Bury Me
Misfortunate Sons Lyrics
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I’m dying trying to forget
Bury what’s left of the truth that you
Carried all these years
It will never be like it was
So I’m begging you just to stay here
And I’m just trying to be the better man
It’s not the way that I want to see you,
But I am getting so used to that face
I swear it kills me every day
Oh, explain to me how this is not insanity
In the night, we lived under
A different light, and our hearts,
They would align and fall out again
As the sun came up, as the sun came up...
We have never been the same since then
It’s not the way that I want to see you,
But I am getting so used to that face
I swear it kills me every day
I know I’ve fucked up. I know I’ve let down
Everyone who's put any faith in me
I just wish that I could see clearly
When we wake up in the morning,
We will find that we are different people
Than we were before
We cannot keep living this way
Bury me; we'll pretend to forget
Bury me; never speak of this
I can’t keep all this in my head
I’m dying trying to forget
In Misfortunate Sons's song Bury Me, the singer seems to be grappling with a painful memory that he cannot seem to let go of, no matter how hard he tries. He has gotten so used to the face of the person who is apparently responsible for this memory that it kills him every day to think about what happened. He knows he has messed up and let down those who believed in him, and wishes he could see clearly. There's also a sense of desperation in the lyrics, with the singer begging the other person to stay with him, as he dreads the idea of being alone with the memory.
The line "Oh, explain to me how this is not insanity" captures the singer's sense of confusion and disbelief - he cannot understand how he got here, or how he's supposed to move forward. The recurring metaphor of burying something also highlights the singer's desire to hide away from the memory.
The chorus features the repeated refrain of "It's not the way that I want to see you, but I am getting so used to that face," which highlights the idea that sometimes, even when we know something is not good for us, we become accustomed to it, and it becomes hard to let go.
Line by Line Meaning
I can’t keep all this in my head
My thoughts are driving me mad and I can't handle them anymore
I’m dying trying to forget
I am struggling to cope with the pain of remembering, and it's killing me
Bury what’s left of the truth that you
Hide whatever is left of the truth that you have carried all these years
Carried all these years
You have been carrying the burden of the truth for years now
It will never be like it was
Things can never go back to how they were before
So I’m begging you just to stay here
Please stay with me, even though things are tough right now
The memory is all that I have left,
All I have left now is the memory of what we once had
And I’m just trying to be the better man
I am trying to be better and move on from the past
It’s not the way that I want to see you,
This is not how I want to remember you
But I am getting so used to that face
But I have seen that face so many times that I am used to it now
I swear it kills me every day
Seeing your face every day hurts me deeply
Oh, explain to me how this is not insanity
Please tell me how this situation is not driving me crazy
In the night, we lived under
During nighttime, we lived in a different world
A different light, and our hearts,
Our hearts were filled with different emotions under the night's different light
They would align and fall out again
Our hearts would come together and then break apart repeatedly
As the sun came up, as the sun came up...
As the morning came, our reality set in
We have never been the same since then
Our relationship has never been the same since those nights
I know I’ve fucked up. I know I’ve let down
I am aware that I have made mistakes and let people down
Everyone who's put any faith in me
Anyone who trusted me has been let down
I just wish that I could see clearly
I wish I had clarity on how to move forward
When we wake up in the morning,
When we start a new day
We will find that we are different people
We will realize that we have changed from who we once were
Than we were before
We are not the same as we used to be
We cannot keep living this way
We can't keep going on like this, we need to make a change
Bury me; we'll pretend to forget
Let's bury everything and pretend we never had to deal with it
Bury me; never speak of this
Let's never discuss this again and just act like it never happened
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