The Guns of Brixton
Rebellion Echoes: Decoding The Guns of Brixton
Lyrics
When they kick at your front door
Anticipation of a threat or confrontation at the front door
How you gonna come?
Raising the question of response to the threat
With your hands on your head
Contemplating surrender with hands on the head
Or on the trigger of your gun?
Considering fighting back with a gun
When the law break in
Addressing a situation where the law breaks in
How you gonna go?
Deciding on a course of action when confronted by the law
Shot down on the pavement
Imagining being shot down on the pavement
Or waiting in death row
Contemplating the possibility of facing death row
You can crush us
Expressing resistance to oppression
You can bruise us
Acknowledging the capacity to endure hardship
But you'd have to answer to
Warning that those who oppress will be held accountable
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Reference to the powerful force or authority in Brixton
The money feels good
Describing the allure of money and comfortable life
And your life you like it well
Enjoying life, aware that it may not last
But surely your time will come
Acknowledging the inevitability of facing consequences
As in heaven, as in hell
Drawing a parallel between life and the afterlife
You see, he feels like Ivan
Identifying with the character Ivan, born in Brixton
Born under the Brixton sun
Highlighting the tough environment of Brixton
His game is called survivin'
Survival as the main focus or goal
At the end of ""The Harder They Come""
Reference to the movie "The Harder They Come"
You know it means no mercy
Emphasizing the merciless nature of survival
They caught him with a gun
Being caught with a gun and facing consequences
No need for the Black Maria
No need for a police van, saying goodbye to freedom
Goodbye to the Brixton sun
Farewell to the sunny days of Brixton
You can crush us
Reiteration of the ability to endure oppression
You can bruise us
Reiteration of resilience against hardship
But you'll have to answer to
Warning that oppressors will face consequences
oh, the guns of Brixton
Repetition of the power of Brixton's authority
When they kick at your front door
Repetition of the scenario of a threat at the front door
How you gonna come?
Reiteration of the question about responding to a threat
With your hands on your head
Repetition of surrender or fight response dilemma
Or on the trigger of your gun?
Repetition of the decision-making process in a confrontation
You can crush us
Reiteration of the capacity to endure oppression
You can bruise us
Reiteration of the ability to withstand hardship
And even shoot us
Intensifying the consequences, including being shot
But oh, the guns of Brixton
Emphasizing the overwhelming power of Brixton
Shot down on the pavement
Imagining being shot on the pavement or facing death row
Waiting in death row
Reiteration of facing the possibility of death row
His game was survivin'
Recalling the focus on survival in the face of challenges
As in heaven as in hell
Reiterating the parallel between life and the afterlife
You can crush us
Restating the capacity to endure oppression
You can bruise us
Reiteration of resilience against hardship
But you'd have to answer to
Warning that oppressors will face consequences
Oh, the guns of Brixton
Repetition of the power of Brixton's authority
Oh, guns of Brixton
Repetition of the phrase "Oh, guns of Brixton"
Oh, guns of Brixton
-Oh, guns of Brixton
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