Lyric discussion by BigChungus001 

Cover art for Firegun lyrics by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

The meaning of this song is vaguely obscure, but this song was released as a B-side in 1985. It mentions a few things like martyrs in the city and 'the 7 daughters turning to fight', which sound fairly interesting considering the time period.

I feel like martyrs in the city could possibly be a reference to the Middle Eastern wars of the decade (Iran) and the '7 daughters turning to fight' is an obscure cold war reference, presumably talking about 7 countries turning to fight one common enemy.

Otherwise, I have no idea what this song is about. The word 'Firegun' is made up. a combination of 'Fire Gun', and the song references sisters slaying brothers and mothers slaying sons, which don't really add up.

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