Lyrics for Bulletproof as interpreted by polkadot.peekaboo

Bulletproof Lyrics
Been there, done that, messed around,
I'm having fun, don't put me down,
I'll never let you sweep me off my feet.

I won't let you in again,
The messages I've tried to send,
My information's just not going in.

Burning bridges, shore to shore,
I break away from something more,
I'm not to, not to love until it's cheap.

Been there, done that, messed around
I'm having fun, don't put me down
I'll never let you sweep me off my feet.

This time baby I'll be Bulletproof
This time baby I'll be Bulletproof

I won't let you turn around,
And tell me now, I'm much too proud
To walk away from something when it's dead.

Do do do your dirty words
Come out to play when you are hurt?
There's certain things that should be left unsaid.

Tick tick tick tick on the watch now,
Life's too short for me to stop -
Oh baby, your time is running out.

I won't let you turn around,
I'll tell you now, I'm much too proud,
All you do is fill be up with doubt.

This time baby I'll be bulletproof.
This time I'll be bulletproof
This time I'll be bulletproof.

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polkadot.peekaboo
04-12-2009

Rated +1 
This is such a bitch-fight-back song. Love it.

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superted
06-02-2009

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A great, catchy electro-pop song! Which I think is just about being resilient to people's advances or actions towards the singer.

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xCarly
06-02-2009

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This is an amazing song.
Really addictive

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gfy
06-09-2009

Rated +1 
It could be about a relationship that went wrong somehow but she was "too proud to walk away" from it at first. Now, she feels more hardened by her experience with her past lover because they said nasty things about her and it all went sour. She's "burning bridges" with the guy and keeping away from him instead of trying to stay friends.
She's saying she's going to be bulletproof in the future to love and not stick around if a guy says nasty things anymore. I think it's just about becoming more cautious in love and learning to respect yourself and having self worth.

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orangebeaker
06-17-2009

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Great song, everyone should feel this when a relationship ends - positive about the future.

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bluesgreens
08-06-2009

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It's a very defiant song, definitely, because she's talking about not getting hurt again like she did in the past and she's chosen to make her new strength the chorus/title.

I think the verses before the first chorus are set in the present after she's already kicked them to the curb and now they're back in her life. She's letting them know that the same thing isn't going to happen as before, and that they didn't respect her enough the last time (not to, not love until it's cheap).

I really like the second verse though because I think she's relaying the aftermath of their first fling. The song is sad to me because of this part, because I see her as having been idealistic about their relationship when it started. But it fell to pieces and she was too proud to admit that and let it go, and the guy lashed out at her as a consequence (dirty words come out to play, etc).

But the song is sad to me because the person the song is directed at is someone she truly cared about and who has a strong hold on her - she wouldn't have to write a song about them if she could let them go a second time so easily. They've come knocking again and she's trying to be defiant about it but has had to write a song out of her anger and hurt. I like how she's honest with herself - they fill her up with doubt, they really affect her and she knows that. That's why it's not going to happen again.


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jadore music
08-30-2009

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Singer Elly Jackson of La Roux explained this song to the BBC Newsbeat program: “For me, Bulletproof is just about looking at a situation that’s usually a reoccurring one. It could be to do with anything in your life - whatever you want it to be about.”

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killwestlife
09-17-2009

Rated -1 
what a load of shit! This woman cannot sing and I'm sorry butt you cannot call a bunch of electronic beeps music. Pick up a guitar, get some drums, not a drum machine, and play some real music! Jesus music is going to shit!

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senillses
09-26-2009

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I love their sound. If it sounds good, doesn't really matter how it's made as long as they're not telling lies.

lol Did anyone else hear it as "this time baby I'll be here forever"?

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MissDudette
11-01-2009

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personally i think this song is about someone getting fucked over in a relationship and "dirty words" and so on have been said and shes just like well fuck it and then they become "bulletproof" to relationships, and no longer want to be in love or in that situation anymore, thus are like "i wont let you in again", so go out and have fun, and enjoy being single - hence the "not to , not to love until its cheap" - aka a cheap, dirty, one nightstand, thats all she needs atm.
:)
and killwestlife dude, theres far worse songs out than laroux, at least she can fuckin sing!

peaceee outtt!!

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reamabeama
11-11-2009

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to me this song when i first heard it, the chorus of course caught my ear and the first thought that came to me was, Well this time around in the relationship( wheather it being a long term relationship, someone you liked who was playing games with you and what not) that youll be not hurt. Youll make sure that its like your putting on a poker face, youll make sure you wont care, and make sure you dont give in fully to the other person. in retrospect its like you are playing the person in the end . i could possibly soo wrong, but thats what came to my head when i first heard it..

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angelbyday
11-11-2009

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i first heard this song when i was at a family friends house.. and it really caught my attention, it was a very retro, 80's style filmclip, and to this day, that kind of music is making its way back.. thank u la roux for embracing old synthesised beats..

now for the song, absolutely love it.. the lyrics speak out to me.. from a kind of recent situation..
from now on, i will be bulletproof from what has happened..





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blockzz
11-19-2009

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this song is literally fucking amazing. haha.
i was just cheated on by my boyfriend and i dumped his ass last week. this song has been on repeat since!!!

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puddinglover999
12-08-2009

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This means so much to me just like the rest of the album. I think it means basically something happens again which happened before which you promised yourself you wouldn't do again, but then it happens again and you say no more, I am not putting up with this any longer.

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