If I Could
Unveiling the Heartfelt Depths: If I Could by Carl Anderson
Lyrics
If I could
If the speaker could
I'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes
The speaker would protect the listener from sadness
Give you courage in a world of compromise
The speaker would provide courage in a compromised world
Yes, I would
Confirmation that the speaker would do these things
If I could
Reiteration of the speaker's willingness
I would teach you all the things I never learned
The speaker would teach things not learned before
And I'd help you cross the bridges that I burned
The speaker would help overcome difficulties caused by the speaker
Yes, I would
Reaffirmation of the speaker's commitment
If I could
Reiteration of the speaker's willingness
I would try to shield your innocence from time
The speaker would try to protect the listener's innocence from the impact of time
But the part of life I gave you isn't mine
Recognition that the speaker's life experiences are not transferable
I watched you grow
The speaker watched the listener grow
So I could let you go
The purpose was to let the listener go
If I could
Reiteration of the speaker's willingness
I would help you make it through the hungry years
The speaker would assist in navigating challenging times
But I know that I can never cry your tears
Acknowledgment that the speaker cannot experience the listener's pain
But I would
Confirmation of the speaker's commitment
If I could
Reiteration of the speaker's willingness
If I live
If the speaker lives
In a time and place
In a time and place undesirable to the listener
Where you don't want to be
The listener doesn't have to accompany the speaker on this path
You don't have to walk along this road with me
The speaker's past doesn't dictate the listener's future
My yesterday
Speaker's past won't influence the listener
Won't have to be your way
Listener's future doesn't have to mirror the speaker's past
If I knew
If the speaker knew
I'd have tried to change the world I brought you to
The speaker would try to change the world introduced to the listener
Through there wasn't very much that I could do
Recognition of limited influence on the introduced world
But I still would
Reiteration of the speaker's willingness
If I could
Confirmation of the speaker's commitment
If, if I could
Reiteration of the speaker's willingness
I would try to shield your innocence from time
The speaker would protect innocence from the impact of time
But the part of life I gave you isn't mine.
Acknowledgment that the speaker's life experiences are not transferable
I watched you grow
The speaker watched the listener grow
So I could let you go
The purpose was to let the listener go
If I could
Reiteration of the speaker's willingness
I would help you make it through the hungry years
The speaker would assist in navigating challenging times
But I know that I can never cry your tears
Acknowledgment that the speaker cannot experience the listener's pain
But I would
Confirmation of the speaker's commitment
If I could
Reiteration of the speaker's willingness
Yes, I would
Confirmation that the speaker would indeed
Yes, I would
Reaffirmation of the speaker's commitment
If I could
If the speaker could
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