Mystery
The Montanas Lyrics


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Up the stairs room 414
She opens the door and tell me what does she see
The body of a man in his purest form
Resting peacefully
Sunset motel, middle of nowhere
Three guests this year what is it there for
Dont know how they plan on getting there
Seeing dark skies in the dry desert air

Back to the room the scene of sin
White walls with one stain of crimson red
Must belong to the man unconscious
With a vile wound that is better left unsaid
Her purple purse holds gold earrings
Bright red lipstick eye shadow
Some common things
That a woman would bring
Until she pulls out a body bag
Loads the man up carefully

You know back when things were going through tough times Beating on her often, he pretended to be kind
She barrelled through sacrificed her psyche
While her man decided to cheat nightly
Well this one specific night made it obvious
Went out west when he thought she was oblivious
Saw two cars pull up, it was all setup
Waited for departure before the stairs she goes up

At the door she gave a knock
With a trembling knuckle that was previously bruised up
The man opened with an aggravated attitude
What stood before him was a woman just a little too
Used as she shoved
Mistreated as she cussed
Till death do us part?
I think I have heard enough
She swung the knife
We know the rest
She thinks of this
Loading up the man

She knows that killings not her hobby
Ambulance paramedics in the lobby
Clerk stalling for time, describing the sitch
They pulled up in the ride she plans to hitch
All going up one final time
The clerk following them closely behind
Behind the door, what's in store
Red seeping accentuates the white, carpet floor

The woman lunges at the paramedic on the right
Stabs him with a knife
He screams then dies
The left, paramedic couldn't do anything
He had a knife in his back
Courtesy of the clerk, with his timing
Three people were dying
The woman tying up her body bags
Clerk and her dawning
The paramedic uniforms




Ambulance of five
Sirens blaring through the desert night

Overall Meaning

The Montanas's song Mystery describes a woman who enters Room 414 at the Sunset Motel and discovers the dead body of a man. The lyrics suggest that the woman is the killer and that the victim is her abusive husband. The song then follows the woman as she packs the body in a body bag and is interrupted by paramedics and a clerk who ultimately become her victims. The song concludes with a description of the five ambulances that arrive on the scene, with sirens blaring through the desert night.


The lyrics of Mystery are rich in detail and create a vivid picture of the events that occurred at the Sunset Motel. From the bloodstain on the white walls to the purple purse containing common items that a woman would bring, the lyrics suggest that the woman has been planning this for some time. The mention of the abusive husband and the woman's decision to sacrifice her psyche for him also give insight into the motivation behind the murder. The song leaves the listener wondering about the fate of the woman and what the future holds for her.


Line by Line Meaning

Up the stairs room 414
The woman goes up to room number 414 by climbing the stairs.


She opens the door and tell me what does she see
Upon opening the door of the room, the woman becomes a witness to something unusual that catches her attention.


The body of a man in his purest form
The woman sees the dead body of a young man, uncorrupted by any physical harm.


Resting peacefully
The body is lying down in a peaceful state.


Sunset motel, middle of nowhere
The motel is situated in a remote place without much human settlement and located towards the west side where the sun sets.


Three guests this year what is it there for
Only three people have occupied the motel room this year which makes the woman wonder why it was constructed in the first place.


Dont know how they plan on getting there
It's not clear how people get to the motel location as it is situated in a remote area.


Seeing dark skies in the dry desert air
The woman observes the dark skies and dry air of the desert surrounding the motel.


Back to the room the scene of sin
Returning to the motel room to do something sinful.


White walls with one stain of crimson red
The motel room has white walls with a single stain of red. The red color suggests something violent has happened here.


Must belong to the man unconscious
The stain of crimson red must belong to the unconscious man whom the woman witnessed earlier.


With a vile wound that is better left unsaid
The wound on the man's body is disgusting and horrifying, and it's best not to describe it in detail.


Her purple purse holds gold earrings
The woman carries a purple purse with gold earrings inside.


Bright red lipstick eye shadow
She has some common things like a bright red lipstick and eye shadow in her purse.


