Bulletproof
Stunt Monkey Lyrics

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The things that you said
Won't get in my head
Can't break my defenses
I've been burned
So now I've turned

Bulletproof
Losing you

Nothing that
I can do
Been shot down
Now I'm numb
This is what
I've become
Bulletproof
Losing you
And now nothing's getting through
Because everything is bouncing off of me

The things that you do
Will never get through
Because they're deflected
Made of steel
So now I feel

The things that you said
Won't get in my head
Can't break my defenses
You can't save me
Cause I'm dead

Not gonna let you pull the trigger
Not gonna let you shoot me down

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Bulletproof" by Stunt Monkey are about someone who has been hurt before but refuses to let it happen again. The person has put up walls around themselves and is refusing to let anyone get close enough to hurt them again. The line "The things that you said won't get in my head, can't break my defenses" portrays this. The use of the word "bulletproof" is a metaphor for having a strong defense system that cannot be penetrated.

The chorus emphasizes the theme of being bulletproof and losing the person who was trying to break through to the singer. The singer has become numb to the outside world and nothing is getting through to them anymore. The line "This is what I've become" portrays how the singer has changed because of the pain they have faced. The repetition of the phrase "Bulletproof, losing you" in the chorus emphasizes the loss of the one person who might have been able to break through.

The last verse suggests that the singer knows that someone is still trying to hurt them. However, they are determined not to let anyone "pull the trigger" and "shoot them down". The use of the words "deflected" and "made of steel" portrays the toughness of the singer.

Line by Line Meaning

The things that you said
Words that have been spoken to me

Won't get in my head
Have no mental or emotional impact on me

Can't break my defenses
Are incapable of penetrating my emotional and mental barriers

I've been burned
I have been emotionally damaged

So now I've turned
I have changed my ways

Bulletproof
Unafraid of emotional hurt or pain

Losing you
No longer having you in my life

Nothing that
There is no action or thing

I can do
That I am capable of doing

Been shot down
I have been hurt before

Now I'm numb
I am emotionally desensitized