“Mama’s Gun” is the fifth song from Glass Animals’s How To Be A Human Being. The song focuses mainly on mental health and samples “Mr. Guder” by The Carpenters.
[Verse 1]
In the summer, took my gun
And made him go to Neverland
He was something, my old husband
He had all you'd ever want
Did you say something? What'd you say?
Was that your voice or was that me?
Little voices buzzing poison
Backward noise from everything
Dr. Swango says I'm psycho
Says they all from Neverland
They'll never ever let me be
Was that your voice or was that me?
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
Dirty Dustin, said he saw him
Playing ball with Dizzy Jim
Dizzy Jim had never spoken
Whispered back, "You murdered him"
My heart strings broke and it was me
I pull, they stretch infinitely
[Chorus]
In the summer silence, I was getting violent
In the summer silence, I was doing nothing
In the summer silence, I was getting violent
In the summer silence, I was doing nothing
[Bridge]
Play with me, my love, in the summer sun
I'll be waiting in your favourite Cheshire grin
Lay with me, my dear, in the evening clear
I'll be dreaming in my paper-pale skin
[Chorus]
In the summer silence, I was getting violent
In the summer silence, I was doing nothing
In the summer silence, I was getting violent
In the summer silence, I was doing nothing
In the summer silence, I was getting violent
In the summer silence, I was doing nothing
In the summer silence, I was getting violent
In the summer silence, I was doing nothing
[Outro]
In the summer silence, in the summer silence
In the summer silence, I was doing nothing
Mama’s Gun was written by Glass Animals & Richard Carpenter & John Bettis & Dave Bayley.
Mama’s Gun was produced by Paul Epworth & Glass Animals & Dave Bayley.
Glass Animals released Mama’s Gun on Fri Aug 26 2016.
I don’t use samples very often. I only like using them if they bring something to the table, aside from just music—a context and a further depth to the actual meaning of the song. This song is mainly about mental health, and I remembered this song by The Carpenters called “Mr. Guder.” It fit the atm...