Did you really carry me when I was asleep
Did you try to defend me when I was weak
Did you pick me up that lonely night
When the lights died out
And they turned to the gray side

Did you carry me when I was asleep
Now you're out on the bottomless sea
So it's time for you to lean on me
Lean on me

Now you're out on the bottomless sea
So it's time for you to lean on me

Did you lie for me
To keep me safe
Did you bare with me
When I misbehaved

Far from here could you feel my fear
When the lights died out
And they turned to the gray side

Did you lie for me
To keep me safe

Now you're out on the bottomless sea
So it's time for you to lean on me
Lean on me

Now you're out on the bottomless sea
So it's time for you to lean on me
Lean on me

Water falling down
Frozen on the ground
I'm trying to stop the light

Now you're out on the bottomless sea
So it's time for you to lean on me
Lean on me
Now you're out on the bottomless sea
So it's time for you to lean on me
Lean on me


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Lean Lyrics as written by Daniel Carey Nanna Fabricius

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    @roland44 I think yours is a great interpretation. It seems to me that the singer is trying to persuade a reluctant person who helped her in the past to accept her help now because s/he needs it. I can easily imagine that the song might be addressed to a father, as fathers tend to have a lot of pride when it comes to something like this. Beautiful song by the way.

    janice111on July 13, 2011   Link

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