Brother
Unveiling Familial Struggles: Warrel Dane's Poignant Reflections
Lyrics
Brother, you were never there for me
Expressing disappointment and a sense of abandonment by the brother throughout life.
When the children needed peace you disgraced both families
Accusing the brother of causing disgrace to both families during a time when the children needed peace.
Brother, you were never there for me
Reiteration of the brother's absence and lack of support.
When my father died I thought that you would take my hand
Expecting support from the brother when their father passed away.
You said I was just too young
Brother dismissing the narrator's need for support, claiming they were too young to understand.
Sister, I can tell you all the love I have for you
Expressing love for the sister and highlighting the positive impact of her love on their mother.
Our mother sleeps in silent peace because your love was pure
The mother finding peace in her sleep due to the sister's pure love.
But brother, you were never there for me
Reiterating the brother's absence and lack of support.
When my father died I thought that you would take my hand
Expecting support from the brother again when the father passed away.
You said I was just too young
Brother repeating the claim that the narrator was too young to understand the situation.
If I could erase one moment of pain
Expressing a desire to erase a painful moment from the past.
I'd throw away everything, even fame
Willing to give up everything, including fame, to eliminate that moment of pain.
If I could play God do you know what I'd do?
If given the power of a god, expressing a desire to change something significant.
I'd swim through your blood and kill the cancer in you
Using vivid imagery to convey the intensity of the desire to remove the metaphorical "cancer" from the brother.
Brother, you were never there for me
Repeating the theme of the brother's absence and lack of support.
I was just too young, now I've grown and I can see
Realization that the narrator was not too young, and now, with maturity, sees the brother's failure to be there.
That brother, you were never there for me
Reiterating the brother's absence and lack of support.
When my father died I thought that you would take my hand
Expecting support from the brother once again when the father passed away.
You said I was just too young
Brother repeating the claim that the narrator was too young to understand the situation.
If I could play God
Reiteration of the desire to have god-like power to eliminate the metaphorical "cancer" in the brother.
I'd swim through your blood and kill the cancer in you
Repeating the intense desire to remove the metaphorical "cancer" from the brother through vivid imagery.
My brother
A poignant mention of the relationship with the brother.
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