Ten Cent Pistol

Album: Brothers (2010)
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  • Well he ran around
    Late at night
    Holding hands
    Making light
    Of everything that came before
    But there she was behind the door

    She hit them with her ten cent pistol
    Because they ruined her name
    Well she hit them with her ten cent pistol
    And they've never been the same

    There's nothing worse
    In this world
    Than pay-back from a
    A jealous girl
    The laws of man, they don't apply
    When blood gets in a woman's eye

    Well she hit them with her ten cent pistol
    Because they ruined her name
    Oh she hit them with her ten cent pistol
    And they've never been the same, same

    Stars did fall
    Thunder rolled
    Bugs crawled back
    In their holes
    The couple screamed, but it was far too late
    Her jealous heart did retaliate

    She hit them with her ten cent pistol
    Because they ruined her name
    Well she hit them with her ten cent pistol
    And they've never been the same
    Oh the same
    All the same
    Never been the same Writer/s: Daniel Auerbach, Patrick Carney
    Publisher: Wixen Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Hadi from LeedsThis song is directly sampling Munayé by Mulatu Astatke
  • Jody from Amman, JordanTen Cent Pistol refers to a drug (usually heroin) that has been laced with a lethal amount of poison. It is normally used to kill someone you have a beef with such as a rival drug dealer or a junkie. In this case, the woman gave them a 10 cent pistol because they broke her heart.
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