This is mt favourite of his songs and to be honest I don't actually know what the song means so I'll give you my interpretation of it.
Overall to me the song is sang to someone dying, or the relationship dying.
If you must wait,
Wait for them here in my arms as I shake
Here, "them" is death, and they want to be close to them but their arms are shaking beside they're so emotional.
If you must weep,
Do it right here in my bed as I sleep
People usually cry while they are dying, and he want to be with them, but he doesn't want to see them cry, so he's asking they do it while he sleeps
If you must mourn, my love
Mourn with the moon and the stars up above
If you must mourn,
Don't do it alone
Once again he doesn't want them to be alone, as they mourn their own death.
If you must leave,
Leave as though fire burns under your feet
He's saying if they're going to die on him they should do it quickly, as in its probably more painful to watch them die
If you must speak,
Speak every word as though it were unique
These are her last words so he's asking her to choose them carefully
If you must die, sweetheart
Die knowing your life was my life's best part
I feel like this part is very literal
If you must die,
Remember your life
I feel like this part is literal too and he's asking her to remember him again
You are
You are
Oh, you are
You are
Oh
He doesn't quite know what to say
If you must fight,
Fight with yourself and your thoughts in the night
He's saying she she should put her all, and instead of arguing with him, she should work on making herself better
If you must work,
Work to leave some part of you on this earth
If she's going to do something that will cause strain she should do something that counts, she should leaver her mark, so he and others can remember her
If you must live, darling one,
Just live
Just live
Just live
He just wants her to survive, because it's painful watching her die.
This is mt favourite of his songs and to be honest I don't actually know what the song means so I'll give you my interpretation of it.
Overall to me the song is sang to someone dying, or the relationship dying.
If you must wait, Wait for them here in my arms as I shake
Here, "them" is death, and they want to be close to them but their arms are shaking beside they're so emotional.
If you must weep, Do it right here in my bed as I sleep
People usually cry while they are dying, and he want to be with them, but he doesn't want to see them cry, so he's asking they do it while he sleeps
If you must mourn, my love Mourn with the moon and the stars up above If you must mourn, Don't do it alone
Once again he doesn't want them to be alone, as they mourn their own death.
If you must leave, Leave as though fire burns under your feet
He's saying if they're going to die on him they should do it quickly, as in its probably more painful to watch them die
If you must speak, Speak every word as though it were unique
These are her last words so he's asking her to choose them carefully
If you must die, sweetheart Die knowing your life was my life's best part
I feel like this part is very literal
If you must die, Remember your life
I feel like this part is literal too and he's asking her to remember him again
You are You are Oh, you are You are Oh
He doesn't quite know what to say
If you must fight, Fight with yourself and your thoughts in the night
He's saying she she should put her all, and instead of arguing with him, she should work on making herself better
If you must work, Work to leave some part of you on this earth
If she's going to do something that will cause strain she should do something that counts, she should leaver her mark, so he and others can remember her
If you must live, darling one, Just live Just live Just live
He just wants her to survive, because it's painful watching her die.