Pretty Like a Pistol
Pretty Like a Pistol: Embracing Desperation in the Fire of Existence
Lyrics
There’s a fire in my temple.
Metaphorical reference to inner turmoil or conflict.
It’s burning down my shelter.
Personal defenses or securities are breaking down.
There’s a fire in my shelter.
Conflict or crisis within a personal refuge.
I dare not enter.
Reluctance or fear to confront personal issues.
We’ve wasted years of youth to enjoy the sweetest fruits.
Invested time and energy in youth for later rewards.
Now only if I was shown, only if I had known,
Regret for not being aware of future consequences.
What was to become, come on everyone.
Reflecting on the collective destiny of everyone.
We’ve wasted years of youth to enjoy the sweetest fruits,
Reiteration of sacrificing youth for rewards.
I am the blister on your thumb.
Symbolic representation of a burden or nuisance.
The cold sore on your tongue.
Symbolic references to afflictions or troubles.
The cancer in your lung.
Metaphor for a destructive force or influence.
The bullets in your gun.
Weapons symbolizing personal destructive capabilities.
These are the days of our lives.
Reflection on the passage of time and life events.
We’re sitting side by side, watching each other die.
Observation of shared suffering and mortality.
Another burning breath, another crying eye.
Expression of recurring pain and sorrow.
His pocket's empty, so instead he's got a fistful.
Lack of material wealth compensated by determination.
He’s feeling ugly but he’s looking pretty like a pistol.
Despite feeling unattractive, projecting a powerful image.
His aim is steady, but you made him wear a blindfold.
Having a clear goal but hindered by external factors.
So if he misses now it’s your fault.
Assigning blame for potential failure.
There’s a fire in my temple.
Repetition of the earlier metaphorical conflict.
It’s burning down my shelter.
Continuation of the breakdown of personal defenses.
There’s a fire in my shelter.
Reiteration of internal crisis within a refuge.
I dare not enter.
Unwillingness to confront personal issues persists.
In a world where you’re not the centre, you’ll find that it’s a lesson.
Recognition of life's lessons when not at the center.
Too many problems for me to mention, stuck in regression.
Acknowledgment of numerous unresolved problems.
Oh won’t you be my magnum opus?
Desire for a significant and defining achievement.
I need a demon to set me free.
Seeking liberation through a potentially negative force.
As you can see, I’m fucking hopeless.
Admitting a sense of hopelessness and despair.
And my my words, they mean nothing.
Expressing a lack of credibility or impact in words.
Flew too close to the sun and burned my wings.
Metaphorical reference to a downfall due to excessive ambition.
Falling for a heavenly being.
Falling for an idealized or divine figure.
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