Until we meet again
You can save all your promises
Till the bitter end
What is real?
I'm asking for a friend
What is real?
I'm asking for a friend
Or is this the end?
Give me a reason, show me a sign
Ugliest truth or the prettiest lie
I feel it fading away
Fading on you
Searching for something to pray
Words I can use
To lay your worry down
Lay your worry down
Save your promises
Until we meet again
You can save all your promises
Until the bitter end
What is real?
I'm asking for a friend
What is real?
I'm asking for a friend
Or is this the end?
When you're alone
Am I a part of you?
Am I a part of you?
Am I a part of you?
You're not alone
I am a part of you
I am a part of you
When I'm apart from you
I feel it wearing away
Wearing on you
Searching for something to pray
Words I can use
To lay your worry down
Save your promises
Until we meet again
You can save all your promises
Until the bitter end
What is real?
I'm asking for a friend
What is real?
I'm asking for a friend
Or is this the end?
Give me a reason, show me a sign
Ugliest truth or your prettiest lie
Free you from burden, take what I give
Take it away now, permission to live
Save your promises
Until we meet again
You can save all your promises
Until the bitter end
What is real? (Save your promises)
I'm asking for a friend
What is real? (Save all your promises)
I'm asking for a friend
Or is this the end?
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Lirik lagu ini menggambarkan seseorang yang sedang mempertanyakan hubungan, kenyataan, dan arti keberadaan dirinya di hidup orang lain. Kalimat “What is real? I’m asking for a friend” menunjukkan kebingungan emosional dan rasa tidak pasti tentang mana yang tulus dan mana yang hanya janji kosong. Ia mencari alasan untuk tetap percaya, meski merasa hubungan atau harapan itu perlahan mulai memudar.
Di sisi lain, lagu ini juga membawa pesan tentang dukungan dan keterikatan emosional yang mendalam. Bagian “You’re not alone, I am a part of you” menunjukkan bahwa meskipun ada jarak atau rasa sakit, masih ada keinginan untuk saling menguatkan dan membantu melepaskan beban hidup. Secara keseluruhan, lagu ini berbicara tentang keraguan, kehilangan, cinta yang rumit, dan usaha menemukan ketenangan di tengah ketidakpastian.