With over 200 shows played countrywide over the course of 2011/2012, Shotgun Tori has a growing fan-base. 2011 saw the release of her debut EP ‘Are We Fine Yet’, as well as the launch of the music video for Sweet Weather (which reached No 1 on the MK89 Top 10 and stayed in the charts for 9 weeks). Crowdfunding via indiegogo currently for it, her next album is in pre-production with Jay Bones (Rambling Bones/Fuzigish).
Shotgun Tori has graced stages at music festivals across South Africa, Namibia & Mozambique, most notably Oppikoppi 2012 (where she also guested with Southern Gypsey Queen and Matthew Van Der Want), with her true to life tales of heartbreak, humanness and the open road.
Neon lights
Shotgun Tori Lyrics
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On the counter of my heart, a stain of your love
And I'm scrubbing
And I'm scrubbing, but I can't get you out
Sugar
I've got strains of you in my blood, made me sweeter
So now I'm tasty
You were the neon lights in my
Fractured spaces
The neon lights
To my childish graces
You
Were the fire
In my darkest places
And it's you
Held the mirror
To my two faces
You're heart-shaped
And my star-shaped love
It doesn't fit here
So I morphed
And you morphed
But it wasn't enough
You were the neon lights in my
Fractured spaces
The neon lights
To my childish graces
You
Were the fire
In my darkest places
And it's you
Held the mirror
To my two faces
You were the neon lights in my
Fractured spaces
The neon lights
To my childish graces
You
Were the fire
In my darkest places
And it's you
Held the mirror
To my two faces
And it's you
And it's you
And it's you
And it's you
And it's you
And it's you
And it's you
The lyrics to Shotgun Tori's song "Neon Lights" are about struggling to move on from a past love. The singer is trying to rid herself of the memories of her former lover, represented by a "stain of your love" that she is "scrubbing" but can't get rid of. She acknowledges that the relationship left her with "strains of you in my blood" that make her taste "tastier" but also unsure of herself. The "heart-shaped" love she had for her ex does not fit in her life anymore, and despite both parties attempting to change and adapt, they were never enough to make things work.
Line by Line Meaning
Leaning
On the counter of my heart, a stain of your love
I'm still holding on to the memory of you and our love, which has left its mark on me.
And I'm scrubbing
And I'm scrubbing, but I can't get you out
Even though I try to move on and forget about you, your love is deeply ingrained in me and won't go away.
Sugar
I've got strains of you in my blood, made me sweeter
So now I'm tasty
Tastier, but still so full of doubt
Your love has become a part of me and has changed me for the better, but I still struggle with uncertainty and doubt.
You were the neon lights in my
Fractured spaces
The neon lights
To my childish graces
You
Were the fire
In my darkest places
And it's you
Held the mirror
To my two faces
You were the bright, shining light that guided me through my brokenness, my immaturity, and my darkest moments. You showed me my true self and helped me confront my flaws.
You're heart-shaped
And my star-shaped love
It doesn't fit here
Our love is incompatible, as your heart and my star don't match. We don't belong together.
So I morphed
And you morphed
But it wasn't enough
We both tried to change ourselves to make our love work, but even that wasn't enough to fix what was broken between us.
And it's you
And it's you
And it's you
And it's you
And it's you
And it's you
And it's you
No matter how hard I try or what I do, I can't escape the fact that it was you who left such a profound impact on my life and my heart.
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KlickBang
Nice video tori. Beautiful song!
Daniel James Henry wilkes
Great tune