Son Of A Gun Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Shackletonway 

Cover art for Son Of A Gun lyrics by La's, The

This one is something of a self fufilling prophecy. The songwriter is the son of a gun-" Loggerheads with his past ", Living in purgatory ", " burnt by the 20th century" - Mavers is reclusive, elusive and had problems with the modernisation of studios whilst recording his debut album.

The haunting part is that the lyrics are a message in a bottle from his younger self to his nowadays self. Some people would say that it was his subconcious already seeing the cracks and where things would go. Perhaps it's more cosmic then that.