Brother
Familiar Bonds: Reflecting on Kinship and Support
Lyrics
My mother's son, he can see that I'm done
Feeling exhausted or finished with a world that has been more depleting than rewarding
With a world that took more than it gave
Expressing disillusionment with a world that has been more demanding than fulfilling
When we were young and we rose for the sun
Reflecting on youth and optimism associated with greeting the day
Did you ever think twice about this game
Questioning whether there was consideration or hesitation about life's choices or actions
'Cause you're my brother
Addressing a sibling
I know you from before
Recognizing familiarity from a time prior to existence
Before we both were born
Referencing a connection or knowledge that predates both individuals' birth
And you're my other
Acknowledging the sibling as an integral part of one's self
Never asking more
Content with what the sibling offers without demanding more
Taking all the falls
Accepting the consequences or difficulties for the sibling's sake
Grown in a place we were shown to make space
Being raised in an environment that taught the importance of accommodating others
For the good, the humble and the kind
Creating space for positive qualities like goodness, humility, and kindness
Then until now, you could always see how
Recognition of an ability to sense fear when losing control of oneself
I got scared when I felt myself unwind
Feeling anxious or distressed when unraveling emotionally
'Cause you're my brother
Reiteration of the sibling bond
I know you from before
Recalling familiarity from a time before existence
Before we both were born
Referencing a connection or knowledge that predates both individuals' birth
And you're my other
Acknowledging the sibling as an integral part of one's self
Never asking more
Content with what the sibling offers without demanding more
Taking all the falls
Accepting the consequences or difficulties for the sibling's sake
And you're my brother
Reiteration of the sibling bond
I know you from before
Recalling familiarity from a time before existence
Before we both were born
Referencing a connection or knowledge that predates both individuals' birth
And you're my other
Acknowledging the sibling as an integral part of one's self
Never asking more
Content with what the sibling offers without demanding more
Taking all the falls
Accepting the consequences or difficulties for the sibling's sake
I know you from before
Recalling familiarity from a time before existence
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