Mama's Gun – English Lyrics

• By: Glass Animals
• Album: Dreamland

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

In the summer, took my gun

And made him go to Neverland

He was something, my old husband

He was 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 drown 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?

...

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

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

...

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

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

In the summer silence

In the summer silence

In the summer silence

I was doing nothing

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gun /ɡʌn/ A2	noun - A weapon that fires bullets or other projectiles.
Neverland /ˈnɛvərˌlænd/ B1	noun - A fictional place, notably from J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, where children never grow up; often used metaphorically for a state of perpetual childhood or delusion.
husband /ˈhʌzbənd/ A2	noun - A married man, especially in relation to his wife.
voice /vɔɪs/ A1	noun - The sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.
poison /ˈpɔɪzən/ B1	noun - A substance that causes illness, injury or death when introduced into the body or absorbed. verb - To administer poison to (a person or animal); to harm or destroy by introducing a harmful influence.
drown /draʊn/ B1	verb - To die through submersion in and inhalation of water; to cover completely with water or another liquid.
psycho /ˈsaɪkoʊ/ B2	adjective - (Informal) Suffering from or characterized by psychosis or other severe mental illness. noun - (Informal) A person suffering from a severe mental illness.
dirty /ˈdɜːrti/ A2	adjective - Soiled, unclean, or stained.
dizzy /ˈdɪzi/ B1	adjective - Having a sensation of spinning and a tendency to fall; feeling lightheaded.
whispered /ˈwɪspərd/ B1	verb - (Past tense of whisper) Spoke very softly using one's breath rather than one's vocal cords.
murdered /ˈmɜːrdərd/ B2	verb - (Past tense of murder) Killed (a human being) unlawfully and with premeditation.
broke /broʊk/ A1	verb - (Past tense of break) Separated into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
stretch /strɛtʃ/ B1	verb - To extend or lengthen, especially by pulling. noun - An act of stretching or extending.
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B1	noun - Complete absence of sound. verb - To make (someone or something) quiet; to stop (someone or something) from speaking or making a noise.
violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ B2	adjective - Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - An intense feeling of deep affection. verb - To feel deep affection for (someone).
grin /ɡrɪn/ B2	noun - A broad, often mischievous or sardonic smile. verb - To smile broadly.
pale /peɪl/ B1	adjective - Light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment.
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - (Present participle of dream) To experience a series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations during sleep. noun - A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.