Bulletproof Love

Pierce The Veil's 'Bulletproof Love' is a poignant exploration of heartbreak and unrequited love, wrapped in the band's signature post-hardcore sound. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a relationship that has ended, leaving the narrator in a state of despair and longing. The opening lines set the scene with a nostalgic look back at better times, where laughter and love filled the air. However, the tone quickly shifts to one of solitude and loss, as the narrator now sleeps alone, their 'thrill' for life having dissipated with the departure of their love.

The chorus of the song is a powerful declaration of the narrator's enduring love, which was 'bulletproof' until their partner metaphorically 'shot' them. This imagery suggests a love that was once strong and impervious to harm, but ultimately it was the loved one who caused the pain. The narrator's struggle to move on is evident as they describe their inability to see anything but their former partner's name, and their desperate attempts to hold onto the connection, even if it's just through a song. The repeated lines 'I'll sing along, but I'm barely hanging on' underscore the difficulty of coping with the aftermath of a broken relationship.

The song concludes with a sense of resignation and a haunting image of the narrator screaming at the 'drunken Moon,' symbolizing a futile attempt to express their anguish to an indifferent universe. The raw emotion conveyed through the lyrics and the intense delivery by the band captures the essence of feeling abandoned and the struggle to find closure.