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Gunpowder and Lead Lyrics
County road 233, under my feet
Nothin' on this white rock but little ole me
I've got two miles till, he makes bail
And if I'm right we're headed straight for hell
I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun
Wait by the door and light a cigarette
If he wants a fight well now he's got one
And he ain't seen me crazy yet
He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll
Don't that sound like a real man
I'm going to show him what a little girls made of
Gunpowder and lead
It's half past ten, another six pack in
And I can feel the rumble like a cold black wind
He pulls in the drive, the gravel flies
He dont know what's waiting here this time
I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun
Wait by the door and light a cigarette
If he wants a fight well now he's got one
And he ain't seen me crazy yet
He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll
Don't that sound like a real man
I'm going to show him what a little girls made of
Gunpowder and lead
His fist is big but my gun's bigger
He'll find out when I pull the trigger
I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun
Wait by the door and light a cigarette
If he wants a fight well now he's got one
And he ain't seen me crazy yet
He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll
Don't that sound like a real man
I'm going to show him what a little girls made of
Gunpowder and lead
Nothin' on this white rock but little ole me
I've got two miles till, he makes bail
And if I'm right we're headed straight for hell
Wait by the door and light a cigarette
If he wants a fight well now he's got one
And he ain't seen me crazy yet
He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll
Don't that sound like a real man
I'm going to show him what a little girls made of
Gunpowder and lead
And I can feel the rumble like a cold black wind
He pulls in the drive, the gravel flies
He dont know what's waiting here this time
Wait by the door and light a cigarette
If he wants a fight well now he's got one
And he ain't seen me crazy yet
He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll
Don't that sound like a real man
I'm going to show him what a little girls made of
Gunpowder and lead
He'll find out when I pull the trigger
Wait by the door and light a cigarette
If he wants a fight well now he's got one
And he ain't seen me crazy yet
He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll
Don't that sound like a real man
I'm going to show him what a little girls made of
Gunpowder and lead
Song Info
Submitted by
catcrazy247 On May 12, 2007
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Miranda was brought up in a home where her parents housed battered women and their children. Alot of misconseptions suggest that Miranda had been abused but she actually wrote this song with everyone of those women who she lived with in her mind. She just remembered them and sang about what she would do if it came down to her being abused. and saying take up for yourself dont let the dumb bastard hit you :D
i love the part when she says "his fist is big, but my gun's bigger. he'll find out when i pull the trigger"
It's self explainatory..
"If he wants a fight well now he's got one And he ain't seen me crazy yet He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll Don't that sound like a real man I'm going to show him what a little girls made of Gunpowder and lead"
It's about this woman whos husband/boyfriend beats her and now she's getting her revenge by killing him.
"His fist is big but my gun's bigger He'll find out when I pull the trigger."
It's a great song which they can't play on the radio because there are women whos husbands/boyfriends beat them and they might just go off and kill them...
What?!?! not played on the radio!?!? But that is where I keep hearing it being played time and time again. Where are you that they do not play it?
What?!?! not played on the radio!?!? But that is where I keep hearing it being played time and time again. Where are you that they do not play it?
I love this part: "I'm goin' home, gonna load my shotgun Wait by the door and light a cigarette If he wants a fight well now he's got one And he ain't seen me crazy yet He slap my face and he shook me like a rag doll Don't that sound like a real man I'm going to show him what a little girls made of Gunpowder and lead"
Omg, I love this song. It's so powerful. Little Girls are also of kerosene. Ha!
Yes, I also like "His fist is big, well my gun's bigger. He'll find out when I pull the trigger!" I hope every man who beats anyone gets some kind of punishment.
Yes, I also like "His fist is big, well my gun's bigger. He'll find out when I pull the trigger!" I hope every man who beats anyone gets some kind of punishment.
wow this song is so amazing! i mean im all into metal but hell this song is amazing! basixaly explainitory, he fucked her up now hes dead ;)
This song is a white trash anthem if I've ever heard one.
It means that she will stand up to someone if they abuse her and that she seems weird, but they "hasn't seen me crazy yet"
Gunpowder and Lead has already helped so many woman fight and escape from domestic violence. Woman are strong and if he hits you, he is definitely not the kind of man you want in your life. Trust me, you'll find a better one. Until then, stay strong girl!
The only people who truly understand this song are third if us who gave been there. Day after day, walking on eggshells, waiting for the inevitable attack to our physical or mental health. Being systematically told you\'re crazy until you believe it yourself. Of course it\'s crazy to stay but so is homelessness or bringing even more burdens to family and friends. And jail, law enforcement will help you say? They are limited but the outcomes are numerous after calling the law on an unstable abusive man. It\'s a song about empowerment, not a directive for murder. Live it, then analyze it. You might have a different perspective.
This song is a glorification of domestic violence. It's written right in the lyrics, "He ain't seen me crazy yet." That there implies that she has already done acts which the man in the song would consider crazy, but she herself doesn't. This song is completely without context, he slaps her face and shakes her like a rag doll, so she commits premeditated murder. Thereby escalating the situation, a situation which she had already placed under control by having him arrested, all the woman in the song would need to do is call the police and say, "I don't feel safe since he's out of jail, I'm afraid that he'll come after me." and they'll come and watch out and make sure everything is safe. By admitting that she is heading home to load her shotgun she is admitting that she is waiting for him so she can kill him. This song is atrocious and should be taken off the air because it glorifies domestic abuse.
You have a totally laughable and glorified idea of what law enforcement and the criminal justice system can do. You really think the cops are going to come out and babysit someone for an indeterminate amount of time based on a concern she has about something that may or may not actually happen? You really think they're going to come and hang out around your house for the next 5-7 years until the dude leaves town or goes back to prison? Or longer if he decides to stick around? HA! By the way, I work in the field.
You have a totally laughable and glorified idea of what law enforcement and the criminal justice system can do. You really think the cops are going to come out and babysit someone for an indeterminate amount of time based on a concern she has about something that may or may not actually happen? You really think they're going to come and hang out around your house for the next 5-7 years until the dude leaves town or goes back to prison? Or longer if he decides to stick around? HA! By the way, I work in the field.
In general,...
In general, cops are hard-working and compassionate folks, but they are BUSY. Even in the smallest quietest town, you may get an hour or two of a cop hanging around, but as soon as someone creams a cow on the highway or comes home to a burglary, they gotta go. Relying on police/fire dept etc to save your a** in every situation is completely foolish. Every cop and firefighter and EMT in the world will tell you this.
I'm not for murder by any means, but I'll tell you, I've seen lots of women murdered by their abusive husband/boyfriend. Most of the time, the abuse has been reported to police, there are restraining orders in place. There's only so much other people can do for you. A restraining order is by no means a guarantee of safety. A restraining order just means they may get a few more days in jail added to their Murder I sentence when they violate the 50 yard stay away zone and shoot you in the face. By the way, I have yet to see a man killed in a DV situation. I know it happens, but rare. Surprising considering how long this song has been on the radio, brainwashing us all.
But all of this aside, I get your point. You see, I used to be a happy well-adjusted person. Then I started listening to country music. I found out my husband was cheating so I beat the crap out of his car with a bat causing thousands of dollars of damage. I later shot him in the face with a shotgun when he was released from prison for beating me. I then led police on a high-speed chase through a corn field with a beer in the console. After I got locked up, I broke out of prison with a witty and complicated plan that involved dogs mating. However, I was heartbroken that I lost my love and drank myself to death with whiskey. I now haunt the sandy beaches of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Damn country music, and their crazy stories! Who knows what will happen when I discover death metal?!?!
Oh and by the way, I know your next response will likely be - just break the cycle! Just leave! Of course, again, I am not advocating that every DV victim should kill their attacker. However, the whole "just call the cops and leave him! He will go to jail for a long time and and the cops will protect you every minute of the day and everything will be rainbows and happiness and safety!" is utter horse s***. First of all, most people convicted of DV don't spend much time in the slammer at all.
Oh and by the way, I know your next response will likely be - just break the cycle! Just leave! Of course, again, I am not advocating that every DV victim should kill their attacker. However, the whole "just call the cops and leave him! He will go to jail for a long time and and the cops will protect you every minute of the day and everything will be rainbows and happiness and safety!" is utter horse s***. First of all, most people convicted of DV don't spend much time in the slammer at all.
I'd also...
I'd also like to see you leave behind your children, and the only source of income you've had for the past 10 years, without any real skills or education to compete in a fierce job market. This is often the reality of many victims of DV. Besides, many of the women who are able to leave their abusers are stalked. You don't "just leave!" If it was that easy DV wouldn't be the huge problem it is. I'll tell you, we deal with a local battered women's shelter often. The address is top secret, and I've had to deal with very belligerent men doing their best to get it so they know where their victim is.
