Lyrics
Stand by
Expressing readiness or commitment to support
Stand by
Reiteration of the commitment to stand by
All that we've been through
Reflecting on shared experiences
All we can't undo
Acknowledging irreversible actions or events
I'm picking out the songs to set the mood
Selecting music to create a specific atmosphere
They'll play them at a funeral for you
Anticipating playing chosen songs at a funeral
I have been the only friend
Claiming to be the only true friend
I have stayed until the end
Having remained loyal until the end
I'm telling you my brother
Addressing someone as a brother and declaring the end of the relationship
I am through
Affirming finality in the decision to end the connection
It's a measure of pity
Describing the situation as a measure of pity
That I won't carry
Refusing to carry the burden of pity
I won't carry
Reiteration of the decision not to bear the burden
It's a matter of duty
Referring to a sense of duty in a matter
But I won't carry
Rejecting the obligation to carry that duty
I won't carry you
Emphasizing the refusal to carry the weight of duty
Most of us have our secrets
Highlighting the prevalence of hidden truths among individuals
One deep-rooted mark we can't remove
Acknowledging a lasting impact that cannot be erased
I'm guessing yours still owns you
Suggesting that the listener's secrets still have power over them
I can't dig mine up to bury you
Expressing inability to confront one's own secrets in order to support another
I have been the only friend
Reasserting the claim of being the sole loyal friend
I have stayed until the end
Reiterating loyalty until the end
I'm telling you my brother
Repeating the declaration of ending the relationship
I am through I will lie with the guilty
Accepting association with guilt but refusing to bear its weight
But I won't carry
Reaffirming the refusal to carry the burden of guilt
I won't carry
Restating the decision not to bear the weight of guilt
It's a measure of bad dreams
Describing bad dreams as a measure of something
But I won't carry
Refusing to carry the weight of bad dreams
I won't carry you
Reiteration of the decision not to bear the burden of bad dreams
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