In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
She was a ballerina on a subway train
Stiletto heels and a candy cane
Looked like a number on a station wall
Hot on the tail of a social call
I wet my lips I thought I had it made
Like Valentino with a hand grenade
I made my move with my libido on
And she circled once, then she dropped the bomb
She got the big guns, pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, she blew me away
And I went down in flames
I met a sidewalk preacher on a roller skate
He said he had the key to heaven's gate
Wait for the movie 'cause I been there before
I learned that life is a battle and love is war
She got the big guns, pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, it took me by surprise
She got my lovin' reachin' for the sky
She got the big guns, pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, she blew me away
And I went down in flames
I'm doing time as a backseat Romeo
Play solitaire with my hands in the air
Another night and no bullets to spare
She got the big guns, pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, she blew me away
And I went down, down, down in flames
Big guns (big guns)
Look at me, I'm big guns (big guns)
Yeah (big guns)
Big guns
She really, really got the big guns
She shot me, and I went down in flames
Stiletto heels and a candy cane
Looked like a number on a station wall
Hot on the tail of a social call
I wet my lips I thought I had it made
Like Valentino with a hand grenade
I made my move with my libido on
And she circled once, then she dropped the bomb
She got the big guns, pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, she blew me away
And I went down in flames
I met a sidewalk preacher on a roller skate
He said he had the key to heaven's gate
Wait for the movie 'cause I been there before
I learned that life is a battle and love is war
She got the big guns, pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, it took me by surprise
She got my lovin' reachin' for the sky
She got the big guns, pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, she blew me away
And I went down in flames
I'm doing time as a backseat Romeo
Play solitaire with my hands in the air
Another night and no bullets to spare
She got the big guns, pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, she blew me away
And I went down, down, down in flames
Big guns (big guns)
Look at me, I'm big guns (big guns)
Yeah (big guns)
Big guns
She really, really got the big guns
She shot me, and I went down in flames
Lyrics submitted by thekronic420
Big Guns Lyrics as written by Rachel Southworth David Sabo
Lyrics © ROUND HILL CARLIN, LLC
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