The Gun Song - Car Seat Headrest (Lyrics)

[@pleaseleaveamess]

I've drank, cried, and pissed myself to this song

[@stitchgor3]

Woahhh

[@zeybani]

i want will to explain every single line in this song to me in person in great detail

[@Imaweirdnormalist]

same

[@bloodrushblush]

now, where's the fun in that

[@j4key888]

me too

[@shibuthicc]

Same

[@termitetoxin7983]

⁠ if you felt some kind of stirring against interpretation why write these songs at all? why not become didactic and tell everyone on the planet in plain english what you are?

[@apollogeist8513]

Future generations will study these lyrics like a psalm.

[@oisinoc8533]

The ancients saw it coming...

[@kovici7226]

you can see that they tried to warn us@@oisinoc8533

[@stelloola]

listened to this non-stop in fall of last year, wrote the lyrics "all i know is one of us was supposed to kill the other, isn't that what they mean when they say 'lovers?' on my too-big headphones that are now long-broken. brings me back to freshman year sm, can't believe my first day of sophomore year is the day after tomorrow. wish me luck ig

[@drbjbpog9956]

hlelo stelloola.

[@koisamis8597]

ive been listening to csh since 8th grade went to their 2021 door less open concert my freshman yr im a junior now time fuckin flies im in college already n shit too so just enjoy your youth now before it fades dont be scared to try things and talk to ppl thats my main mistake from freshie and sophomore AND DONT DO DRUGS LOL

[@timaeusTechnopath]

Hope things are goin well

[@aoshi9254]

Not sure where are you at in life but I hope you've been doing well

[@stitchgor3]

W pfp

[@aydn1659]

I would go as far to say as this is lyrically the best song ever written. I went through a disaster of a relationship a few years ago and this is the only song that has ever been able to pin point the exact emotions I've gone through with that.

[@msicouldntthinkofafunnynam4770]

big agree, it sounds so monumental and big it feels like it marks the end of an era for csh (even though this is only halfway through the album + another album would follow before Will got signed)

[@aydn1659]

@@msicouldntthinkofafunnynam4770 even tho another album did come out it still kinda was the end of an era in a way, the next album was a pretty new sound for will, aswell as this album acting as the end to the whole beach story thing.

[@ColeRees]

Same. This song is so therapeutic. Lyrics hid behind mysticism and ambiguity are his strong suit, and this song addresses that in full-force. When he talks about finding it hard to pick the right lyrics to represent his thoughts musically, he tells us in certain ways that these lyrics are half-symbolic/metaphorical and half-literal. When he says “Jesus Christ my parents were right, I never should have smoked you out” hits home sooo fucking hard because not only is he talking about an intimate memory (one that I shared, too. Smoking out my now-ex before we dated), but also every repercussion of it as well. In a way, it’s like he’s talking about how you have to invite a vampire into your home, if that analogy makes sense. The people that are the worst for us don’t barge into our lives; we bring them in ourselves. I think that’s what he was talking out there. Sorry for the rant on your comment lol, I’m still dealing with my breakup from about two months ago. I can’t wait to try loving again, and you, Gracie, will try living alone. One day at the end of this lifetime we can see each other again and compare our notes. But don’t forget, you and me won’t be alone anymore.

[@lunasbadvideos3381]

REAL

[@aydn1659]

@@ColeRees @Cole Rees I really wish I saw your comment earlier, I have no idea how I missed it. I love your interpretation, I myself have spent many hours trying to understand wills lyrics, and it's a ton of fun. What isn't a ton of fun is breakups. I hope you've gotten through it alright. If there's any any good band to listen to during a breakup, it's car seat headrest.

