[Verse 1]
You give a boy a gun
You hope he won't be long
You tell him to take aim... be strong
You gave it all
You give a boy a gun
That's how the story ends
Atrocities aside... it's nice
We won the war
[Chorus]
Let me take a look at you
Just one last time
Don't ask me to let go, not now
I'm not alright
[Verse 2]
You teach the kids to draw
Yet still the page is blank
You gave up and you stayed behind
You gave it all
You give a boy a gun
And leave the door unlocked
You gave up on yourself, but tonight
We won the war
[Chorus]
Let me take a look at you
Just one last time
Don't ask me to let go, not now
I'm not alright
[Chorus]
Let me take a look at you
Just one last time
Don't ask me to let go, not now
I'm not alright
Gun was written by Jonas “Kungen” Jarlsby & Tim Öhrström & Johannes Eckerström.
Gun was produced by Avatar & Jay Ruston.
“This song took seven years to write. Most of it existed seven years ago—the main piano part and the four lines of lyrics starting with ‘You give a boy a gun.’ But finishing it was a big challenge, because through various attempts you suddenly would hear drums coming in and an electric guitar and it...