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You play that role for years
There's nothing else
But you don't need your ears
To listen to yourself
Don't talk back
Keep your lips closed tight
Sleep underground tonight
Sleep underground tonight
Sleep underground tonight
If you were meant to save me
If you were meant to save me
Then I didn't realize 'till now
'Cause this is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone
Sleep underground tonight
Sleep underground tonight
This is just for you and I.
There's nothing else
But you don't need your ears
To listen to yourself
Don't talk back
Keep your lips closed tight
Sleep underground tonight
Sleep underground tonight
Sleep underground tonight
If you were meant to save me
If you were meant to save me
Then I didn't realize 'till now
'Cause this is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone
Sleep underground tonight
Sleep underground tonight
This is just for you and I.
Lyrics submitted by drh890
Track duration: 02:26
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You play that role for years
There's nothing else
But you don't need your ears
To listen to yourself
Don't talk back
Keep your lips closed tight
here hes thinking about his final thoughts toward the person. hes speaking towards the person and to himself.
Sleep underground tonight
Sleep underground tonight
Sleep underground tonight
If you were meant to save me
If you were meant to save me
Then I didn't realize 'till now
'Cause this is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone
Sleep underground tonight
Sleep underground tonight
This is just for you and I.
he thinks about death, and what happens when we die. he wonders if he'll go to heaven, if he even believes in heaven. "If you were meant to save me" is like the death giving him wake up call to get more in touch with his spiritual self before he dies. "This is just for you and I alone" meaning no one has to know about this, but he is silently thankful for the wake up call even though it is painful and sad to think about.
This is just for you and I alone.
There's nothing else
But you don't need your ears
To listen to yourself
Don't talk back
Keep your lips closed tight"
This verse seems like the narrator is trying to help someone relax and listen to what they have to say. There is no need to talk, so they should keep their lips closed tight.
"Sleep underground tonight
Sleep underground tonight
Sleep underground tonight
If you were meant to save me
If you were meant to save me
Then I didn't realize 'till now
'Cause this is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone
This is just for you and I alone"
He tells this person to "sleep underground" or to hide away from their problems and rest. the "if you were meant to save me" part seems to indicate a strong bond between the two. "This is just for you and I alone" is meant to suggest that this moment is just for them to enjoy.