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Assassin Lyrics
I work in the dead of night
When the roads are quiet
No one is around
To track my moves
Race in the end of lights
To find the gate is open
She's waiting in the room
I just slip on through
You get in
You get done
And then you get gone
You never leave a trace or show your face
You get gone
Should have turned around
And left before the sun came up again
But the sun came up again
Enter the morning light
To find the day is burning the curtains and the wine
In a little white room
No, I'm not alone
Her head is heavy on me
She's sleeping like a child
What could I do?
You get in
You get done
And then you get gone
You never leave a trace or show your face
You get gone
Should have turned around
And left before the sun came up again
But the sun came up again
I was a killer, was the best they'd ever seen
I'd steal your heart before you ever heard a thing
I'm an assassin and I had a job to do
Little did I know that girl was an assassin too
Suddenly I'm in over my head and I could hardly breathe
Suddenly I'm floating over her bed and I feel everything
Suddenly I know exactly what I did, but I cannot move a thing
Suddenly I know exactly what I'd done and what it's gonna mean to me, mean to me
I'm gone
I was a killer, was the best they'd ever seen
I'd steal your heart before you ever heard a thing
I'm an assassin and I had a job to do
Little did I know that girl was an assassin too
She's an assassin
She's an assassin
She's an assassin
She's an assassin and she had a job to do
When the roads are quiet
No one is around
To track my moves
To find the gate is open
She's waiting in the room
I just slip on through
You get done
And then you get gone
You never leave a trace or show your face
You get gone
And left before the sun came up again
But the sun came up again
To find the day is burning the curtains and the wine
In a little white room
No, I'm not alone
Her head is heavy on me
She's sleeping like a child
What could I do?
You get done
And then you get gone
You never leave a trace or show your face
You get gone
And left before the sun came up again
But the sun came up again
I'd steal your heart before you ever heard a thing
I'm an assassin and I had a job to do
Little did I know that girl was an assassin too
Suddenly I'm floating over her bed and I feel everything
Suddenly I know exactly what I did, but I cannot move a thing
Suddenly I know exactly what I'd done and what it's gonna mean to me, mean to me
I'm gone
I'd steal your heart before you ever heard a thing
I'm an assassin and I had a job to do
Little did I know that girl was an assassin too
She's an assassin
She's an assassin
She's an assassin and she had a job to do
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I think the song is about how he can never really commit himself to any relationship, because he's just so guarded and he's emotionally removed from any relationship or fling(i.e. the same way an assassin has to be emotionally removed from their job) But then in this case he did get sucked in and let his guard down (Suddenly I'm in over my head and I could hardly breathe/Suddenly I'm floating over her bed and I feel everything)...only to realize she's not actually attached either and was essentially just taking HIM for the ride.
That's my take anyways. I lovvvve this song. Probably wouldn't make it as a single, but it might be my favorite on the album (Edge of Desire is great too)
Heyho, I think he means it in another way. He sais, that he was an assasin meaning stealing hearts on o-n-stands, you get in, get done, get gone (his own rules)
Heyho, I think he means it in another way. He sais, that he was an assasin meaning stealing hearts on o-n-stands, you get in, get done, get gone (his own rules)
One day he made a mistake by staying overnight. Next morning, he wakes up and has her "head heavy on him, sleeping like a child" looking cute probably.
One day he made a mistake by staying overnight. Next morning, he wakes up and has her "head heavy on him, sleeping like a child" looking cute probably.
then SUDDELY he realizes he broke his rules, maybe he has them because he doesn´t want relation or sth, typical for J M lyrics. But he fell in love as consequence of breaking his rules.
then SUDDELY he realizes he broke his rules, maybe he has them because he doesn´t want relation or sth, typical for J M lyrics. But he fell in love as consequence of breaking his rules.
Not being confident...
Not being confident enough to try with her, he gets gone then. but he knows what it means to him : she was an assasin, too stole his heart before he EVER HEARD A THING. as he used to do. now he´s the "assasined" person expressing how as far as I know things went in JMs own life ?!
my version, tell me why you (if you) don´t think it works like this. Floed
I agree, the hook on this song is sick.
I think this song is about a fling/one-night stand. He's just in it for the fun, but girls fall in love with him while he's just having fun. But then he meets a girl that he starts feeling, but what she's doing to him is what he has been doing to all these other girls.
Hi stilldirrtyja, Do you mean that now that john has fell in love with Aniston she's playing john just the way he has played Jennifer Love & Jessica simpson? Do you mean that John has played Jennifer Love & Jessica simpson? did i get it right or did you mean something else?! nice interpretation, Thanks a lot.
Hi stilldirrtyja, Do you mean that now that john has fell in love with Aniston she's playing john just the way he has played Jennifer Love & Jessica simpson? Do you mean that John has played Jennifer Love & Jessica simpson? did i get it right or did you mean something else?! nice interpretation, Thanks a lot.
i don't think Zoheir knows what they are talking about at all. Just a John Mayer hater that reads something in a magazine and assumes its true and so they have to take time to go onto a song lyrics site just so they can feel important by leaving their false opinions.
i don't think Zoheir knows what they are talking about at all. Just a John Mayer hater that reads something in a magazine and assumes its true and so they have to take time to go onto a song lyrics site just so they can feel important by leaving their false opinions.
It's like karma
Absolutely..
Absolutely..
Nailed it!
Nailed it!
i'm listening to assassin right now and the music alone has given me goosebumps, then u add in john's voice and the lyrics...magic. i think its my fave on battle studies.
i think its about a girl he had no intention of getting serious about, he thought he was playing her to get what he wanted and then be done with her, but things didnt work out that way. he either fell for her or she played him. mr mayer has a lovely way with words, cuz i figure a guy like that should be utterly repulsive but he has the opposite effect.
I can't stop listening to this song, it's driving me crazy!
I agree with the Karma thing, but also to add that once he disovers the girl is also an assassin,he totally falls for the girl. I took this as a case of wanting what you can't have. He couldn't get the girl as she's using him as he's used others.
I think its about being afraid to be vulnerable, to put yourself out there. Not every player plays for the physical aspect, they play to fill an emotional need temporarily without committing themelves, hence they eliminate the chance of being hurt. But every now and then they slip up and fall for someone who's doing the same thing.... they want to "get gone" so bad but they "can't move." Commitment issues suck!
plain an simple (the player got played)**love his music.
JJ brings up a good point that I think most have missed.
I also think it's important to the song to note that it's only when he breaks his rules of operation(or engagement, if we stick with the assassin thread). His rule is to "You get in, You get done, And then you get gone." But when he finds himself still in her room whenever the sun is up (Enter the morning light, to find the day is burning the curtains) he knows that he's in trouble. He feels her still with him, thinks back to what has happened and what he's feeling and what that'll do to him later... and he has the urge to bolt. He doesn't want to stick around for that aftermath.
He had always been the one to do the killing (of feelings, of attachment) but he knew that if he stuck around she would be the one doing the killing this time.
Awesome. Well put!
Awesome. Well put!
I think the meaning is simple...
He steals hearts... However he comes across a girl thats stolen his. Leaving him lost for words and in over his head.
sickest hook on the album