Lyrics
Marc stares at me from an LED screen
Marc is observed on an LED screen.
And reminds me to be patient with myself
Marc serves as a reminder to practice patience with oneself.
While I stumble down Church Street,
The narrator navigates Church Street, possibly in a state of confusion or distress.
Empty bottle in my hand
The narrator holds an empty bottle.
That I swear I found empty on the side of the road
The narrator claims to have found the bottle empty on the roadside.
St. Mary's looms behind me
The presence of St. Mary's is noted in the background.
I swear that it just might be a sign
St. Mary's might be perceived as a symbolic sign.
A reminder
There is a general reflection on reminders or signs.
A post it note on a window wiper
A comparison to a post-it note on a car's window wiper is made.
A late library coffee
A reference to a late library coffee, possibly a memory.
Or a mid-book conversation
Mention of a conversation during reading or a soccer game ritual.
Or a twenty minute walk to watch a soccer game that's already been played
A description of a walk to watch a soccer game that has already concluded.
I barely knew you but
The narrator didn't know Marc well.
I knew enough to know
The narrator had some knowledge of Marc.
No one was less deserving
Expressing the belief that Marc didn't deserve his fate.
But no one more willing to go
Marc was willing to face whatever came his way.
Marc sits next to me
Marc is now metaphorically present beside the narrator.
In the pew, I hear him singing
Marc is heard singing in a church pew.
As I pray for everybody but myself
The narrator prays for others but not for themselves.
I hear him from across the hall
Marc's presence is felt in the narrator's surroundings.
He bounces off my bedroom walls
Marc's influence echoes in the narrator's room.
He's sitting in the chair,
Reference to a chair near a window where conversations with Marc used to happen.
There by the window where
The chair is specified as the place of past conversations.
We always used to talk
Reflecting on the limited knowledge of Marc.
And I barely knew you but
Reiteration of the narrator's limited acquaintance with Marc.
I knew enough to know
The narrator knew enough about Marc to form an opinion.
No one was less deserving
Marc, despite perceived shortcomings, didn't deserve his fate.
But no one more willing
Marc was willing to face challenges.
Now my car is breaking down
The narrator faces car trouble, symbolic of life challenges.
And Grief pulls me over
Grief becomes a tangible force in the narrator's life.
And I pause the song cuz I can't wait until it's over
The narrator pauses a song due to overwhelming emotions.
Marc you take the wheel
Marc is invoked to guide the narrator through difficulties.
And hold my foot until it's over
Marc symbolically takes control, offering support.
And I pause the song cuz I can't wait until it's over
A repetition of pausing the song due to emotional intensity.
The cross that's in my backpack
A cross in the narrator's backpack is connected to Marc.
Is because of you
The narrator wears a cross, possibly as a tribute to Marc.
The cross I wear around my neck
Reiteration of limited knowledge about Marc.
I barely knew you but
The narrator knew enough about Marc to form an opinion.
I knew enough to know
Marc, despite perceived shortcomings, didn't deserve his fate.
No one was less deserving
Marc was willing to face challenges.
But no one more willing to go
A repetition of Marc's willingness to face challenges and his unfortunate fate.
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