Lykke Li

Gunshot

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Gunshot Lyrics

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 sire, 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
Gun shot, I can't take it back

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

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

And I ache, while you're not here
I can 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
Gun shot, I can't take it back
My heart cracked, really loved you bad
Gun shot, I'll never get you back, never get you back,
Never get you back, never get you back, never get you back

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fendie On Apr 17, 2014

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2014-04-17 18:53:37

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by ariana826

12y ago

An addiction to a person. Deadly addiction.

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by edwoodca

3y ago

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]

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

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by eluvitar10

10y ago

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

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