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In between the coats in the closet, she held on to that heart shaped locket.
A heartfelt cover of Carrie Underwood's 'Little Toy Guns' by Rebel Warrior, expressing the pain of harsh words in family conflict.
Key Takeaways
- Words can cause deep emotional pain, especially in family conflicts.
- The metaphor of toy guns illustrates a wish for harmless communication.
- Children are often the silent victims caught in parental disputes.
- Music can powerfully convey complex emotions and social issues.
- Rebel Warrior's cover preserves the original song's poignant message.
Summary
- The video features Rebel Warrior performing a cover of Carrie Underwood's song 'Little Toy Guns'.
- The lyrics depict a child caught in the crossfire of parental fighting and emotional pain.
- The song uses the metaphor of 'little toy guns' to wish that hurtful words caused no real damage.
- It highlights the emotional impact of harsh words and family conflict on children.
- The child in the song prays for peace and wishes the fighting were just a game.
- The imagery includes a heart-shaped locket symbolizing family and innocence.
- The song contrasts the destructive power of words with the harmlessness of toy guns.
- The repeated wish is that words could be harmless like toy guns, causing no pain or damage.
- The tone is both sorrowful and hopeful, emphasizing the desire for peace and understanding.
- The cover maintains the emotional depth and storytelling of the original song.
Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown
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Staring at a family, flawless, but it ain't a pretty picture tonight.
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Mom and daddy just won't stop it, fighting at the drop of a faucet.
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Cuts through the walls, catastrophic, she's caught in the crossfire.
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Puts her hands over her ears, starts talking through the tears.
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She's saying, she's praying.
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I wish words were like little toy guns, no sting, no hurt no one.
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Just a bang, bang rolling off your tongue.
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I wish words were like little toy guns.
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Yeah.
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No smoke, no bullets, no kick from the trigger when you pull it.
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No pain, no damage done.
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I wish words were like little toy guns.
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And just a bang, bang rolling off your tongue.
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I wish words were like little toy guns.
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Wish there was a white flag waving or that they were both just faking.
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And it was just a game they were playing like shoot 'em up cowboys.
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Leave the plastic pistols in the front yard, throw away the scorecard.
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And just turn off all the noise.
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I wish words were like little toy guns, no sting, no hurt no one.
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Just a bang, bang rolling off your tongue.
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I wish words were like little toy guns.
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Yeah.
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No smoke, no bullets, no kick from the trigger when you pull it.
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No pain, no damage done.
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I wish words were like little toy guns.
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And just a bang, bang rolling off your tongue.
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I wish words were like little toy guns.
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Oh, I wish they didn't cut like a knife, I wish they didn't break you inside.
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I wish they didn't bang, bang make you wanna run, yeah.
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Like little toy guns, no sting, no hurt no one.
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Just a bang, bang rolling off your tongue.
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I wish words were like little toy guns.
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Yeah.
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No smoke, no bullets, no shot from the trigger when you pull it.
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No pain, no damage done.
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I wish words were like little toy guns.
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And just a bang, bang rolling off your tongue.
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I wish words were like little toy guns.
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Toy guns.
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Oh, like little toy guns.
Topics:Carrie UnderwoodLittle Toy GunsRebel Warriorcover songfamily conflictemotional painchild perspectivehurtful wordstoy guns metaphorcountry music
