If I Had a Gun

In my opinion and how I personally view this song is nothing to do with his brother , yes they fight but if you look at the lyrics it shows a man who's in love with a woman he can't have, he can't do anything but watch her.

in this verse :

If I had a gun I'd shoot a hole into the sun Love would burn the city down for you If I had the time I'd stop the world and make you mine And everyday would stay the same with you,

The man wants the woman's attention , to shoot the sun and have his love burn the city down for her would make her realize her admirer . But alas he has no time , no perfect moment to do so so he instead stays locked inside his head thinking of what could be.

Give you back the dream Show you now what might have been For the tears you cried would fade away I'll be by your side When they come and say goodbye We will live to find another day,

This part means he has seen something or someone steal away the light inside her that fueled her dreams , hes someone who has watched her cry and wants her to feel happy again, hes someone close to her but not close romantically. we will live to fight another day is him standing by her side.

Hope I didn't speak too soon My eyes have always Followed you around the room 'Cause you're the only God that I've ever need I'm holding on and waiting for the moment For my heart to be unbroken By the sea,

Hes wondering if he did the right thing confessing his love for her , how he sees her above the rest of the world in a godlike stance because his love for her is so strong, she is the only thing he needs. The sea is what separates them , they dont live in the same country hence the part where he sang if i had the time , he cant stop life carrying on in his own world to venture into hers although he so badly wants to.