Lyrics
Put down the gun. (13x)
Repeated plea to stop violence and put down the gun.
Put it down.
-"SHUT UP!" he said
-"Let me speak for a minute!
-Or two or three. Now you're going to stop interupting me!"
-So watcha gunna do 'cause looking at a space shows a life revealing years of pain
-So we'll drop down, let go, Oooh we'll get you set so..
-boys with shiny violent killing toy
-It's all a bit to real now noise
-The cycle will continue boys
-Put down the gun. (13x)
-Put it down (3x)
Continuation of the plea to put down the gun.
SHUT UP!
Expression of frustration and a demand for attention.
My turn
-To be heard
-The voices are all that occur to him.
The subject is obsessed with their own voice and blames others, seeing themselves as a perpetual victim.
And now he's blaming everyone, 'cause he's always been a victim.
-[He's] filled with rage.
The subject is filled with rage.
Heart beatin' so fast, don't set him off
Caution against triggering the subject's anger.
I tried to make a move
An attempt to intervene is met with a threat of violence.
But the little one said,
-"SHUT UP OR I'LL KILL YA"
-put it down (3x)
Reiteration of the plea to put down the gun, emphasizing urgency.
"SHUT UP OR I'LL KILL YA"
-Put it down (5x)
-boys with shiny violent killing toy
Reflection on the cycle of violence among boys with weapons, acknowledging the inability for everyone to be heroes.
It's all a bit to real now noise
-The cycle will continue boys
-'cause we can't all be heros
-Boys with shiny violent killing toy
-It's all a bit to real now noise
-The cycle will continue boys
-'cause we can't all be heros
-Put down the gun. (13x)
Final plea to put down the gun, still emphasizing urgency.
Put it down (3x)
-Scatter gun!
Description of the destructive nature of guns, war games, and the consequences of greed and violence.
its a war game naming enemies and allies
-Scatter gun
-Push to hard, to fast totally off side
-Its scatter gun
-Big gun in the hands of a greedy man
-Gotta gun
-Take a hit, take a shot just to take a stand
-Put it down (12x)
Repetition of the plea to put down the gun.
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