Kids With Guns is the third track and fourth single (alongside "El Mañana") on Gorillaz' 2005 album, Demon Days.
It was released on April 10, 2006 in the UK as a double A-side with "El Mañana" as the fourth and final single from the album. Unlike its Top 10 predecessors from Demon Days, "Kids With Guns"/"El Mañana" reached #27 upon its release in the UK.
It features Neneh Cherry on guest vocals.
Lyrics[]
Kids with guns, kids with guns
Taking over, but it won't be long
They're mesmerized skeletons
Kids with guns, kids with guns.
Easy does it, easy does it, they got something to say no to
Drinking out (Push it real)
Pacifier (Push it real, push it)
Vitamin souls (Push it, push it real)
The street desire (Push it real, push it)
Doesn't make sense to (Push it, push it real)
But it won't be long (Push it real, push it)
Kids with guns. Kids with guns
Easy does it, easy does it, they got something to say no to
Now they're turning us into monsters
Turning us into fire
Turning us into monsters
It's all desire, it's all desire, it's all desire
Drinking out
Pacifier
Sinking soul
There you are
Doesn't make sense to
But it won't be long
'Cause kids with guns, kids with guns
Easy does it, easy does it, they got something to say no to
Now they're turning us into monsters
Turning us into fire
Turning us into monsters
It's all desire, it's all desire, it's all desire
Push it, push it real (It's real)
Push it real, push it
Push it push it real (It's real, real)
Push it real, push it
Push it, push it real (It's real)
Push it real, push it
Push it push it real (It's real, real)
Push it real, push it
Push it, push it real (It's real)
Push it real, push it
Push it push it real (It's real, real)
Push it real, push it
Push it, push it real (It's real)
Push it real, push it
Push it push it real (It's real, real)
Push it real, push it
Push it, push it real
I don't know what I'm gonna do
Oh, oh, oh, oh
After day, after night come
Don't, don't kill me now
After night come day
oh, oh, oh
After day, after night come
Don't, don't kill me now
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Chart[]
- Australian Singles Chart: 31
- Italian Singles Chart: 33
- Irish Singles Chart: 39
- UK Singles Chart: 27
Trivia[]
- The song is based off an anecdote in which a boy brought a knife into the school of Damon Albarn's daughter, Missy Albarn.