Lyrics
In a year, when you graduate
In anticipation of your graduation
I hope you find someone
Wishing you find a companion
To hide you from what the world will be
To shield you from the challenges the world may present
In a year, when I leave this place
Referring to a future time when the speaker departs
I hope you can forgive me
Expressing a desire for forgiveness from the listener
And maybe you can finally see
Hoping for understanding and insight
That hearts will break
Noting the inevitability of heartbreak
And minds will fake
Highlighting the deception of emotions or thoughts
Being happy, until we go to bed
Acknowledging the facade of happiness before bedtime
So I hope you have
Expressing a wish for the listener to have supportive friends
Some better friends
Implying dissatisfaction with the current friendship
To remind you
Encouraging the listener to remember
Of every time I said
Recalling past statements made by the speaker
I don't think I need you
Asserting independence and self-sufficiency
But I want you here right now
Expressing a conflicting desire for the listener's presence
And I guess I can't explain how
Acknowledging difficulty in explaining emotions
'Cause I need to hear a voice
Expressing a need for companionship and connection
And yours is the only choice
Declaring a preference for the listener's voice
And sometimes people can't be alone
Recognizing the difficulty some people face in solitude
Alone
Reiterating the theme of being alone
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