| Sara Bareilles – Machine Gun Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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To me, this song is directed at anyone in life that is stuck on whatever disappointments, failures and/or fears from the past or present. Instead of letting someone (friends, family, or whoever) help them through whatever the problem is, they find ways to minipulate whatever you say or do to bring you down to their level. They have so much hatred towards something/someone from the past and can't or refuse to let go and move on. They'd rather take out that hostility toward you. They have walls of protection to insure whatever it is from the past doesn't happen again. I especially love the next few lines from the song because I've been the one with the "Machin Gun" before. They...like where I use to be...rather be angry at the world instead of letting someone be their friend. They have a "fortress" around their heart and within that "fortress"...they feel "more or less safe now", and they're "locked and loaded"...ready to do whatever it takes to keep their safe sanctuary, protect their heart, and not be hurt again. |
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