I am longing for your poison
Like a cancer for its prey
Shot an arrow, in your harbor
Where you waited in the rain
I am siren, I am ivy
I am no one, I'm nobody
I am longing for your honey
I am longing for your love

And the shot goes through my head and back
Gunshot, I can't take it back

Lay me down in your ocean
Carry me and my burden
I was dreaming about you honey
I was hoping you'd save me

And the shot goes through my head and back
Gunshot, can't take it back
My heart cracked, really loved you bad
Gunshot, I'll never get you back

And I ache, while you're not here
Feel you aching
Wide awake, why you're not here
I can feel you firing straight into my heart

Goes through my head and back
Gunshot, can't take it back
My heart cracked, really loved you bad
Gunshot, never get you back, never get you back
Never get you back, never get you back, never get you back


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Gunshot Lyrics as written by Lykke Li Zachrisson Bjorn Yttling

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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    Song Meaning

    An addiction to a person. Deadly addiction.

    ariana826on May 15, 2014   Link
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    Song Meaning

    Lykki Li says it's about this: "Well, it’s about that point of no return in a love relationship. About all the things you say and do that you can’t take back, and ultimately about love’s toxicity and its similarity to addiction — for better and for worse."

    from NY Times interview [the NY Times "T Magazine" specifically]

    archive.nytimes.com/tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/lykke-li-interview-latest-album-gunshot-song-stream/

    edwoodcaon June 18, 2023   Link
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    the first line is indicative of the entire song. ' longing for your your poison' longing for love that it is damaging or terminal. 'like a cancer for its prey' cancer doesn't care if it consumes the host and furthermore when the cancer consumes the host it destroys itself in this way it shows a destructive form of love that not only disregards the well being of the self but of the toher party involved, in need of their love no matter what the cost. whether it be terminal or not

    eluvitar10on November 04, 2015   Link

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