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THE UNHAPPY ENDING (Lead Me On)(words and music by Rick Springfield)Tears subsiding Michael lifts A gun up to his head Sorry for the part he played In making Maggie dead As he pulls the trigger, And he feels the hammer fall His mind goes back a year ago And he remembers all And how he loved her Oh,Lead me on Lead me on Lord lead me on Oh, lead me on Lead me on, Lord Lead me on She said she'd been with other men But that was long ago Long before she fell in love with him He ought to know But Michael would not believe her He told her to her face And then took on with another girl Put Maggie in disgrace Oh, Lead me on Lead me on Lord lead me on Oh, lead me on Lead me on, Lord Lead me on But when they found her dying He realized what he'd done She died because he blamed her for Things she'd never done A loud explosion rocks the air And things go quite insane As the gun hurls out the shell It crashes through his brain Oh, Lead me on Lead me on Lord lead me on Oh, lead me on Lead me on, Lord Lead me on Oh,Lead me on (total playing time: 3:25) Song Facts: This can be found on
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According to US The opening music on this song starts out pleasant enough, then takes somewhat of an evil turn. Definitely not an uplifting song. I'd love to know where the inspiration of this song came from. Rick uses his brother's name in the song, don't know if that's interesting or not. Apparently this is about a guy who couldn't get over his girlfriend's past, so he cheated on her as a form of revenge, and she killed herself, so then he killed himself, eaten up by the guilt.I could not understand the phrase "part he played", I kept thinking "what's a potty plate"? :) I think the song should have ended with the line "crashes through his brain". That was a nice and dramatic, great sound effect. I don't like the way Rick makes the word "all" in "he remembers aaa - all" into two syllables. I think this is a nice try at writing a dramatic song, but it's not something I like to listen too. I'm not sure either, what the message part of "lead me on" is all about. - rlh I was 13 when I saw Hard to Hold and became a die hard Rick fan. It didn't take me long to find and buy all of his records up to that point. I don't think I fully understood what "Lead Me On" was about back then. The record didn't come with printed lyrics, and there were just enough words I didn't understand to interfere with my comprehension. Plus, I was still a pretty innocent kid. I did get that it was a very tragic story where everyone ends up dead. The music is so over-the-top dramatic that it's pretty hard to miss. |