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Bullet From a Gun [*]

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I'm in the boot of a car breathing air through a hole
She's driving me down to the river
She'll watch over me in the tears in her eyes
Couldn't dig my own grave any deeper
She's pushing me blindfolded down to my knees
But her finger still shakes on the trigger
She's untying my hands though I gave her the rope
This is so much harder to leave her, leave her, leave her

Now she's showing me mercy as much as she can
She's letting me live with my demons
See her washing her hands as she's walking away
Oh but still she looks back, she looks back
But she's leaving, she's leaving

When you're forgiven but you can't forget
Feels like you're drowning but you still got breath
And we've been tryna lay this ghost to rest
Oh but there ain't no getting out of this mess
No there ain't no getting out
There ain't no getting out
There ain't no getting out of this mess
No there ain't no getting out
No there ain't no getting out of this mess

What's done is done
Can't resurrect the setting sun
What's done is done
Oh you can't reverse the bullet from a gun
What's done is done
Can't resurrect the setting sun
What's done is done
Oh you can't reverse the bullet from a gun

When you're forgiven but you can't forget
Feels like you're drowning but you still got breath
And we've been tryna lay this ghost to rest
Oh but there ain't no getting out of this mess
When you're forgiven but you can't forget
Feels like you're drowning but you still got breath
And we've been tryna lay this ghost to rest
Oh but there ain't no getting
There ain't no getting out of this mess
Out of this mess
Out of this mess
Out of this mess
Out of this mess
Out of this mess
Out of this mess

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songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012

Breakeven

The Man Who Can't Be Moved

For The First Time

We Cry

Nothing

When you're forgiven but you can't forget
Feels like you're drowning but you still got breath
And we've been tryna lay this ghost to rest
Oh but there ain't no getting out of this mess
When you're forgiven but you can't forget
Feels like you're drowning but you still got breath
And we've been tryna lay this ghost to rest
Oh but there ain't no getting
There ain't no getting out of this mess
Out of this mess
Out of this mess
Out of this mess
Out of this mess
Out of this mess
Out of this mess

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by BTBK

14y ago

My interpretation is that a guy cheats on his girl. He leaves it to her to decide where they stand. Whether they can move past this or this is the end of the road for them. She is hurt and heartbroken, 'tears in her eyes'. She is torn, unable to decide to what to do ‘her finger still shakes on the trigger’; but decides to forgive him by 'untying [his] hands. Although he understands it was within reason if she did the contrary as he ‘gave her the rope’ to do so. In the end, she tries to move on by showing him mercy and allowing him to live with his mistake, she forgives but is unable to forget and put the matter to rest. It eats her up inside, because not matter what she tries to do to move on, there will always be a part of her that will look back. Their relationship is damaged and will never be as strong as it used to be, and there is no fixing this as ‘what’s done is done’. My favourite line that sums it up is ‘you can’t reverse the bullet from a gun’. Such an awesome, underrated song on the album. The deep, emotional lyrics really reach out to you.

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