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Gun
2,715
Rock
Gun was released on January 1, 1974 by Universal-Island Records Ltd. as a part of the album Fear
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AlbumFear
Release DateJanuary 1, 1974
LabelUniversal-Island Records Ltd.
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM95

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Cale
John Cale
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Cale
John Cale
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Cale
John Cale
Producer
John Wood
John Wood
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Me and my partner, we work on the run
The quick try to get quicker and the creepers get hung
Now it's you that got wasted tonight on the job
One lost his liquor and the other lost his hand
Ten sticky thumbprints on the door and the sink
But nothin', saw nothin', just smell the stink
Five hundred mugshots and a hundred to one
Four forgotten and the rest just won't come
When you've begun to think like a gun
The rest of the year has already gone
When you've begun to think like a gun
The days of the year have suddenly gone
Well, blood on the windows and blood on the walls
Blood on the ceiling and down in the halls
And the papers keep downing on everything I burned
And the people getting restless, but they'll never learn
I picked up a doctor, he's good with a knife
Says anesthetic's a waste of his time
Works in a hurry but always worthwhile
Knows they won't be back for a long, long time
Top of the staircase was ready to fall
We were still waiting downstairs in the hall
Watch out for big mama, she'll set you on fire
Or go for your neck with the chicken wire
Yeah, when you've begun to think like a gun
The days of the year have suddenly gone
Once you've begun to think like a gun
The days of the year have already gone
Mother of plenty, mother of none
You've got me cornered and still on the run
I don't care, nothing about you anyway
Stuck in this hole, I'm on my way
Yeah, when you've begun to live like a gun
The days of the year have already gone
When you've begun to think like a gun
The days of the year have suddenly gone
Written by: John Cale
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