in which a song sounds sunny despite its lyrics or meaning

so, i go in and out of phases of what kind of music i like to listen to - slow, meaningful folk, pretty yet sad ballads, loud, angry songs (excellent for driving) or insane crazy fun songs. it's rare that i'll listen to all types in the same day (excepting, of course, when i'm writing and my scenes require me to be like that). lately, though - i've been in a place where i have to have fun music on all the time. because i've been hitting rewind on the following song so much, i thought it only fair to share it and let it become your ear worm, too.

scar that never heals, by jeremey fisher, on paper looks like it might be a bit of a bummer. doesn't the title sound sad? and then a look at the lyrics says - guns and gun runners? broken hearts? lost souls? SAD, SAD STUFF.



nah. according to fisher, the song is a love story of sorts about a girl and the country she grew up in. well, it sort of reminds me of how tori amos used to say cornflake girl was about female genital mutilation, yet when you listened to it, you'd have to scratch your head and say, huh? seriously? same here. all i can say is, whatevs - it's a fun song to listen to. and lord knows, there aren't enough good fun songs out there anymore.

she's my polyrhythm
carrying my heart like the beat
so fast i can't keep up
my prayers sing melody

she runs guns everyone wants guns
she runs guns everyone wants there she goes
she runs guns everyone wants guns
she runs guns everyone wants there she goes

why you wanna save me?
lord my soul is taken

she cried, and i cried so hard
left her for the LRA
fly by like a million hornets

these bullets know my name

she runs guns everyone wants guns
she runs guns everyone wants there she goes
she runs guns everyone wants guns
she runs guns everyone wants there she goes

why you wanna save me?
lord my soul is taken

i done too much damage
got nothing left to feel
my self is broke and bandaged
her love is a scar that never heals

why you wanna save me?
lord my soul is shaken
why you wanna save me?
lord my soul is taken

hey!

she runs guns everyone wants guns
(i'm so lonely)
she runs guns everyone wants there she goes
she runs guns everyone wants guns
(i'm so lonely)
she runs guns everyone wants there she goes

she runs guns everyone wants guns
(la la la la)
she runs guns everyone wants there she goes
she runs guns everyone wants guns
(i'm so lonely)
she runs guns everyone wants there she goes

there she goes
i'm so lonely
there she goes

she runs guns everyone wants guns
she runs guns everyone wants there she goes

there she goes


(mp3) scar that never heals by jeremey fisher (via teenage kicks)

and here's the video, also crazy fun: