Happiness
The Andersons! Lyrics
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Do do do do do do, oh, yeah
She's well acquainted
With the touch of the velvet hand
Like a lizard on a window pane
The man in the crowd with the
Multicolored mirrors on his hobnail boots
Lying with his eyes
While his hands are busy working overtime
A soap impression of his wife
Which he ate and donated to the National Trust
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Down to the bits that I left uptown
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Happiness is a warm gun
(Bang bang, shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun mama
(Bang bang, shoot shoot)
When I hold you in my arms
(Oh yeah)
And I feel my finger on your trigger
(Ooh, oh yeah)
I know nobody can do me no harm
(Ooh, oh yeah)
Because happiness is a warm gun mama
(Bang bang, shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun, yes it is
(Bang bang, shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm, yes it is, gun
(Happiness, bang bang, shoot shoot)
Well, don't you know that happiness is a warm gun mama
(Happiness is a warm gun yeah)
In this song "Happiness" by The Andersons!, the lyrics are cryptic and can be interpreted in different ways. At first glance, it seems like a love song where the singer is talking about his lover and the way she makes him feel. He describes her as someone who is well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand, which could mean that she is a very experienced lover. The metaphor of the lizard on the window pane could imply that she is very seductive, and men can't resist her.
The man with the multicolored mirrors on his hobnail boots could represent someone who is very flashy and ostentatious. He lies with his eyes, which could mean that he is a fraud or is not being truthful. He is also busy working overtime, which could symbolize that he is trying too hard to impress others. The soap impression of his wife, which he ate and donated to the National Trust, could be a metaphor for his dissatisfaction with his married life and how he is trying to move on to other things.
The repeated lines of "Mother Superior jump the gun" could symbolize that the singer is impatient and wants things to happen faster. The phrase "jump the gun" means to start something prematurely or before it's supposed to. The chorus, "Happiness is a warm gun, bang bang, shoot shoot," could have different interpretations. It has been suggested that the gun is a metaphor for the pleasure that the singer experiences with his lover. The idea that "nobody can do me no harm" could imply the idea of being invincible when one is in love.
Line by Line Meaning
She's not a girl who misses much
The girl being referred to is not someone who is oblivious to the world around her.
She's well acquainted
With the touch of the velvet hand
Like a lizard on a window pane
The man in the crowd with the
Multicolored mirrors on his hobnail boots
Lying with his eyes
While his hands are busy working overtime
A soap impression of his wife
Which he ate and donated to the National Trust
This verse is a series of random images that don't seem to have a clear meaning or message.
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Down to the bits that I left uptown
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
The singer is feeling like they're spiraling downwards and needs something (most likely drugs) to bring them back up.
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
This is an odd repetitive phrase with no clear meaning, and possibly serves to add to the feeling of chaos and confusion in the song.
Happiness is a warm gun
(Bang bang, shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun mama
(Bang bang, shoot shoot)
When I hold you in my arms
(Oh yeah)
And I feel my finger on your trigger
(Ooh, oh yeah)
I know nobody can do me no harm
(Ooh, oh yeah)
Because happiness is a warm gun mama
(Bang bang, shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun, yes it is
(Bang bang, shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm, yes it is, gun
(Happiness, bang bang, shoot shoot)
Well, don't you know that happiness is a warm gun mama
(Happiness is a warm gun yeah)
This chorus seems to convey that the artist finds happiness in firing a gun and being in the presence of a gun, which could suggest a harmful, possibly violent, perspective on happiness.
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Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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