Killers Now
Unveiling Shadows: Two Cent Sam's Poignant Tale of Love, Betrayal, and Confinement
Lyrics
And we're just killers now
The speaker acknowledges their identity as killers.
We're just killers now
Reiteration of the acknowledgment of being killers.
We're just killers now
Repeated acknowledgment of their identity as killers.
Yeah
An affirmation emphasizing their status as killers.
We're just killers now
Continued affirmation of their identity as killers.
I spent the best years of my life with you
The speaker reflects on spending significant years with someone.
I did everything you told me I should do
The speaker followed advice and did what they were told.
And I was way over my head at first
Admission of being in over their head initially.
But there were many things I hadn't learned
Acknowledgment of lessons not learned before.
You will learn them too
Suggests that the other person will also learn those lessons.
You dealt me in only half truths
The other person provided incomplete or deceptive information.
I wanted to take something beautiful
Desire to claim something beautiful despite challenges.
So God damn you, I make the rules
The speaker takes control and sets their own rules.
Some girls learn too fast you already know
Reference to some girls learning quickly, implying a personal experience.
The family's hearts broken when the TV showed
A family's heartbreak due to a news broadcast, likely related to the speaker's actions.
That we're just killers now
Reiteration of the speaker and others being killers.
We're just killers now
Continued acknowledgment of being killers.
We're just killers now
Reiteration of their identity as killers.
We're just killers now
Reaffirmation of being killers.
As the body decomposed
Description of a decomposing body in an undisclosed location.
Where no one really goes
Reference to a place where few people go.
And I spent all my life
Reflection on a lifetime spent in confinement.
Living confinement
Mention of living in confinement.
Outside of Tucson Arizona
Location reference to Tucson, Arizona, and a solo journey.
I drove her home alone and escaped from my consciousness
The speaker drove someone home and escaped from consciousness.
Passing Truth or Consequences I hopped a lot of fences
Mention of hopping fences, indicating a sense of adventure.
But oh man did I miss this
Expressing a longing for a past experience.
And the whole time we were laughing
A joyful moment shared with friends, contrasted with a news event.
My friends yes it was happening on the news at 11
Confirmation that the event was reported on the news at 11.
And we're just killers now
Reiteration of the speaker and others being killers.
We're just killers now
Continued acknowledgment of being killers.
We're just killers now
Reiteration of their identity as killers.
We're just killers now
Reaffirmation of being killers.
At the prosecution's rest
Reference to legal proceedings and a call for the speaker's punishment.
They were calling for my head
Intense pressure on the speaker, possibly facing consequences.
And I spent all my life
Reflection on a lifetime spent in confinement, repeating the idea.
Living confinement
Reiteration of living in confinement.
Living confinement
Repetition of the theme of living in confinement.
Living confinement
Repetition of living in confinement, emphasizing the theme.
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