Dangerous Man
Heartbreak's Revenge: The Tale of a Dangerous Man
Lyrics
Well I hate to break it to you babe
Expressing reluctance or regret in delivering some news to the listener.
Your true colors have been shown
Revealing the true nature or character of the listener.
Yea I saw you last night with him
Observing the listener with another person the previous night.
He kept blowing up your phone
Noticing that the other person was persistently calling the listener.
If he ever comes knocking at my back door
Warning that if the other person confronts the speaker, there might be consequences.
You better hope I'm not home
Expressing the hope that the speaker is not at home during the potential confrontation.
'Cause I'll shoot him down as quick as I can
Stating the intention to defend against any threat with force.
With a gun and a bullet and a broken heart
Describing the means of defense – using a gun, a bullet, and expressing emotional pain (broken heart).
I'm a dangerous man
Declaring oneself as a dangerous individual capable of extreme actions.
Well I saw you early this morning
Claiming to have seen the listener earlier and being informed that the other person was absent.
You said he hadn't been around
Reiterating the absence of the other person in the morning.
Turn the TV over to the news
Changing focus to a news report revealing a shooting involving the other person.
And saw that young man got shot down
Connecting the dots and realizing that the speaker is responsible for the shooting.
put one and one together and the answer is found
Emphasizing the conclusion drawn from the information gathered.
I'm the one that shot that poor boy down
Confessing to being the one who shot the mentioned person.
'Cause I'll shoot him down as quick as I can
Repeating the readiness to use force against any threat.
With a gun and a bullet and a broken heart
Reiterating the means of defense and emotional state.
I'm a dangerous man
Affirming the dangerous nature of the speaker.
Police caught up with me this morning
Describing the speaker's encounter with the police in the morning.
Took me in to confess my crimes
Being taken in by the police to confess to the committed crimes.
They said tell us what you've done boy
Police urging the speaker to disclose the details of the committed crimes.
And you might get a little less time
Offering a potential reduction in punishment if the speaker confesses.
I said I got in the car, drank a bottle of gin,
Admitting to getting into a car, consuming alcohol, and committing the crime.
And shot that boy down, I'm as guilty as sin
Declaring guilt for shooting the mentioned person.
Cause I'll shoot him down as quick as I can
Reaffirming the willingness to use force against threats.
With a gun and a bullet and a broken heart
Restating the means of defense and emotional state.
I'm a dangerous man
Reiterating the dangerous nature of the speaker.
Cause I'll shoot him down as quick as I can
Repeating the determination to use force if necessary.
With a gun and a bullet and a broken heart
Emphasizing the means of defense and emotional state once again.
I'm a dangerous man
Affirming the dangerous nature of the speaker conclusively.
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