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Emily's Heart Lyrics
a bottle of wine and an old 45 rifle in the corner
that her grandfather left her when he died
said no surprise i've had to use it quite a few times
so j don't you ever let us down, don't you ever,
i'll have to shoot you and no one will hear a sound.
bruised and bloody i'm lying on the ground
i am aware that i let the poor girl down
and now i'm dying, as a message to the town
this' what happens if you fuck around
if ya meddle you wan't trouble
trouble then you should meddle
don't ever meddle with Emily's heart.
she said get ya coat come on
to the dog track with the money right
yea we had some fun
left with more cos we won
i was under investigation
of suspicion of doing her wrong
she said "you've become a villian,
accused of a hit and run.
said "ya hit me first" and i say its the worst i've ever felt in a broken heart,
said blood stains and a shirt creased, well she pays the dues.
when i left she said that your last breath will be down at the station at 2,
so she shot me down.
bruised and bloody i'm lying on the ground
i am aware that i let the poor girl down
and now i'm dying, as a message to the town
this' what happens if you fuck around
so meddle if you wan't trouble
trouble then you should meddle
don't ever meddle with Emily's heart.
she said i'm a user and she's a loser with a gun
i said if you choose to it becomes hard to include anyone
so if you stay put it away or should i run?
she said i think you know the answer to your question
so for the smiles and all of the miles the engine's done
the further i drive away the closer we become
so if i stay would you put it away and forgive just one son?
she said j i think you know the answer to your question.
bruised and bloody i'm lying on the ground
i am aware that i let the poor girl down
and now i'm dying, as a message to the town
this' what happens if you fuck around
so meddle if you wan't trouble
trouble then you should meddle
don't ever meddle with emily's heart.
that her grandfather left her when he died
said no surprise i've had to use it quite a few times
so j don't you ever let us down, don't you ever,
i'll have to shoot you and no one will hear a sound.
i am aware that i let the poor girl down
and now i'm dying, as a message to the town
this' what happens if you fuck around
if ya meddle you wan't trouble
trouble then you should meddle
don't ever meddle with Emily's heart.
to the dog track with the money right
yea we had some fun
left with more cos we won
i was under investigation
of suspicion of doing her wrong
she said "you've become a villian,
accused of a hit and run.
said "ya hit me first" and i say its the worst i've ever felt in a broken heart,
said blood stains and a shirt creased, well she pays the dues.
when i left she said that your last breath will be down at the station at 2,
so she shot me down.
i am aware that i let the poor girl down
and now i'm dying, as a message to the town
this' what happens if you fuck around
so meddle if you wan't trouble
trouble then you should meddle
don't ever meddle with Emily's heart.
i said if you choose to it becomes hard to include anyone
so if you stay put it away or should i run?
she said i think you know the answer to your question
so for the smiles and all of the miles the engine's done
the further i drive away the closer we become
so if i stay would you put it away and forgive just one son?
she said j i think you know the answer to your question.
i am aware that i let the poor girl down
and now i'm dying, as a message to the town
this' what happens if you fuck around
so meddle if you wan't trouble
trouble then you should meddle
don't ever meddle with emily's heart.
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I love this song.
It's really pretty but then it's about him being shot by his girlfriend because he cheated on her. I think.
Pirate, its not about being physically shot.Its more about that feeling when you know you've been caught out and your entire life seems to have been shot apart. Brilliant song, and for me perfect timing.
I love this song, Jamie T's music is so beautiful when he goes acoustic.
I agree with cadauk, its a metaphor for what happens when you mess up in a relationship. Very appropriate for me at the moment, especially the line "now im dying as a message to the town". You get vilified sometimes by everyone around you for personal things.
I love, love, LOVE this song. Acoustic Jamie T is brilliamt
Jamie is talking about a relationship he had. He didn't realise how much he wanted her or valued her and thus treated her badly. By the time he realised how important she was it was too late.
Ultimately she ends it.
"she said i'm a user and she's a loser with a gun i said if you choose to it becomes hard to include anyone so if you stay put it away or should i run? she said i think you know the answer to your question"
She is saying she has accepted being used for too long (a loser) but now she has the power (the gun) in that she wants to end the relationship and he doesnt. Jamie says should i stay and fight for the relationship but she says it is too late.
Always makes me feel very sad, not sure why as i have never been in this position. Beautiful song, probably my fave Jamie T track.