[@zeybani]

"all i wanted was someone who was just like me and i hate myself for that" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@dinamitev7230]

Zeybani, you get it

[@zeybani]

​@@dinamitev7230 thanks dinamite v

[@lunarmachine]

u get it angel devil pfp

[@afraidto]

what did they get the lyric wrong

[@celeri6497]

​@@afraidto nah, they were reacting to the lyric

[@sethlawson926]

the way "and compare notes" is sung was so. beautiful

[@zd91]

Nervous Young Man has the most underrated songs. The Gun Song, Boxing Day, Don't Remind Me, Death at the Movies... I could go on. Clever writing, great hooks, and a sound that I can't describe other than bittersweet. My all time favorite band.

[@GhostFoxGoddess]

i have heard so many great songs by so many great artists/lyricists but i have never responded with "damn, i wish i wrote that" to works by any other artist as much as i have to those by this nervous young man

[@dylanharkin8198]

great way to put it. I'll never forget the first time I heard this song. I'll never forget the first time I heard bodys. I'll never forget the first time I heard there must be more than blood.

[@lunarmachine]

this song changed the chemistry of my brain permanently. thanks mr toledo

[@RobotPilots]

If Twin Fantasy was the toxic relationship and Monomania was the messy breakup, I always saw Nervous Young Man as the acceptance stage. Probably one of my most favourite albums ever and definitely my favourite band.

[@Claire.blain.]

you’re on the right track! will’s first 3 albums after the numbered albums are all a trilogy, with mbikmb being the friendship, twin fantasy being the relationship, and monomania being the breakup.

[@pisslord2000]

And then will wrote ending of dramamine

[@aestheticugh]

@@pisslord2000 suicidal phase

[@jerejre]

@@Claire.blain. also most of 3 was about cate

[@iranskiekomedie3728]

@@jerejre who's cate?

[@zeybani]

this song is lyrically perfect it is so gut wrenching i think this is the best song ever written

[@PaulaDentro-rp6yl]

The outro its one of the most trancending things I ever heard, peak music

[@stitchgor3]

So soothing

[@DOROnoDORO]

So I’ll try loving again, and you’ll try living alone And we’ll meet at the end of this lifetime, and compare notes makes me emotional every time

[@wajashchipko9964]

masterpiece

[@homu790]

For the past like week I’ve been thinking of car seat headrest lyrics and when I look them up it’s fucking gun song. I love that. Give me like a month I’ll be here again. I’m also very normal about my ex mhm

[@filmradio]

You’re so me

[@pigeonsr]

this is so recent you are all me

[@filmradio]

@@pigeonsr we are all awesome then. dying over the gun song as a group

[@homu790]

@@filmradio we are connected through the gun song (and not being normal about our exes)

[@filmradio]

@@homu790 YOU AND ME ARE CONNECTED NOW (we were in one photograph and we don’t even look happy)

[@Dharmaville]

i'm not a morbid person but i've always wanted to die to this song

[@edeneye30]

A year has passed since you left this comment, I hope things have gotten better for you since then.

[@htsgm]

are you alright?

[@amio5272]

THIS IS THE FUCKING SONG EVER

[@amio5272]

I AM SO GAY AND SO SAD.

[@valkyrie2832]

I never really listened to the lyrics to this song for some reason and I don’t know why. I like this song even more than I already did now

[@katyunderthebed6358]

right! the song is great but when you really hear the words it's even better

[@wrinkleintime4257]

I read the lyrics before hearing it and I absolutely love reading it! But listening to it … I think it’s that it’s 16 minutes :’D I tend to tune it out and just kinda vibe to Will’s voice , which I personally really like haha So yeah it’s a great and beautiful song! but I personally find a hard time paying attention to the lyrics while listening to it , I have to be reading along to it at the same time to keep my attention focused. I’m also a hater of podcasts and audiobooks so I think this is just a “me not being good at processing auditory info” problem 😅

[@porchcollapse8612]

arguably the best csh song, lyrics-wise. crazy good

[@rock-ix4nc]

The first time I heard “you said won’t you come into arms reach abandon your clothes and modes of speech” i lost it. It invokes the imagery of the two dogs holding onto each other’s shoulders, connecting limbs and “forgetting how to speak” is also mentioned in bodys … in this case it refers to how Joe loses himself GRAHHHHHHGG

[@acedia2]

the genius in this song is insane

[@nobbyguess2140]

Thanks Ruben for putting this up. I especially like the vid used. Lyrics. And clouds obscuring a full moon from time to time. Grab the silver bullets indeed. Think I'll listen again, as soon as it ends.

