A Friend
Navigating Love's Maze: Michael Bird's Poetic Guide to Friendship
Lyrics
Don't be a stranger
Advice not to remain distant or unknown
A cold memory she'd rather forget
Reference to a painful memory she wants to erase
Don't be a wonderer
Caution against being overly curious or wandering
Those dark streets might have you yet
Warning about the potential dangers in dark streets
But don't get too familiar
Advising against becoming too close or intimate
Those eyes are chasm you'll easily slip
Describing the eyes as a deep and risky abyss
Don't be a settler
Discouraging settling down or committing
Your heart will be stolen and broken again
Forewarning that one's heart may be hurt and stolen
It's hard to know
Expressing difficulty in understanding
It's hard to know
-How to be a friend
Highlighting the challenge of being a true friend
No matter what you think you can give her
Emphasizing that the person can't fulfill her needs
You're not her deliverer let her go
Encouraging to let go if unable to be a savior
Can't be a lover
Advising against romantic involvement
Though it's burning within you don't let it show
Not revealing inner feelings despite burning emotions
But don't be a fighter
Discouraging confrontations or fights
If you fight her you'll never know
Suggesting that fighting won't help in understanding
If she could discover
Hoping she realizes the love he offers
That your love is what she is looking for
Indicating that his love is what she needs
It's hard to know
Reiterating the challenge of being a friend
It's hard to know
-How to be a friend
-How to be a friend
-No don't get too familiar
Repetition of the warning about getting too close
Those eyes are chasm you'll easily slip
-Don't be a settler
Reiteration of the advice against settling down
Your heart will be stolen and broken again
Reemphasizing the potential heartbreak in relationships
It's hard to know
Continued expression of the difficulty in understanding
It's hard to know
-It's hard to know
-It's hard to know
-How to be a friend
Restating the challenge of being a true friend
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