The Stanton Warriors have succeeded in not only bucking musical definition … Read Full Bio ↴The Stanton Warriors have succeeded in not only bucking musical definition but have picked it up by the collar and kicked its ass. They've also done this in true underground warrior style as despite becoming the first breakbeat act ever to sign to a major label (warner, no less), they were required to, in their eyes, compromise their style for the sake of shifting units. As a result they refused to put out any releases and focused on the DJing whilst a new label was sought (V2). With their eclectic past and drawing on some traditional sounds of underground house, hip hop, electro and funk, they've mixed up the old and the new and come out with something bigger than the sum of its parts, namely the Stanton sound.

Not many can claim to have defined a sound but Mark Yardley and Dominic B should definitely be there if there's ever a ruck on the subject. The Stanton Warriors have carefully honed a distinct sound that carves up dance floors through 4 corners of the world sounding fresh and bringing something new to the party. As Dom said at the start of it all when he first saw the reaction to one of their tracks at the Notting Hill Carnival 'Everybody was dancing.' We're a few years down the line but it's still about 'everybody' and 'dancing' - there's just more people at the party!

Shoot Me Down
Stanton Warriors Lyrics

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Pull your trigger finger, and shoot me down
Pull your trigger finger, you are a natural born killer
Pull your trigger finger, and take me now
I want your kiss, sh-shoot me down

Sh-shoot me down
Sh-shoot me down
Shoot it down

Sh-shoot me down

Dance on my pile of blood on the dance floor
Ahh my heart as you pull me apart
We could write a story, a little history
Heart, money, love and sweet tragedy

I think you got me
I think you got me good
I think you got me good
I think you got me good
I think you got me good

Pull your trigger finger, and shoot me down
Pull your trigger finger, you are a natural born killer
Pull your trigger finger, and take me now
I want your kiss, sh-shoot me down

Sh-shoot me down
Shoot it down
Sh-shoot me down
Sh-shoot me down

I think you got me
I think you got me good
I think you got me good
I think you got me good
I think you got me good

Pull your trigger finger, and shoot me down
Pull your trigger finger, you are a natural born killer

Pull your trigger finger, and take me now
I want your kiss, sh-shoot me down

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Stanton Warriors' song Shoot Me Down depict a dark and intense desire for love, even to the point of self-destruction. The singer of the song is begging for his lover to hurt him, even to the point of killing him with her "trigger finger." The phrase "natural born killer" suggests that the lover may indeed be dangerous, adding to the sense of the singer's self-destruction being fully realized. The singer is willing to surrender to the lover's violent tendencies, saying "take me now" and "sh-shoot me down."

The second half of the song continues this theme of a destructive, but irresistible, love. The singer imagines himself dying on the dance floor, with his heart being "pulled apart." He seems to be fully aware of the tragedy that this kind of love will bring, yet he still desires it. The lines "heart, money, love and sweet tragedy" suggest that this kind of love is an all-consuming force that will leave nothing in its wake.

Overall, Shoot Me Down portrays a dangerous love that is both irresistible and ultimately destructive. The lyrics dive deep into the psychology of a desire for self-destruction in the name of passion, making for a haunting and intense listening experience.

Line by Line Meaning

Pull your trigger finger, and shoot me down
You have the power to end my life, use it on me

Pull your trigger finger, you are a natural born killer
You were born with the instinct and ability to kill

Pull your trigger finger, and take me now
Take me away with you, even if it means ending my life

I want your kiss, sh-shoot me down
I would die for your kiss, so go ahead and kill me

Dance on my pile of blood on the dance floor
You can celebrate my death by dancing on my blood-covered body

Ahh my heart as you pull me apart
I feel pain in my heart as you tear me apart

We could write a story, a little history
Our love and death could be remembered as a part of history

Heart, money, love and sweet tragedy
Our love story would be filled with both love and tragedy

I think you got me good
You have affected me deeply, emotionally

Shoot it down
End it all, shoot me down

Writer(s): Dominic Butler, Mark Yardley, Ruby Holland

Contributed by Kaylee I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.