Amira Unplugged - Gunsmoke and Mirrors
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(layered vocalization of Pakistani street vendor calling out in Arabic)
★ VERSE ★
Lies leave your lips and lace them
Leave them like a bullet
Shells cast a spell while you're spilling stuff you shouldn't
I'm working til the morning
You living for a break
Fake it till you make it
You'll never make it while you fake
★ VERSE ★
No heavy artillery guns
But think you're glorious
(?) stories
My people tore it up
Talk like you're swinging
It's bringing you (?) stiff
You'll be telling your tall tales with hollow tips
★ PREChorus ★
Who is gonna tell it to you time (?)
I'm the one who lays it on the line
★ Chorus 2X ★
But you're good at the gunsmoke and mirrors
Big bang, no bullets
So trigger happy
Too scared to pull it
Gunsmoke and mirrors
You're good at gunsmoke and mirrors
Yeah yeah
★ VERSE ★
All flex, no fight
All bark, no bite
All hind, no sight
That's what, you're like
★ VERSE ★
When you're tussled with you get trifling
You get ruffled up when you are rifled with
Act so holy but you ain't divine with it
Don't understand let me decipher it
★ VERSE ★
Say you shoot from the hip but you trippin
You just act for the likes then you skip it
Can't relate cause I handle my business
I'll be the judge while you're the defendant
Hick
★ VERSE ★
Called out and you're going ballistic
All the smoke no fire existed
Safety off I'm coming in rimless
Speed reload and I got you when you're finished
Slick
★ PRE Chorus ★
Who is going down to die
I'm the one who lays it on the line
★ Chorus 2X ★
But you're good at the gunsmoke and mirrors
Big bang, no bullets
So trigger happy
Too scared to pull it
Gunsmoke and mirrors
You're good at gunsmoke and mirrors
Yeah yeah
★ BRIDGE ★
Do, die
Do or die
Do or die
Do or die
Everybody knows
I didn't start the fight
But when we get into it
You ain't turning out the llights
★ PRE Chorus ★
Everybody knows
When it comes to do or die
I'm the only one whose gonna lay it on the line
★ Chorus 2X ★
But you're good at the gunsmoke and mirrors
Big bang, no bullets
So trigger happy
Too scared to pull it
Gunsmoke and mirrors
You're good at gunsmoke and mirrors
★ VERSE ★
Lies leave your lips and lace them
Leave them like a bullet
Shells cast a spell while you're spilling stuff you shouldn't
I'm working til the morning
You living for a break
Fake it till you make it
You'll never make it while you fake
★ VERSE ★
No heavy artillery guns
But think you're glorious
(?) stories
My people tore it up
Talk like you're swinging
It's bringing you (?) stiff
You'll be telling your tall tales with hollow tips
★ PREChorus ★
Who is gonna tell it to you time (?)
I'm the one who lays it on the line
★ Chorus 2X ★
But you're good at the gunsmoke and mirrors
Big bang, no bullets
So trigger happy
Too scared to pull it
Gunsmoke and mirrors
You're good at gunsmoke and mirrors
Yeah yeah
★ VERSE ★
All flex, no fight
All bark, no bite
All hind, no sight
That's what, you're like
★ VERSE ★
When you're tussled with you get trifling
You get ruffled up when you are rifled with
Act so holy but you ain't divine with it
Don't understand let me decipher it
★ VERSE ★
Say you shoot from the hip but you trippin
You just act for the likes then you skip it
Can't relate cause I handle my business
I'll be the judge while you're the defendant
Hick
★ VERSE ★
Called out and you're going ballistic
All the smoke no fire existed
Safety off I'm coming in rimless
Speed reload and I got you when you're finished
Slick
★ PRE Chorus ★
Who is going down to die
I'm the one who lays it on the line
★ Chorus 2X ★
But you're good at the gunsmoke and mirrors
Big bang, no bullets
So trigger happy
Too scared to pull it
Gunsmoke and mirrors
You're good at gunsmoke and mirrors
Yeah yeah
★ BRIDGE ★
Do, die
Do or die
Do or die
Do or die
Everybody knows
I didn't start the fight
But when we get into it
You ain't turning out the llights
★ PRE Chorus ★
Everybody knows
When it comes to do or die
I'm the only one whose gonna lay it on the line
★ Chorus 2X ★
But you're good at the gunsmoke and mirrors
Big bang, no bullets
So trigger happy
Too scared to pull it
Gunsmoke and mirrors
You're good at gunsmoke and mirrors
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Song Description:
edit soundcloud"Amira Unplugged - Gunsmoke and Mirrors" is a powerful song that delves into the theme of deception and false bravado. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of someone who talks a big game but lacks the substance to back it up. The layered vocalization of a Pakistani street vendor calling out in Arabic adds a unique and haunting element to the song.
The verses highlight the contrast between empty boasts and true strength, as the protagonist calls out the superficiality of their counterpart. The chorus emphasizes the idea of putting on a show with smoke and mirrors, creating a facade of power without actually possessing it.
The bridge and pre-chorus underline the idea of facing challenges head-on and laying it all on the line, contrasting with the cowardice and deceit of the other party. Overall, "Amira Unplugged - Gunsmoke and Mirrors" is a bold and unapologetic anthem that exposes the truth behind false bravado.
The verses highlight the contrast between empty boasts and true strength, as the protagonist calls out the superficiality of their counterpart. The chorus emphasizes the idea of putting on a show with smoke and mirrors, creating a facade of power without actually possessing it.
The bridge and pre-chorus underline the idea of facing challenges head-on and laying it all on the line, contrasting with the cowardice and deceit of the other party. Overall, "Amira Unplugged - Gunsmoke and Mirrors" is a bold and unapologetic anthem that exposes the truth behind false bravado.
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