The Killers - Under the Gun Song Meanings
She's got her halo and wings Hidden under his eyes But she's an angel for sure She just can't stop telling lies But it's too late for ... See the rest of these lyrics Under The Gun Lyrics on KOvideo
March 10th, 2009 10:48AM
I think this song is about a a guy who is hopelessly in love with a girl he believes to be an "angel". Basically telling you love is blind "Hidden under his eyes" And that even though people seem to have a "halo and wings" they are not always who you think they are "But she's an angel for sure She just can't stop telling lies". "But it's too late for his love Already caught in a trap His angel's kiss was a joke And she is not coming back" He caught her doing something wrong and found out she was not an "angel" so he is very disappointed.
March 16th, 2009 05:49PM
Just to finish PinkRoze's interpretation, after finding out his 'angel' isn't perfect, they have a break up. Then, he realises what he's done, and wants to commit suicide, so asks the singer to 'kill me now' and get his pain over with. Then, it says 'stupid on the streets of London...without her its not the same'. This is about his life after the break up, which he obviously can't take, the 'James Dean in the rain' showing how depressed he is (not sure what this says about James Dean, though, who, by the way, is an american actor). This is why he is led to the drastic measure of suicide.
May 14th, 2009 05:05PM
maybe he's sad because he was in love with a girl, that he belived she was an angel, but then he realized that it wasn't true, he was "blind" because of the love and he couldn't saw the truth. when he understands the reality, it's too late, she has gone and he is now caught in a trap. in the part of heaven gives and heaven takes it also could be when he thought the girl was an angel and when he saw the truth that she wasn't. He wants to be free by dying, that's why he says kill me now, kill me now, or also crashing cars in his brain, Stupid on the streets of London, James Dean in the rain, say us that he wants drive in a crazy way to commit suicide and die just like Dean, in a car crash. His life is under the gun because he can't take it any more, cause Without her it's not the same, but it's alright, because he has no reason to live without her. E
July 9th, 2009 06:09PM
I once herd a meaning to this song similar to the ones above but a little diffrent. The girl in this song is an actual angel."stupid in the streets of London. James Dean in the rain" is talking about how the girl died driving carelessly and, like James Jean, died in a car accident. "Heaven sends" means the day he met her and "heaven takes" is the day she died. "crashing cars in his brain" is his mind replaying the accident. the part "kill me now" is the guy asking the narrator to kill him so he can join his love.
August 14th, 2009 07:46PM
I actually interpreted it as a man in a coma. Maybe his angel was death, and she has lied to him about coming to get him. That leaves him in that state and he is desperate to die because he feels trapped inside his mind. And he's under the gun, because he is uncertain if he will die or make it.
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