Gunman

To me , and this is just my opinion, The songs about someone , whos been walked all over , and has retaliated by becoming a gunman, going after the ones who have hurt him.

The official lyrics from the booklet are out, they can be found at the TCV forum, transcribed by the user Autoriot,

http://forum.themcrookedvultures.com/showthread.php?t=3024

Gunman, bloodshot eyes. Gunman, grain of sand. Sisters, could not speak. Father, is a holy ghost. & there's lions in a cage.

It don't matter, don't try to explain, you're just another dog to be trained, choke chained. You're gonna end up under tooth & nail. If you catch a tiger by the tail, dont fail.

Brother, does not dream anymore. Sisters, COULD NOT SLEEP. Transformation incomplete, mercy killing, those counting sheep. I'm a trigger, quick to fire, punctuate betwixt the eyes & you're clever... it ain't gonna help you.

Violence is just an incomplete thought, coming to a complete stop, stop. You're so clever you'll tear us apart, then masquerade it as art. Not smart. If you can help anyone, help yourself, that's unless you hate yourself, then don't help.

Angry ants are crawling, makes you wanna scream.

Lions clawing, building up steam. Flesh & bone have no persuasion, this is the path to my destination. Gunman, where you been? You're my hero, saviour, psycho, slayer.

Follow the leader yet lead 'em the same. Slugs punctuate the refrain, come again? It don't matter, don't try to explain. You're just a dog to be trained, choke chained. You gonna end up under tooth & nail. If you catch a tiger by THE TALE, DON'T FAIL. I wanna go blind, wanna stare at the sun. De-evolution.

it almost sounds like the story of a man killing his family using animals as a simile for his inner emotions and brutality of his actions. thats wat i interpret this 2 mean. "Brother, does not dream anymore. Sisters, COULD NOT SLEEP. Transformation incomplete, mercy killing, those counting sheep."

If you watch the video carefully, when you hear the lyrics "you're just another dog to be trained, choke chained" you see an image of a female, one of only two quick images of her in the entire video and she looks completely emotionless and evil, which makes me think this is about the whole 'women being narcissistic emotionless robots' conspiring with each other to completely control men and look out for their own needs and Tyler Durden describes in his Secret Society blog entry...

to me this could be about those smart ass wise guys who use words to provoke others, and uses words as fists (if you get what i mean) "You're so clever you tear us apart Then masquerade it as art, not smart. "

'gunman' sees right through this guy, and compares himself to a rabid animal (lion in a cage, angry ats etc), if this wise-guy even thinks about provoking gun man, he's gonna die by the tooth and nail.

"It don't' matter don't try to explain You're just another dog to be trained/choke chain You're gonna die by the tooth and nail If you catch a tiger by the tail/Don't fail"

it might be deeper than that, but there's i get the sense of bitterness and references to mindless violence

so far, this is my favorite song by Them Crooked Vultures; love the chorus! Crooked Vultures rocks

To me, the song seems to be about nihilism

who the fuck approved these empty lyrics?

Bloated, blood shot eyes Gunman, prey no sin Sisters could not speak Father is a holy ghost Rambling liar, little cliché

It doesn’t matter, don't try to explain You're just a dog that we trained, choke chain You're getting up on your tooth and nail If you catch a tiger by the tail, don't fail

Brother does not dream, anymore Sisters could not sleep Transformation incomplete Mercy killing is counting sheep I'm the trigger quick to fire Punctuate betwixt the eye Oh clever it ain't gonna help you

Violence is just an incomplete thought Thrown in to a complete start You're so clever, you tear us apart The masquerade of the heart, not smart If you could help then you won't help yourself That’s unless you hate yourself and don't know

Make the ants come crawling Makes you wanna scream Violence clawing Building up steam Flesh and bone is no persuasion This is the pathway to my destination Gunman, where you been? You're my hero, savior, psycho, and slayer.

Following a lead, you're leading the same That’s why you went for refrain, come again It don't matter don't try to explain You’re just a dog to be trained, choke chain You're gonna end up on the tooth and nail If you catch a tiger by the tail, don’t fail

I wanna go back while imp still at the start Devolution

Yes, well, now that we have three damned comments devoted entirely to determining what the actual lyrics are (Servilonus' are correct), can we please move on to what the song actually means?

I love this band,but the meanings of their songs escape me completely, save for No One Loves Me, which I think I am taking entirely too much at face value.

Any thoughts at all?

I can't help but notice so many animals named in this song, but I can't figure out the significance. Lions, ants, dog, tiger, sheep, slugs (but maybe slugs as in bullets?). Also interesting that the gunman is his "hero" and "savior" while being a "psycho" and "slayer."

I'd like to hear a more detailed explanation of what SpunkySkunk was getting at, because to be honest, I'm lost. I don't understand this song.