31 Days: Day 11
11. Ballad of a Self-Loading Pistol
And, papa, you showed me the beauty of buckshot.
The love song a bullet sings as she whistles.
And showed me the story of the self-loading pistol.
This is a really cool song from 1973 that's basically one of the best anti-gun culture songs I've ever heard. It's very straightforward, very creepy, and should have been cleaned up and released. The last two lines are absolutely chilling - or, the whole song is, but it's the last two lines that bring it all home.
Full lyrics
And, papa, you showed me the beauty of buckshot.
The love song a bullet sings as she whistles.
And showed me the story of the self-loading pistol.
This is a really cool song from 1973 that's basically one of the best anti-gun culture songs I've ever heard. It's very straightforward, very creepy, and should have been cleaned up and released. The last two lines are absolutely chilling - or, the whole song is, but it's the last two lines that bring it all home.
Full lyrics