Killing You Didn't Work
Tragic Symphony: A Dark Tale of Love and Desperation
Lyrics
I put my head back for Tennessee hoping and wishing that she'll like me
The speaker expresses a desire for approval from someone in Tennessee.
My eyes were crossed and the night was dark
The speaker's vision is impaired, and it's a dark night.
But I knew my old lady'd be at 4th street park
The speaker anticipates finding their partner at 4th street park.
Ten more hits and I was on the run down the boulevard in my hand a gun
After taking drugs ("hits"), the speaker is on the run with a gun.
And as she turned I said hello I pulled the damn trigger
The speaker greets someone and shoots them without remorse.
Let the bullet go watched her hit the floor
The speaker observes the victim falling after pulling the trigger.
I put my head back for Tennessee sitting and drinking til the cops got me
The speaker is back in Tennessee, engaging in self-destructive behavior.
And as the cops pulled up I told myself goodbye
As the police arrive, the speaker acknowledges their impending demise.
I knew that'd be the day I was gonna die
The speaker expects to die on this day.
Before the bullets came I was sitting in mud
Before the shooting, the speaker was in mud, and the scene turns bloody.
But by the time they hit it was a pool of blood
The impact of bullets transforms the muddy ground into a pool of blood.
And in my grave I didn't regret that day that I took that old lady down to hell with me
In death, the speaker has no regrets about taking their partner to hell.
I woke up over and I woke up hung and in my sleep I sung a dirty song
The speaker wakes up with a hangover and sings a remorseful song.
About a man who lost his cool who swam through life in a whiskey pool
The song narrates a man's descent into a self-destructive lifestyle.
He killed his woman and he killed her dead
The man in the song kills his woman without remorse.
I took her by the heart I made sure he said
The speaker emphasizes the act of taking a life with intent.
I threw my head back for Tennessee hoping and wishing that she'd help me
The speaker seeks help or approval from Tennessee again.
I put my head back for Tennessee hoping and wishing that she'd like me
Repetition of the desire for approval from someone in Tennessee.
My eyes were crossed and the night was dark
Reiteration of impaired vision and a dark night.
But I knew my old lady'd be at 4th street park
The speaker expects to find their partner at 4th street park again.
Ten more hits and I was on the run down the boulevard in my hand a gun
After more drug use, the speaker is on the run with a gun again.
And as she turned I said hello I pulled the damn trigger
The speaker repeats the scene of greeting and shooting.
Let the bullet go watched her hit the floor
Repetition of watching the victim fall after pulling the trigger.
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