When I read these lyricsI see a person attending an estranged funeral, or visiting someone terminally ill or critically injured. The person is someone who doesn't deserve death; maybe before their time, by unjust, or inconceivable means. The lyricist offers sympathy, not empathy. The lyricist doesn't know the deceased, but is paying respect to someone who does, and was hurt deeply by the loss.
When I read these lyricsI see a person attending an estranged funeral, or visiting someone terminally ill or critically injured. The person is someone who doesn't deserve death; maybe before their time, by unjust, or inconceivable means. The lyricist offers sympathy, not empathy. The lyricist doesn't know the deceased, but is paying respect to someone who does, and was hurt deeply by the loss.