[@crispywhiskers9365]

i love going through these comments of people who find the beauty in this song and appreciate it as much as i do :’)

[@toastypenny]

7:37 - 9:04 is one of the best moments in music history

[@brot2878]

yes!

[@sparkybruh]

00:00 - 16:06 is one of the best moments in music history

[@m01s_71]

​@@sparkybruhder ha duh doooi reeee der uhh hahaha I dun ha derrrrr uh luv a band! Der dee ha!!! Fucking redditors need to be rounded up already. SMDH

[@nostopath]

this song makes misery cathartic

[@person9401]

huuuuurghh (positive)

[@zoeytheirishbottom]

All I know is, one of us was supposed to kill the other, isn't that what they mean when they say 'lovers'? Is one of the realest lines of all time

[@cuttchii]

may very well be the best lyrics ever written in a song

[@MapacheGuevara]

WHOEVER YOU ARE JUST HOLD ME TIGHT I LOST MY LOVE I LOST MY LIFE ALL I KNOW IS ONE OF US WAS SUPPOSED TO KILL THE OTHER ISNT THAT WHAT THEY MEAN WHEN THEY SAY LOVERS

[@kingkhan2894]

as lyricists, Will Toledo and Adam Demirjian on a whole other level above everyone else in indie rock

[@Owen-hd3oq]

the best song ever made

[@LeviathanN13]

I love you, Will

[@caspiantimothy6834]

will wtf stop making me cry

[@ftbreeze]

this whole song has me in a chokehold help

[@killkagutsuchi]

DOWN BY THE RIVERRRR I SHOT MY BABYYYYYY

[@msicouldntthinkofafunnynam4770]

