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She's not a girl who misses much
Do do do do do do, oh yeah
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand like a lizard on a window pane.
The man in the crowd with the multi-colored mirrors on his hobnail boots.
Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy working overtime.
A soap impression of his wife which he ate and donated to the National Trust.
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Down to the bits that I left uptown
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Happiness is a warm gun (bang bang shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun, mama (bang bang shoot shoot)
When I hold you in my arms (oh, yeah)
And I feel my finger on your trigger (oh, yeah)
I know nobody can do me no harm (oh, yeah)
Because, (happiness) is a warm gun, mama (bang bang shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun, yes it is (bang bang shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm, yes it is, gun
Happiness (bang bang shoot shoot)
Well don't you know that happiness (happiness) is a warm gun, (is a warm gun, yeah).
Do do do do do do, oh yeah
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand like a lizard on a window pane.
The man in the crowd with the multi-colored mirrors on his hobnail boots.
Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy working overtime.
A soap impression of his wife which he ate and donated to the National Trust.
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Down to the bits that I left uptown
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Happiness is a warm gun (bang bang shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun, mama (bang bang shoot shoot)
When I hold you in my arms (oh, yeah)
And I feel my finger on your trigger (oh, yeah)
I know nobody can do me no harm (oh, yeah)
Because, (happiness) is a warm gun, mama (bang bang shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun, yes it is (bang bang shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm, yes it is, gun
Happiness (bang bang shoot shoot)
Well don't you know that happiness (happiness) is a warm gun, (is a warm gun, yeah).
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A girl who has a life of wealth and is always busy (although clueless as to "like a lizard on a window pane"- could refer to some downside to her life
A man who is poor but hides it. This makes his relationship with his wife suffer?
They both need a fix
Mother superior jumped the gun... She has it easy not dealing with the problems most people face in life? Possibly saying drugs provide people with an escape?
And happiness is a warm gun John explained he saw on a gun magazine. Although is it literal? Sarcastic I'd say.
I also know Paul said this was his favourite on the White Album.
It's definitely mine!! To me The White Album is more of a Lennon album.
Sgt. Pepper & Magical Mystery Tour-- basically Paul's.
John really did like the MMT album tho.
I think that after all the acid & LSD, then Yoko came into the picture, John started really writing kick-ass songs like he did on Revolver & Rubber Soul. You can tell what albums that he really was into.
I love songs that aren't quite as popular as the "big hits", "greatest hits" or what have you, that you hear over and over all the time on the radio. I like the deep cuts.
"Happiness..." is a deep cut. But is one of the best songs on the White Album.
There's a few crappy Paul songs that really shouldn't be on "The Beatles"!!
AllsIknow is when it gets to the lyric:
"I need a fix cuz I'm goin down".... I freaking lose it! I jam on it. That fuzz guitar gets me goin.
love that song sooooo much!
I can possibly add to the meanings of the first amazing part, along 3 themes:
a. clever girl
b. junkie
c. naive girl
She's not a girl who misses much, Do do do do do do- oh yeah!
a. She's good at noticing things
b. She's good at hitting veins
c. She's good at getting sex
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand, Like a lizard on a window pane
a. She recognizes creepy men, who give you the creeps like a lizard on a windowpane
b. She knows the heroin's high where you are looking in from above
c. She is NOT acquainted with the velvet hand (control), like a lizard in not well acquainted
The man in the crowd with the multicoloured mirrors, On his hobnail boots
a. She'd recognize this man anywhere. He means to deceive with his demeanour/exterior (multicoloured mirrors) but his intent is to trample you (with nailed boots)
b. "The" man is reference to a drug pusher. She sees him in the crowd with his fantastic drugs, for a price (nails).
c. The innocent nymphomaniac sees this fancy dude and thinks she can score
Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy, Working overtime
a. His eyes betray him, while he undresses/caresses/strokes her
b. The Man gives her the wrong drug, deliberately
c. His eyes do not betray him, while he undresses/caresses/strokes her
A soap impression of his wife which he ate, And donated to the National Trust
a. He buys her favours as a substitute for his wife, who is no longer worthy. ["Soap" used as slang for bribe money]
b. Under the influence of the drug [soap], he proceeds to treat her like he really wants to treat his wife. ["Soap" is reference to Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, a date-rape drug in use since the early 60s]
c. She's a perfect/cleaner version of his wife, who he defiled and abandoned
Sex, drugs and rock + roll!
Ya know?
The "Warm Gun" part makes me think that it's about sex.