Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Velvet Touch: Unraveling the Enigmatic Allure of 'Happiness Is a Warm Gun'
Lyrics
She's not a girl who misses much
Describing a woman who is emotionally detached or unaffected.
Do do do do do do, oh yeah
Repetitive musical interlude, possibly emphasizing a sense of monotony or routine.
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand like a lizard on a window pane.
She is familiar with sensual experiences, described metaphorically as the touch of a velvet hand.
The man in the crowd with the multi-colored mirrors on his hobnail boots.
Describing a man in the crowd with reflective mirrors on his boots, possibly suggesting a flashy or deceptive exterior.
Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy working overtime.
The man is deceitful, pretending with his eyes while engaging in questionable activities.
A soap impression of his wife which he ate and donated to the National Trust.
Reference to a soap impression of the man's wife, eaten and donated, hinting at distorted values or actions.
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Expressing a need for a fix, possibly referring to a desire for a drug to cope with a downward spiral.
Down to the bits that I left uptown
-I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
-Mother Superior jump the gun
Repetition of "Mother Superior jump the gun" may suggest a premature or hasty action by an authority figure.
Mother Superior jump the gun
-Mother Superior jump the gun
-Mother Superior jump the gun
-Happiness is a warm gun (bang bang shoot shoot)
Introducing the central theme: "Happiness is a warm gun," potentially exploring the complex emotions tied to destructive elements.
Happiness is a warm gun, mama (bang bang shoot shoot)
-When I hold you in my arms (oh, yeah)
Describing an intimate moment, with a metaphorical trigger and the belief that no harm can come from it.
And I feel my finger on your trigger (oh, yeah)
-I know nobody can do me no harm (oh, yeah)
-Because, (happiness) is a warm gun, mama (bang bang shoot shoot)
Introducing the central theme: "Happiness is a warm gun," potentially exploring the complex emotions tied to destructive elements.
Happiness is a warm gun, yes it is (bang bang shoot shoot)
-Happiness is a warm, yes it is, gun
Reiteration of the central theme, emphasizing the paradoxical notion that happiness can be found in a potentially harmful or destructive force.
Happiness (bang bang shoot shoot)
-Well don't you know that happiness (happiness) is a warm gun, (is a warm gun, yeah).
Reaffirming the idea that happiness is found in a warm gun, with a sense of finality or certainty.
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