Lyrics [What Joe said] (I’m not hung up on you anymore, but here’s why I hung up) Behind every great love story Lies a great suicide You can't give yourself completely And keep the man inside All the sentences I climbed halfway Saw the heights of what I wanted to say And crawled from word to word Trying to get back down The unending realization That it's never gonna end I spend half the day exhaling And the other half holding my breath Cause living underwater was never my strength In the depths you reside, the sun never sinks So let’s float to the bottom for one final drink There’s time for one more tonight It’s time to forget while the forgetting’s good I’ll burn all the promises I carved out of your woulds You said won't you come into arm's reach Abandon your clothes and modes of speech An infant reborn you shall be Helpless and afraid I’m waving goodbye every time you go to the store I hope you break your hand the next time you slam the door Because I burned my fingers every night When your own shaking hands wouldn’t give you a light And I said “Jesus Christ, my parents were right I never should’ve smoked you out” I’d hate to amputate this artificial limb But staring at you, my glass eyes are growing dim I can’t even blame you for looking so smug I have to admit you’re a hell of a drug So pack up the boxes, roll me up with the rug I’m not moving out, I’m just moving (Kissed) I kissed you, yes, but never on the mouth (Masochist) You held the north while I conquered the south But I don't want a territorial breach So at the edge of the bed, we'll meet And I want you to fuck me in your sleep It's the only way I'll ever know that you love me (Cause there's always gotta be a new angle) Guns are loaded with silver bullets tonight But it’s useless, you kept me waiting until it was light (These things are yours) But you can’t go out the way you came in In the arms of someone unaware of your sins Because I’ve been recording this whole fucking thing Now you can never use the same chord changes again (The first time was too fast The second time was just sad) If you’re wondering why I’m still willing to take the fall If I’m not getting fucked over, I’m not getting fucked at all But I never asked for immunity That’s the difference between you and me All I wanted was someone who was just like me And I hate myself for that It’s getting hard to talk about the past When you’ve copyrighted the present, no questions asked You can do whatever you want with my name But my body’s never been public domain So if you’re looking for somebody to blame Blame Walt Disney Studios I remember​ I was walking around outside, talking to you on the phone We were both avoiding the parties we attended alone And I looked up at the drunken moon It was round and it was grey and it looked like the moon And I said, “at least we’ve both got the moon” And you said, “I’m inside” So I’ll try loving again And you’ll try living alone And we’ll meet at the end of this lifetime And compare notes (If bitterness is all that I have left I’ll be better at being bitter than anybody else) [What Joe’s Baby said] I hate your receptionist She looks at me like I’m retarded When I’m filling out your forms I see your form behind the frosted glass But she says that you’re not there I’ll have to be content to wait If you felt some kind of stirring Against interpretation Why write these songs at all? Why not become didactic Tell everyone on the planet In plain English what you are But I am the gentle cannibal I promise to eat you softly You won’t notice a thing Hold me tight You’re taking advice from Lady Macbeth William, one shot two shots When it’s out of your hands, you try to forget Mariamme, hold me tight I still wish you hadn’t listened to me (If I could transfer your desires into belongings) I ain’t been right since the execution (And then snoop through your belongings, you know I’d do it in a second) William, one shot two shots Whoever you are, just hold me tight I lost my love, my life, that night- All I know is, one of us was supposed to kill the other Isn’t that what they mean when they say ‘lovers’? But murder is dirty, and peace comes cheap So here’s my new number, tell me when you’re free (703) [The Conclusion] Down by the river I shot my baby Down by the river Down by the river I shot my baby Down by the river Down by the river I shot my baby Down by the river Down by the river I shot my baby I shot my baby Down by the river I shot my baby Down by the river...

[@mappplesirrup8473]

un the lyrics are in the video so thid was completely unnecessary but thanks ig

[@theworstpear6080]

@@mappplesirrup8473 it's nice to analyze the lyrics in context, as opposed to seeing them as they pass by. I appreciate the lyrics in the comments! :D

[@theobjorkqvist5701]

masterpiece and ty for doing the lyrícs, gr8 band

[@jackmace6531]

Honestly I’m kinda embarrassed by how good this song is. I didn’t take will Toledo or whatever seriously but this is some serious shit. Good long form like crazy horse. Halfway through I’m realizing it sounds like Neil young and then he’s singing down by the river at the end. Lyrics are amazing

[@acceptedsugar]

yes! these lyrics are poetic on a serious literary level, it's amazing i feel like im reading sexton or plath as i listen

[@valty3727]

love this music video. perfect concept

[@THAFORSAKENBEAN]

I really wish I could find a live version of this

[@kadencecook9663]

i would say there isn’t one

[@cold5529]

Sobs violently

[@koisamis8597]

ily 4 ever

[@Z3r0kiryu]

I am mentally unwell

[@htsgm]

same

[@chscelebrity8325]

Lmao I thought the reply would be something on the lines of ‘it’ll all be alright’ but it was just a dude saying ‘same’ 💀

[@Wordlefreedle]

​@@chscelebrity8325 Most mentally stable car seat headrest fan.

[@nelly4487]

THE song ever

[@timaeusTechnopath]

I know this song word for word

[@squiddopop]

Absolutely should've listened to their more obscure stuff before It's so goddamn good

[@kadencecook9663]

this is actually just will toledo, everything before teens of denial is just solo will.

[@janajusimi269]

@@kadencecook9663 how did he do htlt solo??????????

