Lyrics for Don't Shoot Me Santa! as interpreted by MarkieP

Don't Shoot Me Santa! Lyrics
Oh Santa,
I been waiting on you.

Santa:
That's funny kid,
because I've been coming for you.

Oh Santa,
I been killing just for fun.

Santa:
Well the party's over kid,
Because I...
Because I got a bullet in my gun!

A bullet in your what?!

Santa's got a bullet in his gun
You know it
Santa's got a bullet in his gun

Don't shoot me Santa Clause!
I've been a clean living boy.
I promise you,
did every little thing you asked me too.
I can't believe the things I'm going through.
Don't shoot me Santa Clause!
For no one else around believes me.
For the children on the block they tease me,
And I couldn't let 'em off that easy.

Oh Santa,
It's been a real hard year.

Santa:
There just ain't no getting around this,
Life is hard, but look at me I turned out alright.

Hey Santa, why don't we talk about it?
Work it out?

Santa:
Believe me, this ain't what I wanted.
I love all you kids, you know that.
Hell I remember when you were just 10 years old,
playing out there in that desert, just waiting for a sip of that sweet mojave rain.

In the sweet mojave rain,
The boy was on his own.

Don't shoot me Santa Clause!
I've been a clean living boy.
I promise you,
did every little thing you asked me too.
I can't believe the things I'm going through.
Hey Santa Clause!
No one else around believes me.
The children on the block they tease me,
And I couldn't let 'em off that easy.

They had it coming so why can't you see?
I couldn't turn my cheek no longer.
The sun is going down, Christmas is near.
Just look the other way and I'll disappear forever.

Don't shoot me Santa Clause!
No one else around believes me.
The children on the block they tease me,
And I couldn't let 'em off that easy.

Believe me Santa.

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MarkieP
11-21-2007

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Ha funny song and funny video. I couldn't make out a part right after "Bullet in your what?!" So if anyone can find that out for me then I'll revise the lyrics. Also I didn't know how to spell "mohobey" lol

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iloveste
11-21-2007

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After "Bullet in your what?!" The lyrics are:
Santa's got a bullet in his gun
You know it
Santa's got a bullet in his gun
"Mohabey" is Mojave - pretty close ;-)

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swimsina44
11-25-2007

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where is this song? i'd love to hear it.

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iloveste
11-25-2007

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It was leaked onto youtube. It'll be released for radio Nov. 26 and on Nov. 27 it will be available to download on itunes. The cd with the song and video will be in stores Dec. 4. Please do buy it, either the download or cd as The Killers made this song and video for charity.

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lessthan3ualways
11-25-2007

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This song is kinda a weird one...

What I got out of it is that it's a boy who used to be made fun of but was nice but then he shot up his school or something and now (for some reason) Santa's going to shoot him so he's trying to bargain with Santa and explain himself but Santa won't listen.

"Life is hard, but look at me I turned out alright."
This seems kinda ironic because Santa is saying that he turned out all right at the same time that he's about to kill someone.

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Elvia
12-01-2007

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Great friggen song. A kid that goes out to "kill for fun", gets justice by Santa. Or at least he begs Santa for fogiveness, when he wants to take out the kids that have given him a hard year.

I think the misconception is that "Santa" was a normal person, who couldn't possibly understand what this kid actually went through.

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Elvia
12-01-2007

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I love how he acts like he deserves pity for what he's gone through, despite his brutal actions.

Damn, Brandon, you can tell a wonderful story for sure!

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iheartyoubaby
12-08-2007

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This song is sooo weird...

but I love it!
:)

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foundthevelvetsun7
12-20-2007

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ugh, now there are 2 posts of this song on here! There's this one, with an !, and another one w/o the !. I don't think that this song has and exclamation point at the end... but is anyone going to give in and delete it? Probably not.

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nirvanaentity013
01-06-2008

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I love this song. It's great ...


Could someone please explain why santa wants to kill a killer?

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squirrelchild
02-04-2008

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does this have to do with the trilogy. "i've been killing just for fun". idk

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iloveste
02-06-2008

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I don't think The Killers would expand their trilogy to a tetralogy for the sake of a charity Christmas song.

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squirrelchild
02-15-2008

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wouldn't it be a quartet?

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Efforts
03-01-2008

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This song is easy to decipher I think.

It's basically about this boy who grew up in an innocent lifestyle but had to take revenge sometimes. He uses an analogy - comparing Santa Claus as a Naughty Judge to anyone in real life probably the authorities.

all about misunderstood childhoods.

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focusophobic
03-29-2008

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The way Brandon sings this is pretty great too. He sounds like he's begging for his life! Hilarious.

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MegaMuffin4568
04-26-2008

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i dont really think this song has a deep, dark meaning. i just think they wrote it as a fun song, w/ a funny idea, like santa shooting someone...lol. and i love the video/ the way brandon sings/acts in it haha awesome song, not much to decipher

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Xhil_
10-05-2008

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I actually think this song has a lot to do with religion and sinning.

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riseagainst8877
01-20-2009

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this is such a weird song

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Spaceman10
01-22-2009

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I love this song.
I had a thought that it might be something to do with pedophilia or something.
Just a passing thought as I was listening to the part where it says "but the children on the block, they tease me."
Anyone agree?

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satisfiction
01-29-2009

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I don't think it's necessarily about pedophilia, or anything particularly serious. It's a damn funny song, true Killers style - sounds like it's light and fun (especially being a Christmas song about Santa) but the lyrics are morbid, about a serial killer and a man out for justice. I love it. That said, if you've seen the video, "Santa" looks like a nutter that's decided to go out for his own kind of justice. That could be the joke here... especially having seen that episode of Futurama where Robot Santa takes it upon himself to kill anyone on the "naughty" list if he sees them out on Christmas Eve.

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lauur67
03-18-2009

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urhm, I guess there are hundreds of different meanings there could be, they probably didn't even go for a serious meaning, just a pretty darn awesome song :D.
I guess it's up to the listenener to image in create a story by listening, I personally think it's:
About a boy who grew up being picked on his whole life & teased, and he always just tolerated it, but one day he snapped & shot people because he'd been bullied so much. & the only person he ever considered nice to him was santa cause he didnt judge him as a kid, then one day he let santa down :}
lol, just a random story I associated with the song!


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