Some common things
The woman just has some regular things in her purse, like any other woman.


That a woman would bring
These are typically the things that a woman would carry in her purse.


Until she pulls out a body bag
The woman takes out a bag intended to carry the dead body of the man.


Loads the man up carefully
She puts the dead man's body in the bag cautiously and carefully.


You know back when things were going through tough times Beating on her often, he pretended to be kind
The man had been violent towards the woman in the past, and although he acted kindly to cover it up, things were still bad.


She barrelled through sacrificed her psyche
The woman kept going, despite the mental and emotional trauma she was experiencing.


While her man decided to cheat nightly
The woman's husband cheated on her every night.


Well this one specific night made it obvious
One night, some event made it clear that the man had been cheating and he went to the west while the woman remained unaware.


Went out west when he thought she was oblivious
The man went towards the west, assuming that the woman was unaware of his actions.


Saw two cars pull up, it was all setup
When the woman arrived at the motel, she saw two cars outside which seemed to indicate that something was pre-arranged and planned.


Waited for departure before the stairs she goes up
The woman waited until the cars left before going up the stairs to the motel room.


At the door she gave a knock
When the woman arrived at the door of the motel room, she knocked on it.


With a trembling knuckle that was previously bruised up
The woman had a bruised and shaking hand when she knocked on the door.


The man opened with an aggravated attitude
The man answered the door with an irritated and unhappy attitude.


What stood before him was a woman just a little too
The woman in front of him was a little too broken and hurt.


Used as she shoved
The man had a history of using and mistreating the woman, and she pushed past him.


Mistreated as she cussed
The woman swore at the man who had mistreated her.


Till death do us part?
The phrase said during wedding vows comes to the woman's mind, wondering what it truly means and represents.


I think I have heard enough
The woman decides that she has had enough of the man's abuse and cheating.


She swung the knife
The woman used a sharp object to attack the man in retaliation for his actions.


We know the rest
The details of the man's death and the aftermath are either known or can be easily surmised.


She thinks of this
The woman remembers what happened and how it escalated.


Loading up the man
The woman places the man's dead body in a body bag and moves on to the next steps.


She knows that killings not her hobby
The woman realizes that killing someone wasn't her intention or something she would normally do.


Ambulance paramedics in the lobby
The woman sees ambulance paramedics in the motel's lobby area.


Clerk stalling for time, describing the sitch
The motel clerk tries to stall for time, possibly by detailed description of the situation.


They pulled up in the ride she plans to hitch
The woman sees the ambulance pulling up, which she planned to hitch a ride on.


All going up one final time
All three bodies, including that of the woman, are going into the ambulance for moving out.


The clerk following them closely behind
The motel clerk follows closely behind as the others go out.


Behind the door, what's in store
Behind the motel room door, something else awaits discovery or action.


Red seeping accentuates the white, carpet floor
Red blood seeping onto the white carpeted floor highlights the gruesome and violent event that occurred in the room.


The woman lunges at the paramedic on the right
The woman attacks the right paramedic with a knife.


Stabs him with a knife
The woman uses the knife to stab the paramedic on the right.


He screams then dies
The paramedic dies after shouting in pain from being stabbed.


The left, paramedic couldn't do anything
The left paramedic is helpless and unable to do anything in the situation.


He had a knife in his back
The left paramedic gets stabbed in the back with a knife, too.


Courtesy of the clerk, with his timing
The motel clerk is responsible for the attack, accurately timing his involvement in the event.


Three people were dying
Three people, including both paramedics, are dying in the event.


The woman tying up her body bags
The woman wraps up her body bag and prepares to leave the scene.


Clerk and her dawning
The clerk and the woman realize that they both had different motives for being involved in the incident.


The paramedic uniforms
The paramedic uniforms serve as a disguise and cover-up in the woman's plan.


Ambulance of five
The woman sees that five ambulances have arrived on scene to deal with the situation.


Sirens blaring through the desert night
The sirens are sounding and echoing through the silent and deserted night of the desert.




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Written by: Brandon Warden, Wesley Monroe

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