This album’s closer and only ballad is about two old people who have lived together for so many years and then one of them died.
Vocalist John Bush may have written for his mother, after his father passed away. His mother also passed away in 2014.
[Verse 1]
Standing on some dotted line
Reacting to the hands of time
Circumstance that I've been fed
Leaving questions in my head
[Chorus 1]
Find the space that was left bare
An empty space I'd gladly share
[Chorus 2]
One must live while one must die
[Verse 2]
Combined, paired up for so many years
Unsure if I really want to shed a tear
Signing off is always so clearly done
A number two is now reduced to one
[Chorus 1]
Find the space that was left bare
An empty space I'd gladly share
[Pre-Chorus]
When your clock is up
And you rest for good
I will cut off my arm piece
Just like we agreed we would
[Chorus 2]
One must live while (Yeah) one must die (Yeah)
One must
[Verse 3]
While the other argues
That the world ain't fair
But then who ever promised
Anybody equal share?
You might as well forget
What you gambled on
Cause plans, they never go by
The way they're drawn
[Pre-Chorus]
When your clock is up
And you rest for good
I will cut off my arm piece
Just like we agreed we would
[Chorus 2]
One must live while (Yeah) one must die (Yeah)
One must live while (Yeah) one must die
Goodbye
[Bridge]
I can't say goodbye
It's all I can do to get up every morning
And when all else fails I try
To face myself and everything else
But mostly I wonder why
I can't say goodbye
It's all I can do to get up every morning
And when all else fails I try
To face myself and everything else
But mostly I wonder why
Bare was written by Charlie Benante & Scott Ian & John Bush.
Bare was produced by Anthrax & Butcher Bros..