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Son of a Gun Lyrics
Have you had enough?
Are you tough?
Are you broken?
Hit me where it hurts
Don't just curtsy and sulk
I know I deserve every elegant word that you're hurling at me
When I listen to your voice
Squawking noise
I am thinking how to count 'em back
With some nonsense and stink, I seal it
Two raindrops of love forming under your eyelids
As I push you too far
I know I'm a son of a gun
Pissing you off just for fun
You're overdramatic, I'm aerodynamic
It's oh so romantic
That's why I'm a son of a gun
When we started out, there was doubt
There was caution
But I wore you down with my slapstick and passion
Tricks of the trade, I'm a lovable knave
I'm a handful, it's true
All the itty bitty quirks used to work in my favor
Now they tend to rot and affect your behavior
I'm still the same freakanomical pain
But I love ya, and that won't ever change
I know I'm a son of a gun
Pissing you off just for fun
You're overdramatic, I'm aerodynamic
It's oh so romantic
That's why I'm a son of a gun
[Yeah, turn it up]
You're overdramatic, I'm aerodynamic
It's oh so romantic
Your heart's filled with panic
If you're the Titanic, I'll swim the Atlantic
Addictions I can kick
to movies you don't pick, I hate those romance flicks
That's why I'm a son of a gun
Are you tough?
Are you broken?
Hit me where it hurts
Don't just curtsy and sulk
I know I deserve every elegant word that you're hurling at me
When I listen to your voice
Squawking noise
I am thinking how to count 'em back
With some nonsense and stink, I seal it
Two raindrops of love forming under your eyelids
As I push you too far
Pissing you off just for fun
You're overdramatic, I'm aerodynamic
It's oh so romantic
That's why I'm a son of a gun
There was caution
But I wore you down with my slapstick and passion
Tricks of the trade, I'm a lovable knave
I'm a handful, it's true
All the itty bitty quirks used to work in my favor
Now they tend to rot and affect your behavior
I'm still the same freakanomical pain
But I love ya, and that won't ever change
Pissing you off just for fun
You're overdramatic, I'm aerodynamic
It's oh so romantic
That's why I'm a son of a gun
It's oh so romantic
Your heart's filled with panic
If you're the Titanic, I'll swim the Atlantic
Addictions I can kick
to movies you don't pick, I hate those romance flicks
That's why I'm a son of a gun
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Submitted by
eltroyo11 On May 23, 2012
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This song is definitely one of Motion city's best. I recently broke up with a boyfriend who was, well, an endearing asshole, so I can totally relate. The singer is talking about how he enjoys testing his girlfriend's limits(Have you had enough? Are you tough? Are you broken?) (Hit me where it hurts, don't just curtsy and sulk) He antagonizes her to get a rise from her. He does this because he is either bored with her or sadistic. He knows he can get away with it because she's a pushover. He can do a 360 in character when she gets upset and all is forgiven.(When I listen to your voice, squawking noise, I am thinking how to count 'em back with some nonsense and stink, I seal it) When they began a relationship, the girl was hesitant because she didn't really like him, but he "wore her down with his slapstick and passion" She's beginning to get tired his "itty-butty quirks" He insists they can still work and be "romantic" because he'd swim the atlantic for her, and he's get over his drug addiction and her shitty taste in movies. He loves her, despite being a total knob most times.