[@kirwitch8236]

@@janajusimi269he has whiteboy swag

[@essandless1969]

El día que tenga 16:05minutos libres, en el 16.06 ya estaría muerto

[@djnateblastoff8320]

i love tyhis song so much I love the verses Lyrics so good

[@venturasoul]

I genuinely think this is the greatest written song of all time. Songs like Construçāo by Chico Buarque and Lover, You Should've Come Over by Jeff Buckley are also incredible, however, the songwriting in this a prime example of finally finding the words you've been looking for for so long.

[@holysoup2954]

most song ever

[@timaeusTechnopath]

I listen to this song daily

[@morethanjustromantic]

this is my favorite song just ever

[@zeybani]

i just cannot get over this

[@chirimoyan]

i didn't want this song to end

[@nobbyguess2140]

This song has so many facets. Beyond bitchen, by leagues at least. To quote D. Boon (or Mike, maybe more likely, but probably not George, but D. sings it), "This is Bob Dylan to me!" And it is. Phrasing, odd rhymes and non-rhymes, whining just a bit through some lyrics. The music, like a day at the shore, starting out calmly, plenty of opportunity for reflection, then headed into the afternoon it really starts to blow, an onslaught of wind and spray, and finally a straightforward but tasty guitar solo, and then the poignant rip-off part I mean homage, which is practically mandatory at that point. Jeez what a blowhard (me).

[@stelloola]

Omfg i forgot how good the cello is at the end

[@Cash-el7sd]

Did Will lace this song with meth what the fuck

[@grunge-616]

All I know is, one of us was supposed to kill the other Isn't that what they mean when they say 'lovers'?

[@j4me744]

holy

[@harrisonevers7777]

Guns are loaded with silver bullets tonight

[@entabruh]

6:48

[@dirkstrider_]

5:14 is so real

[@Moonsidean]

i lv so much atizmba...

[@apothecarried]

"all i know is, one of us was supposed to kill the other, isn't that what they mean when they say lovers?" OOF

[@marsh_gl3605]

The credits to Twin Fantasy

[@apothecarried]

11:57 i think i ascended

[@VeryTastySoup87]

my baby doesnt love me anymore. could use a hug

[@VeryTastySoup87]

she doesnt love me. hate myself for trying to hope

[@DylansRedFaygo]

car seat headrest ruined my life

[@Kaiser.gaming]

Hello

[@shae2216]

toll

[@dinamitev7230]

8:10

[@NepetaLeijon]

♥

[@Leospirit345]

If that’s a real song what is its name?

[@cadenmic]

the gun song

[@stitchgor3]

The gun song! Its by car seat headrest

[@biggle_man]

It's pretty good but I don't get when people say "one of the best CSH tracks"......... its not even, in my opinion, one of the best songs on the album.

[@baburinho]

its carried almost entirely by the lyrics. the instrumentation isnt bad, but its far from a blid or even a broken birds. It works, but it leaves a bit to be desired

[@apistatcommander12]

@@baburinho some of my favourite csh lyrics are on this track, the whole moon segment is great as well as the line 'if im not getting fucked over im not getting fucked at all' which is way better than it should be

[@zemineriver8043]

@@apistatcommander12 "All I know is one of us was supposed to kill the other, isn't that what they mean when they say 'lovers'?"

[@poorboyhustle]

thats crazy its almost like music is subjective

[@biggle_man]

@@poorboyhustle yeah that's kinda why people debate

[@kathykay6602]

Boring, Boring, Boring......

[@Dharmaville]

what are you talking about your name's literally kathy...

[@unofficialmajima617]

your life really be like

[@squiddopop]

Bad taste

[@nobbyguess2140]

...the old bull is goring. Poor matador. Sorry, sounded like the intro to a nursery rhyme. Peace love dope out.

[@peternoparker]

did we listen to the same song

[@lovebug_7]

i watch this video three times a day

[@marinavd]

7:55

[@nobbyguess2140]

That part sounds like a clip from a particularly cryptic Bob Dylan song. 🤓

[@termitetoxin7983]

what a peak song man