High Roller
Enforcer Lyrics


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Sweep the streets like a hurricane
Nothing to lose
You've got yourself to blame
You're a six shooter
Hot like a pistol
A most creative self destructor

My lady, my queen
My only dream, a sight surpreme
I need you, oh I need you
I gave you my everything

High roller
When I look I see a stranger in you eyes
High roller
I wish it was the other way around

No stream of sorrow or deception
Flows to drench your preen and pride
Your strength through blackness and your frozen fire leaves no cracks to hide
Feeding on the life that lives to love you
Can't let this love remain
But I know it's my future that I'm trying to abstain

High roller
When I look I see a stranger in you eyes
High roller
A ramblin' rose, a treat for those who strive
High roller
A high flying bird, I can not shoot you down
High roller
I wish it was the other way around

Reckless and restless
I'm trying to hold you
You're pushing me over
I can not quit you
No, no, no, no, no!
You gave me a flash of what life's supposed to be




But you're rollin' high girl
Way too high for me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Enforcer's song High Roller tell a story of a man who finds himself attracted to a woman who is a high roller, a risk-taker who lives life on the edge. He refers to her as his lady, his queen, his only dream, indicating his love and admiration for her. However, he feels like a six shooter, with nothing to lose and himself to blame, as he succumbs to her charm and becomes a most creative self destructor.


The man realizes that the woman he loves is a stranger to him, and he wishes it was the other way around. He sees no stream of sorrow or deception in her eyes, only strength through blackness and frozen fire that leaves no cracks to hide. He feeds on her love, but he knows he can't let this love remain, as it's his future he tries to abstain.


The chorus of the song repeats the title, High Roller, and depicts the woman as a ramblin' rose, a high-flying bird he can't shoot down. The man is reckless and restless and tries to hold her, but he's pushing him over and he can't quit her. She gives him a flash of what life's supposed to be, but she's rolling too high for him.


Overall, the song High Roller is a cautionary tale of the danger of falling for someone who lives on the edge, someone who can uplift you, but also bring you down to their level.


Line by Line Meaning

Sweep the streets like a hurricane
Move around with great speed and power just like a hurricane sweeping through streets


Nothing to lose
Having no risk or potential gain, so nothing to worry about losing


You've got yourself to blame
If anything goes wrong, you are the one responsible


You're a six shooter
Metaphorically describing yourself as a gun with six shots


Hot like a pistol
Being sexually attractive like a heated gun


A most creative self-destructor
You have innovative ways of destroying yourself


My lady, my queen
A term of endearment; addressing the person you love as your queen


My only dream, a sight supreme
You are my greatest dream, an unparalleled vision


I need you, oh I need you
I want you so badly, I can't live without you


I gave you my everything
I have sacrificed everything for you


High roller
An expression used to describe someone who takes extreme risks


When I look I see a stranger in your eyes
I can't see the person I love anymore; there's something strange in you


I wish it was the other way around
I long for the times when things were different between us


No stream of sorrow or deception
There is no flow of sadness or deceit in your demeanor


Flows to drench your preen and pride
No negative emotion can diminish your self-respect and self-esteem


Your strength through blackness and your frozen fire leaves no cracks to hide
You are strong during difficult times, and your unwavering strength doesn't leave room for vulnerability


Feeding on the life that lives to love you
You consume everything from things that love you


Can't let this love remain
You have to let go of this love


But I know it's my future that I'm trying to abstain
You are trying to protect your future by leaving this love


A ramblin' rose, a treat for those who strive
You are like a rose that grows wild, which is a reward for those who try hard


A high flying bird, I can not shoot you down
You are like a bird flying high, and I cannot bring you down despite my efforts to do so


Reckless and restless
Acting without thinking and being unable to stay still


I'm trying to hold you
I am trying to keep you close


You're pushing me over
You are distancing yourself from me


I cannot quit you
I am unable to let go of you


You gave me a flash of what life's supposed to be
You showed me what life should look like momentarily


But you're rollin' high girl, way too high for me
But you take extreme risks at a level that I cannot handle




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