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Easy come, easy go, that's just how you live oh
Take, take, take it all, but you never give
Should have known you was trouble from the first kiss
Had your eyes wide open,
Why were they open?
Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash
You tossed it in the trash, you did
To give me all your love is all I ever asked 'cause
What you don't understand is I'd catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah)
Throw my head on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah)
Oh oh, I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes, I would die for ya baby
But you won't do the same
No, no, no, no
Black, black, black and blue,
Beat me 'til I'm numb,
Tell the devil I said 'hey' when you get back to where you're from
Mad woman, bad woman
That's just what you are,
Yeah you'll smile in my face then rip the brakes out my car
Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash
You tossed it in the trash, yes you did
To give me all your love is all I ever asked
'Cause what you don't understand is
I'd catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah)
Throw my head on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah)
Oh oh, I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for ya baby,
But you won't do the same
If my body was on fire,
Oh you'd watch me burn down in flames
You said you loved me you're a liar 'cause you never,
Ever, ever did baby
But darling I'll still catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah)
Throw my head on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah)
Oh oh I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes, I would die for ya baby
But you won't do the same
No, you won't do the same
You wouldn't do the same
Oh, you'll never do the same
No, no, no, no
Take, take, take it all, but you never give
Should have known you was trouble from the first kiss
Had your eyes wide open,
Why were they open?
Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash
You tossed it in the trash, you did
To give me all your love is all I ever asked 'cause
What you don't understand is I'd catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah)
Throw my head on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah)
Oh oh, I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes, I would die for ya baby
But you won't do the same
No, no, no, no
Black, black, black and blue,
Beat me 'til I'm numb,
Tell the devil I said 'hey' when you get back to where you're from
Mad woman, bad woman
That's just what you are,
Yeah you'll smile in my face then rip the brakes out my car
Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash
You tossed it in the trash, yes you did
To give me all your love is all I ever asked
'Cause what you don't understand is
I'd catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah)
Throw my head on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah)
Oh oh, I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for ya baby,
But you won't do the same
If my body was on fire,
Oh you'd watch me burn down in flames
You said you loved me you're a liar 'cause you never,
Ever, ever did baby
But darling I'll still catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah)
Throw my head on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah)
Oh oh I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes, I would die for ya baby
But you won't do the same
No, you won't do the same
You wouldn't do the same
Oh, you'll never do the same
No, no, no, no
Lyrics submitted by caseykins
Track duration: 03:42
"Grenade" as written by Philip Lawrence, Jeff Tweedy, Bruno Mars, Ari Levine, Andrew Wyatt, Christopher Brown, Claude Kelly
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BUG MUSIC, WINDSWEPT HOLDINGS LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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He would do anything for her. But she won't do the same.
So will he still love her? Or will he jump in front of the train like Bruno did? :P
This song doesn't reach to the end. No one know how they will continue.
A great song with amazing tempo, amazing lyrics, and so damn good Bruno's voice. But, sorry, the meaning this song is just good for losers who will still love the girl who won't even care them.
For me, I will push her on that Rail way ..
Just my opinion here but it's one thing to feel you might endure all sorts of pain if it might in some way benefit your romantic interest, or keep you in a happy partnership. In a purely *metaphorical* sense, we're all willing to do that to some extent, and it might be reasonable to expect some minimum level of devotion from your partner, but grenade-catching? Head-knifing? A bullet through the brain? D:
To be prepared to literally *mutilate* yourself is not healthy (unless it's in the heat of a life-or-death situation perhaps, but even then I probably wouldn't blame a person for not going so far). To *expect* that same kind of willingness from your partner is disturbingly unhinged. To try to send a *guilt trip* over the failure to share these gleeful inclinations to self-harm is ample cause to put a lot of distance between oneself and such a person, imo.
...It’s a heartbreaking, heartbreak song, and I think everyone can relate to that. You’re so in love with this woman and you don’t understand, 'What am I doing wrong? What am I not giving to you? I’ll go as far as putting a bullet in my brain for you, and why can’t I get that kind of love in return?'"
—Bruno Mars on writing and the meaning of "Grenade"
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes, I would die for you, baby
But you won’t do the same
No shit man… I wouldn’t be too thrilled with a guy so willing to inflict self harm in the name of obsession either
Back to the song.. something happened that hurt her making her think he doesn't care so she's making him "black and blue" so to speak making him prove he cares about her. This song makes me cry because I would want to hear someone say "I would catch a grenade for you'.
but it is said that.. at its worst, you learn the most.. or something like that, directly translated from swedish. Sorry for the bad english, now im gonna try to get something else on my mind, before my feelings explode