionable individuals
Good things happen to bad people
(Repeated theme) Discomfort witnessing positive events occurring for morally questionable individuals
Like a modern musketeer
Reiterating the role of a contemporary hero
I must be brave
Emphasizing the need for bravery and a lack of fear
And show no fear
The necessity of projecting courage
Like a dashing buccaneer
Comparing oneself to a daring and adventurous pirate-like figure
Where dangers found
Willingness to appear where danger exists
I should appear
Responsiveness to danger
And I can't stand to stand and watch
Reiterating the discomfort of witnessing misfortune affecting virtuous individuals
Bad things happen to good people
Continued discomfort witnessing misfortune affecting virtuous individuals
And I can't stand to stand and watch
Continued discomfort witnessing positive events occurring for morally questionable individuals
Good things happen to bad people
(Repeated theme) Continued discomfort witnessing positive events occurring for morally questionable individuals
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