On this song from his debut solo album, “Painkillers”, Brian Fallon is singing to a past lover that is no longer here. At first listen, it seems as if the song is about his recent divorce but after closer inspection to the lyrics and the music video, the song is a lot more heartbreaking.
[Verse 1]
Skin and bones, you never did come home
Crashing on my heart through the telephone
I remember the tall grass waving
In past lives, old poems
[Verse 2]
I must have lived a lifetime without you
You must’ve ended up somebody’s angel
I remember you loving the radio
New waves and old stones
[Chorus]
Hey, hey little Tommy gun
I guess we’re never gonna end up the lucky ones
Oh, if I never see you again
Have a round on me, love, hallelujah, nobody wins
[Verse 3]
The queen is gone, she died from a sad song
I lost most of myself pleasing everyone
I had to learn how to begin again
It’s alright, move on
[Chorus]
Hey, hey little Tommy gun
I guess we’re never gonna end up the lucky ones
Oh, if I never see you again
Have a round on me love, hallelujah, nobody wins
[Bridge]
(Hallelujah) But have a round on me, friend
(Hallelujah) If I never see you again
(Hallelujah) Have a round on me, friend
[Chorus]
And hey, hey little Tommy gun
I guess we’re never gonna end up the lucky ones
And if I never see you again
Have a round on me love, hallelujah
[Chorus]
And hey, hey pretty baby
I still remember you driving me crazy
And if I never see you again
Have a round on me love, hallelujah, nobody wins
[Outro]
(Hallelujah) And nobody wins
(Hallelujah) And nobody wins
(Hallelujah) If I never see you again
(Hallelujah) You can blame it on the wind
Nobody Wins was written by Brian Fallon.
Nobody Wins was produced by Butch Walker.
Brian Fallon released Nobody Wins on Fri Jan 22 2016.