Stand Guard - Bob Mould

Stand guard over what is mine

Stand guard day and night to watch over me and mine

I keep at a distance, it suits me just fine

I need no assistance, I stand guard all the time

I meant it as a threat

It’s a promise you can keep

Don’t want no interference

Standing up in my sleep

Stand guard over sea and land

I watch what they’ve done to this earth, I don’t need no master plan

When all the consequences have far been outweighed by selfish reward

I feel an obligation sometimes I’m not quite sure what it’s toward

There’s got to be some reason that we all keep on living

More often than not we leave this earth

With at least two handfuls of misgiving

I stand guard over what is rightfully mine

I watch all this beauty disintegrating

To stand guard is not enough

Makes me feel like I’m waiting for something horrendous to happen

But I stand guard over family and friends

It’s all that I can do to stand here and watch how this lifetime ends

I’ve never felt as much as I feel for you now

I’m not about to stand here and watch this whole world bring you down

I see how it brings you down

But I will stand guard for you

I will stand guard over you