Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Couplet 1:
I shot my lover in head
Didn't kill him but he's almost dead
Now he's bleeding on the bedroom floor
Got the neighbor's knockin' at the door
They said "Did you hear a gun fire?"
Said "No," but they know I'm a liar
They said they're callin' 911
I said "Gotta hide my gun".
Chorus:
Why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? Oh, why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? (x2)
If I turn myself in could I claim it was in self-defense? I don't think so
He had it coming with all of his running around
Couplet 2:
I shot my lover in the head
Found him with another woman in bed
You should've seen the look on his face
I took the gun from the hiding place
I let her go - she was a disaster
After all, it was him I was after
He fell on his hands and knees
Begged I'm sorry, pretty, pretty please
Why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? Oh, why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? (x2)
If I turn myself in could I claim it was in self-defense? I don't think so
He had it coming with all of his running around (x2)
Should I flee the country and be a refugee
In Turkey, or Mexico?
He had it coming with all of his running around
I shot my lover in head
Didn't kill him but he's almost dead
Now he's bleeding on the bedroom floor
Got the neighbor's knockin' at the door
They said "Did you hear a gun fire?"
Said "No," but they know I'm a liar
They said they're callin' 911
I said "Gotta hide my gun".
Why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? Oh, why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? (x2)
If I turn myself in could I claim it was in self-defense? I don't think so
He had it coming with all of his running around (x4)
'Cause he had it coming with all of his running around.
I shot my lover in head
Didn't kill him but he's almost dead
Now he's bleeding on the bedroom floor
Got the neighbor's knockin' at the door
They said "Did you hear a gun fire?"
Said "No," but they know I'm a liar
They said they're callin' 911
I said "Gotta hide my gun".
Chorus:
Why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? Oh, why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? (x2)
If I turn myself in could I claim it was in self-defense? I don't think so
He had it coming with all of his running around
Couplet 2:
I shot my lover in the head
Found him with another woman in bed
You should've seen the look on his face
I took the gun from the hiding place
I let her go - she was a disaster
After all, it was him I was after
He fell on his hands and knees
Begged I'm sorry, pretty, pretty please
Why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? Oh, why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? (x2)
If I turn myself in could I claim it was in self-defense? I don't think so
He had it coming with all of his running around (x2)
Should I flee the country and be a refugee
In Turkey, or Mexico?
He had it coming with all of his running around
I shot my lover in head
Didn't kill him but he's almost dead
Now he's bleeding on the bedroom floor
Got the neighbor's knockin' at the door
They said "Did you hear a gun fire?"
Said "No," but they know I'm a liar
They said they're callin' 911
I said "Gotta hide my gun".
Why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? Oh, why did I do it? Why'd I go and do it? (x2)
If I turn myself in could I claim it was in self-defense? I don't think so
He had it coming with all of his running around (x4)
'Cause he had it coming with all of his running around.
Lyrics submitted by WithLovexJuliet
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