Released: September 2, 2021

Songwriter: Halsey Trent Reznor Atticus Ross John Cunningham

Producer: Trent Reznor Atticus Ross

[Verse 1]
I feel lighter in the waistline
With no hands around me, no spit in my teeth
No, I'm not your daydream, I won't have your baby
Stop 'cause you're killin' my vibe
It's a shot in the dark, I'm not a walk in the park
I come loaded with the safety switched off
This girl is a gun and we've been havin' some fun
And I can show you if you turn the lights on

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep waitin' for luck to come swallow me up
I feel better when the boys stop callin'
I keep fallin' in love, but this measuring cup
Is overflowin' with the same damn problems

[Chorus]
This girl is a gun, before you know it, it's done
And you'll be wishin' that you crossed your fingers
Oh, but God, is it fun when you can have more than one
So let me show you how to touch my trigger

[Verse 2]
My newest baby's testin' me lately
Makin' me crazy from mornin' to evenin'
I cannot take it, I love it, I break it
Need it, leave it if I believe it's a waste of my
Time is a blessin', to me, it's a lesson
And I can't be stressin' to give you attention
'Cause, oh, it's never enough, so I'm givin' you up
And you'll be better with a nice girl, darlin'

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep waitin' for luck to come swallow me up
I feel better when the boys stop callin'
I keep fallin' in love, but this measuring cup
Is overflowin' with the same damn problems (Yeah)

[Chorus]
This girl is a gun, before you know it, it's done
And you'll be wishin' that you crossed your fingers
Oh, but God, is it fun when you can have more than one
So let me show you how to touch my trigger

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep waitin' for luck to come swallow me up
I feel better when the boys stop callin'
I keep fallin' in love, but this measuring cup
Is overflowin' with the same damn problems (Yeah)

[Chorus]
This girl is a gun, before you know it, it's done
And you'll be wishin' that you crossed your fingers
Oh, but God, is it fun when you can have more than one
So let me show you how to touch my trigger

Halsey

Halsey is the stage name of New Jersey singer Ashley Nicolette Frangipane. It is an anagram of her first name and reference to the Halsey Street subway stop and street in Brooklyn where she used to live. The bio on her website

I am Halsey. I will never be anything but honest. I write songs about sex and being sad."

Halsey was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was 17. This has greatly influenced her creative process from the start of her career. Songs like “Control” and “Gasoline” explicitly delve into her psychological and emotional battles. Manic, Halsey’s third album and arguably her rawest and most emotionally vulnerable, was written in a fully manic state rather than a depressive one.