| The Sisters of Mercy – Under The Gun Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song is about the pleasure, and the feelings of regret, having at some time injected a drug, in this case, amphetamine, in the blood - the gun is a metaphore for the needle. "Happiness is a loaded weapon and a Short cut is better by far Explosive bolts, ten thousand volts At a million miles an hour" "I put my finger on and fired Heat-seeking, out of the sun You can set the controls for the heart or the knees And the meek'll inherit what they damn well please" go figure.. |
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| The Sisters of Mercy – Some Kind Of Stranger Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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well.. since 80% of all SOM lyrics can be related to amphetamine, i think this is one of the more clear cases. As a heavy user, there is a strong love/hate relationship to the drug, and the metaphore's in much of his lyrics speaks for itself: "Come here I think you're beautiful My door is open wide Some kind of stranger/angel come inside" "come inside" could be reffering to injecting as he was probably into needle's at some time to: "Under the gun" When high on speed, it's a recurring feeling of endless desire towards most anything.. often sexual, but that becomes more clear in other SOM songs.. like "More" |
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