Dec. 19761 viewer
Rifle Range Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was all alone with the scent of a bone
And my heart was stuck in this emptiness zone
I had not a care, though I wanted to hear
The voice of a maiden who was playing down there
[Chorus]
At the rifle range, I lost my heart
At the rifle range, I could not start
At the rifle range, she left me so hot
At the rifle range
[Verse 2]
Like a victim of truce, I was strung on a noose
Cracking at the news of a prey let loose
I turned around to stare at the face she would wear
And I ran through the gallows, her heart was down there
[Chorus]
At the rifle range, I lost my heart
At the rifle range, I could not start
At the rifle range, I heard a shot
At the rifle range
[Verse 3]
If I lose my head, we'll be certainly dead, oh
With visions of acid, how I wish they bled, oh
The drumming's of fear cause they're getting so near
And I think of a lion who was devoured down there
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I was all alone with the scent of a bone
And my heart was stuck in this emptiness zone
I had not a care, though I wanted to hear
The voice of a maiden who was playing down there
[Chorus]
At the rifle range, I lost my heart
At the rifle range, I could not start
At the rifle range, she left me so hot
At the rifle range
[Verse 2]
Like a victim of truce, I was strung on a noose
Cracking at the news of a prey let loose
I turned around to stare at the face she would wear
And I ran through the gallows, her heart was down there
[Chorus]
At the rifle range, I lost my heart
At the rifle range, I could not start
At the rifle range, I heard a shot
At the rifle range
[Verse 3]
If I lose my head, we'll be certainly dead, oh
With visions of acid, how I wish they bled, oh
The drumming's of fear cause they're getting so near
And I think of a lion who was devoured down there
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
At the rifle range, I lost my heart
At the rifle range, I could not start
At the rifle range, she left me so hot
At the rifle range, I heard a shot
At the rifle range
[Outro]
Bang bang, at the rifle range
Bang bang, at the rifle range
Bang bang
At the rifle range, I lost my heart
At the rifle range, I could not start
At the rifle range, she left me so hot
At the rifle range, I heard a shot
At the rifle range
[Outro]
Bang bang, at the rifle range
Bang bang, at the rifle range
Bang bang
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Genius Annotation
The Western-style “Rifle Range” was inspired by Ronnie Toast, a friend of the band. “He would be constantly writing and reciting lyrics with really interesting lyrics like "star beast” and “cautious lip”, and “rifle range”, all of which became lyrics to Blondie songs.
To witness Toast’s eccentric writing style at its fullest, look at the back of Blondie’s cover slip.
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Release Date
December 1976
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