Lyrics
Valerie Solanis took the elevator got off at the 4th floor
Valerie Solanis took the elevator and got off at the 4th floor
Valerie Solanis took the elevator got off at the 4th floor
Repetition of Valerie's action for emphasis
She pointed the gun at Andy saying you cannot control me anymore
Valerie pointed the gun at Andy, asserting her independence
And I believe there's got to be some retribution
Expressing belief in the concept of retribution
I believe an eye for an eye is elemental
Belief in the principle of "an eye for an eye"
And I believe that something's wrong if she's alive right now
Belief that something is wrong if Valerie is still alive
Valerie Solanis took three steps pointing at the floor
Valerie took three steps, intensifying the scene
Valerie Solanis waved her gun pointing at the floor
Valerie waved her gun, adding tension to the situation
From inside her idiot madness spoke and bang
Valerie's madness spoke, and she shot Andy
Andy fell onto the floor
Andy fell to the floor after being shot
And I believe life's serious enough for retribution
Belief that life is serious enough for retribution
I believe being sick is no excuse and
Rejecting sickness as an excuse for wrongdoing
I believe I would've pulled the switch on her myself
Expressing a willingness to personally administer punishment
When they got him to the hospital his pulse was gone
Andy is taken to the hospital with no pulse
they thought that he was dead
Mistaken belief that Andy was dead
His guts were pouring from his wounds onto the floor
Describing Andy's severe injuries and bleeding
they thought that he was dead
Incorrect assumption that Andy was dead
Not until years later would the hospital do to him what she could not
The hospital intervened, doing what Valerie couldn't
Andy said, "Where were you, you didn't come to see me"
Andy questions why no one visited him in the hospital
Andy said, "I think I died, why didn't you come to see me"
Andy expresses a feeling of having died and questions the lack of visits
Andy said, ""t hurt so much, they took blood from my hand"
Andy shares the pain and medical procedures he endured
I believe there's got to be some retribution
Reiteration of the belief in the need for retribution
I believe there's got to be some retribution
Reaffirming the belief in the necessity of retribution
I believe we are all the poorer for it now
Belief that society is impoverished due to the events
Visit me, why didn't you visit me
Andy questions why he wasn't visited
Visit me, why didn't you visit me
Repetition of Andy's plea for a visit
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