Take Out the Gunman Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Meecha 

Cover art for Take Out the Gunman lyrics by Chevelle

I know many people take this very literal and think the gunman is a actual "shooter" but really I see it as someone who's suicidal or someone who has an internal riot brewing inside them. They want to kill themselves "point the gun at the eyes" OR and that or is important, "shoot" the knees of the evil thoughts cause they "have to fight" they have to take out the gunman in themselves if they can hope to survive. It's not the face you would expect. It's a blind riot. A fight against something he can't see. He may take drugs to help deal with it as seen in with the line "huge eyes." He leave clues that nobody seems to see or care about and they all call him crazy for his condition. At the end he's amazed at the way at which they (those with depression) "televise" their condition aka through suicide. Maybe it's more literal meaning he hates the way suicide is televised to be good or such. So he decides to fight against the "gunman."

My Interpretation