Under the Gun

Embracing Struggle: Life Under the Gun
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Lyrics

Are you a hero, or are you the lonely one?

Questioning whether the listener is a hero or someone feeling lonely.

Do you ever get scared, don't you ever feel pain?

Asking if the listener experiences fear and pain.

Under the loaded gun

Being under pressure or in a challenging situation.

You are a Romeo, with nowhere to run

Describing the listener as a Romeo (lover) without an escape.

You are the winner that loses in the end

Highlighting a paradoxical situation of winning but ultimately losing.

Under the gun

Reiterating the theme of being under pressure or facing challenges.

So you stand up and fight

Encouraging the listener to stand up and fight for their beliefs.

For what you believe

Emphasizing the importance of fighting for personal beliefs.

There is no wrong or right

Suggesting a lack of clear distinction between right and wrong.

There is no black or white

Expressing the absence of clear moral absolutes (black or white).

Now the time has come

Indicating that a critical moment has arrived.

It's your turn to die,

Suggesting a turn of events where the listener may face a metaphorical death.

Under the gun

Repeating the theme of being under pressure or in a challenging situation.

Under the gun

Reiterating the intensity of being under pressure.

How many heartaches can man one take?

Pondering the capacity of a person to endure heartaches.

How many lonely dreams are shattered,

Questioning the number of shattered dreams caused by one person's mistake.

By one man's mistake?

Reflecting on the consequences of a single individual's error.

So shed a tear for the tough guy

Invoking empathy for someone perceived as tough or strong.

Now the damage is done

Noting that the damage or harm has already occurred.

No one to justify the truth, my friend, hey!

Asserting that there is no justification for the truth in a challenging situation.

When you're under the gun

Re-emphasizing the theme of being under pressure or in a challenging situation.

So you stand up and fight

Encouraging the listener to stand up and fight for their beliefs once again.

For what you believe

Reiterating the importance of fighting for personal beliefs.

There is no wrong or right

Suggesting a lack of clear distinction between right and wrong.

There is no black or white

Expressing the absence of clear moral absolutes (black or white).

Now the time has come

Indicating that a critical moment has arrived once again.

It's your turn to die,

Suggesting a turn of events where the listener may face a metaphorical death once again.

Under the gun

Reiterating the intensity of being under pressure.

Under the gun

Re-emphasizing the theme of being under pressure or in a challenging situation.

Yeah!

An exclamation, possibly indicating heightened intensity or emotion.

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