Gun in Your Hand
Questioning Power: Gun in Your Hand's Poignant Message
Lyrics
Hey whatcha doin'?
Questioning the actions of the person
With that gun in your hand?
Asking about the presence of a gun and its purpose
Now who ya skrewin'?
Inquiring about the person's motives and relationships
Gonna kill your old man.
Suggesting an intent to harm their father
Who gave you the right to play god here?
Questioning the person's authority to act like a god
Shootin' missles at the countries of the people that did no wrong.
Criticizing actions, especially missile attacks on innocent countries
There's a little mama san with her baby in her cradle cryin'
Describing a scene of a mother and child affected by conflict
Singin' why the fuck can't we just get along?
Expressing frustration about the lack of harmony
Hey whatcha thinkin'?
Asking about the person's thoughts, possibly related to hidden motives
Holding money behind your back.
Accusing the person of hiding money and questionable activities
You, you must be drinking.
Suggesting that the person might be intoxicated
Gonna give yourself a heart-attack
Warning about potential health risks due to their actions
We can't fight all night!
Rejecting the idea of continuous fighting
Well you won't see me on that fucking front line
Refusing to participate in the front line of conflict
I ain't gonna kill no stranger and I ain't gonna do time
Declaring unwillingness to harm strangers or face imprisonment
Because its 1,2,3 that's an innocent life
Highlighting the value of innocent lives
Oh and little sister, sister where's your brother today?
Concern for a sibling and their well-being
I wish that I could tell you that he's gonna be ok
Expressing uncertainty about the brother's fate
But I can't and I won't tonight.
Declining to provide false reassurance
I can see a soldier marching off to war.
Observing a soldier preparing for war
Does he know what he is fighting for?
Raising questions about the soldier's understanding of the cause
Another soldier gone off to attack
Noting another soldier heading off to attack
But will he come back?
Raising uncertainty about the soldier's return
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