Yeah right, call the cops. The number of dead women who called the cops and got that restraining order tells me how useful that is. I listen to a show called 911 and it was made clear how useless that is. The women told the operator that an unknown stranger was breaking into her apartment and the operator spent 4 minutes repeatedly asking her if she was sure that she did not know who was breaking into her apartment. Finally informed the cops to go to her address and then spent the 8 minutes (that it...
Yeah right, call the cops. The number of dead women who called the cops and got that restraining order tells me how useful that is. I listen to a show called 911 and it was made clear how useless that is. The women told the operator that an unknown stranger was breaking into her apartment and the operator spent 4 minutes repeatedly asking her if she was sure that she did not know who was breaking into her apartment. Finally informed the cops to go to her address and then spent the 8 minutes (that it took the cops to arrive to her parking lot ) telling the woman to hide but keep her land line phone with her and put the gun that she took out of the locked box down on the floor of the closet. The cops finally arrive and can not find the way to her apartment in the compound. NOW THE OPERATOR ASK how to get to her apartment in the compound (not in the 8 minutes that it took the cops to get there so that they would know which entrance was closest) and let the man who just walked into her bedroom hear where she is (as if the cord of the phone was not telling enough.) The man opens the closet pulls the lady out (leaving her 8 year old with the gun) and starts beating and strangling the woman (all the while the operator is demanding that the screaming woman tell her what is happening to her.) Finally, the cops come in to the apartment and eventually rescue the woman ( if the operator had immediately sent the cops the stranger would never have had time to reach her but no.....the Operator had to sure that the person breaking in was a stranger by repeatedly demanding the victim convince her of that fact before she sent the cops.)
Cops are not there to protect anyone person but to uphold the law and protect themselves first. The number of times that they let people be murdered as they decide how to get themselves there without being harmed themselves......
sigh No, it's not. You're an idiot and a self-righteous, pompous jackass. Ignoring the fact that you obviously have no experience or real knowledge about these kinds of situations (or that you may just be that stupid and honestly think that, in spite of your experience, that this is the way to respond...) I'm going to address your ridiculously asinine interpretation of this song:
sigh No, it's not. You're an idiot and a self-righteous, pompous jackass. Ignoring the fact that you obviously have no experience or real knowledge about these kinds of situations (or that you may just be that stupid and honestly think that, in spite of your experience, that this is the way to respond...) I'm going to address your ridiculously asinine interpretation of this song:
"That there implies that she has already done acts"
"That there implies that she has already done acts"
... No, you dolt. Listen again and try -thinking- this time. "He wants a fight, well, now he's got one" implies that she hasn't fought...
... No, you dolt. Listen again and try -thinking- this time. "He wants a fight, well, now he's got one" implies that she hasn't fought back at all up until this point. "He ain't seen me crazy yet" implies the same thing. The reason why she's going to fight back? The reason she's gone "crazy" (with fear)? She believes he's about to come home to kill her. That's implied in the fourth line of the song.
Now, she's already tried to get the authorities to handle it for her. She's proven to the police that he is an abuser, as evidenced by the fact that he was locked up in jail ... however, as in most abuse cases, he was only put away for a short amount of time and rather than convincing him to stop, it only made him angrier. Again, reinforcing the fact that he's going to KILL HER.
So. She's decided that, if he's going to come back to get rid of her and if the law is going to just let him go to do it, then no one's going to save her and she has to save herself. That is exactly what her plan is: Self-defense. Understand this, she is not hunting him down. This is not premeditated murder. She is waiting for him to come attack her.
If I knew someone was coming to attack me and I knew the police weren't going to stop them, it would be well within my rights to arm myself and be prepared. You're probably also assuming that these two are married ... but one of the lines in the song implies this place, where she is, is her own home and that this is her boyfriend, not her husband. So, by that logic: He's breaking into her home when she clearly does not want him there and he does not have permission to be there... and he's doing it with the intent to do her bodily harm.
Once again: Self-defense.
... By the way, how stupid do you have to be in order to say "This song is a glorification of domestic violence."? Seriously, I'd like to know, because "domestic violence" is what the MAN was doing. If you hadn't thought your comment out so poorly, you'd say it was "glorifying murder" since it's -discouraging- domestic violence by encouraging victims to DEFEND THEMSELVES.
... By the way, how stupid do you have to be in order to say "This song is a glorification of domestic violence."? Seriously, I'd like to know, because "domestic violence" is what the MAN was doing. If you hadn't thought your comment out so poorly, you'd say it was "glorifying murder" since it's -discouraging- domestic violence by encouraging victims to DEFEND THEMSELVES.