Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Eclectic Desires Unveiled: Decoding the Enigmatic Melody
Lyrics
She's not a girl who misses much
Describing the woman as alert and perceptive.
Do do do do do do, oh yeah
Filler sounds, possibly indicating a carefree or nonchalant attitude.
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand like a lizard on a window pane.
Depicts familiarity with sensual experiences, comparing touch to a lizard on a window pane.
The man in the crowd with the multi-colored mirrors on his hobnail boots.
Describes a man in the crowd with flashy boots adorned with mirrors.
Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy working overtime.
Suggests deceit and hidden motives, with a discrepancy between words and actions.
A soap impression of his wife which he ate and donated to the National Trust.
Portrays a distorted image of the man's wife, possibly a commentary on societal expectations.
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Expresses a need for a substance or experience, indicating 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," possibly referring to authority figures making premature decisions.
Mother Superior jump the gun
-Mother Superior jump the gun
-Mother Superior jump the gun
-Happiness is a warm gun (bang bang shoot shoot)
Introduces the central theme that "happiness is a warm gun," blending pleasure and danger. The repeated "bang bang shoot shoot" may allude to the destructive nature of happiness.
Happiness is a warm gun, mama (bang bang shoot shoot)
-When I hold you in my arms (oh, yeah)
-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)
-Happiness is a warm gun, yes it is (bang bang shoot shoot)
-Happiness is a warm, yes it is, gun
Reiteration of the chorus, emphasizing the association of happiness with a gun.
Happiness (bang bang shoot shoot)
-Well don't you know that happiness (happiness) is a warm gun, (is a warm gun, yeah).
Emphasizes and reaffirms the idea that happiness is akin to a warm gun.
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