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'Gun' is a study in betrayal and retaliation. Chvrches frames the song as a reckoning, the narrator adopting the posture of someone who has been wronged and now intends to exact a price. The lyrics move between accusation and threat, each verse peeling back another layer of hurt: the knife held in secret, the questions asked with false innocence, the bridges burned beyond repair. There is no negotiation here, no space for apology or forgiveness. The production matches the emotional temperature. Chvrches wrap the vocal in clean, propulsive synths that build and release with mechanical precision, the song's structure tightening around the repeated refrain until it feels less like a confession and more like a promise. The effect is unsettling not because it is loud or aggressive, but because it is so controlled, so certain. The track sits among the album's most direct statements of intent, a moment where the band's gift for melody serves a darker emotional purpose.
"Gun" is a single by Chvrches, from the album The Bones of What You Believe, released 19th September 2013. The track is 3:54 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Chvrches.
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