Giving Up the Gun
Navigating Heartbreak: Among Loyals' Struggle with Honesty and Letting Go
Lyrics
Hey boy
Addressing someone, possibly a male.
I think we're having a breakdown again
Noticing a breakdown in the relationship.
You get what you want, what you need, what you want
Desire for both wants and needs but facing limitations.
But you can't have it
Expressing inability to have what is desired.
You'll never really say how you feel
Lack of openness about emotions.
So you'll never know it's real
Emphasizing the consequence of not expressing feelings.
No you'll never know it's real
Reiterating the theme of concealed reality.
And I'm not okay
Declaring emotional distress.
Yeah, I promise
Insisting on honesty despite the discomfort it may cause.
That's not what you wanna hear
-But I'm just being honest
-And I'm not okay
-Yeah, I promise
-That's not what you wanna hear
-But I'm just being honest
-And I can't sleep
Describing the inability to function without the person in question.
No, I can't sleep without ya
-Nowhere to be
-But I can't be without ya
-If you got something to say why can't you just fucking tell me
Encouraging direct communication for a more genuine connection.
It's no fun
Introducing the idea of "giving up the gun" as a metaphor for surrendering in the relationship.
We're giving up the gun
-And I can't sleep
-No, I can't sleep without ya
-Nowhere to be
-But I can't be without ya
-If you got something to say why can't you just fucking tell me
-It's no fun
-We're giving up the gun
-Giving up the gun, we're giving up the gun
Repetition of the idea of giving up the gun, emphasizing the difficulty and lack of enjoyment in doing so.
We're giving up the gun, we gotta give it up
-Giving up the gun, we're giving up the gun
-We're giving up the gun, gotta give it up
-Giving up the gun, we're giving up the gun
-We're giving up the gun, we gotta give it up
-It's no fun
-Giving up the gun
Explicitly stating the act of giving up the gun is not enjoyable.
So stop
Addressing the need for distance and attention boundaries.
Looking my direction
-If I wanted your attention, I'd say so
-Haven't you taken enough from me?
-I gotta let it go
Acceptance and realization of the need to let go.
I gotta let this go
Reiterating the necessity of letting go.
Cause I can't sleep
Repeating the struggle of sleep without the person, tying it to the act of giving up the gun.
No, I can't sleep without ya
-Nowhere to be
-But I can't be without ya
-If you got something to say why can't you just fucking tell me
-It's no fun
-We're giving up the gun
-Giving up the gun, we're giving up the gun
Repetition of the concept of giving up the gun and the obligation to do so.
We're giving up the gun, we gotta give it up
-Giving up the gun, we're giving up the gun
-We're giving up the gun, gotta give it up
-Giving up the gun, we're giving up the gun
-We're giving up the gun, we gotta give it up
-It's no fun
Stating that giving up the gun is not fun.
Giving up the gun
Revisiting the themes of honesty, difficulty in letting go, and the unenjoyable nature of giving up the gun.
I'm not okay
-Yeah, I promise
-That's not what you wanna hear
-But I'm just being honest
-And I'm not okay
-Yeah, I promise
-That's not what you wanna hear
-But I'm just being honest
-And I can't sleep
-No, I can't sleep without ya
-Nowhere to be
-But I can't be without ya
-If you got something to say why can't you just fucking tell me
-It's no fun
-We're giving up the gun
-Cause I can't sleep
-No, I can't sleep without ya
-Nowhere to be
-But I can't be without ya
-If you got something to say why can't you just fucking tell me
-It's no fun
-We're giving up the gun
Final repetition and emphasis on the act of giving up the gun, closing with the declaration that it's not fun.
Giving up the gun, we're giving up the gun
-We're giving up the gun, we gotta give it up
-Giving up the gun, we're giving up the gun
-We're giving up the gun, gotta give it up
-Giving up the gun, we're giving up the gun
-We're giving up the gun, we gotta give it up
-It's no fun
-Giving up the gun
Concluding the song with a final mention of giving up the gun.
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