Portugal. The Man - Guns & Dogs Lyrics






We took a trip down in '87
We were looking for a place where we don't fear heaven
Yeah, we got some guns, got some dogs
But just like them dogs, well those guns just get bigger.

Looking to the town to show us what they got,
We'll take it to the cabin and we'll show ya what we got.
We got space to do what you please.
If you'll ever make it out.

If I never stand at another corner trying hard to be a father
Let's be, let's be love.
If I never need again I'll find that sleep again,
Let's be, let's be love.
We took a trip down in '87
We were looking for a place where we don't need heaven.
Oh, once you crawl in you'll never come back again.
Oh, once you crawl in you'll never come back again.

If I never stand at another corner trying hard to be a father
Let's be, let's be love.
If I never need again I'll find that sleep again,
Let's be, let's be love.

Though I never pray God reigns today.
Though I never pray God reigns today.
Though I never pray God reigns today.
Though I never pray God reigns today.

And if you catch us coming up around the bend.
And if we step a little higher will we find it then?
There's gotta be something roaming up around the bend.

Oh, once you crawl in you'll never come back again.
Oh, once you crawl in you'll never come back again.

Though I never pray God reigns today.
Though I never pray God reigns today.
Though I never pray God reigns today.
Though I never pray God reigns today.





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  1. M.... P....

    Masterpiece

  2. J.... S....

    I like it good vibe except the God diss a lot of satanic representation I’m not into like it though

    J.... S....

    John Gourley believes in God, he just doesn't believe in the hypocrisy of organized religion.

    J.... S....

    @BrettC11B Exactly!! The overt use of satanic symbols and occult imagery is juxtaposed to convey the point: they're two sides of the same token. Judging by the comments here, it's safe to say that not many people venture past the simplistic, first degree thinking.

  3. B.... H....

    let's be, let's be love.

  4. E.... M....

    It's so good that the true I die bands such as CtE and PtM are finally getting the attention they deserve

  5. B.... H....

    Lesbi lesbi love

  6. E.... R....

    Fantastic...:-))

  7. C.... ....

    I've been boppin to these guys since I was in high school, surprised they're still not as popular as they deserve to be.

  8. O.... K....

    , they are the zpe man

  9. O.... K....

    Nuke portibitch

  10. T.... ....

    GREAT SHOW IN HOLLYWOOD TONIGHT!

  11. M.... ....

    Sounds like RHCP - "Dani California"

  12. A.... C....

    Let's switch the u in guns .....🙏

  13. G.... A....

    reminds me of mgmt, scissor sister, Mike snow, Dr. dog. and a little like black keys.

  14. A.... A....

    This song is so good, the video makes it even better. They ferkin pizown live too. One fo the best bands evah!

  15. R.... ....

    "oh my god, they are satanist"
    your god has no power here, if you don't like it, just go away

    R.... ....

    ReyMysterio2466 God has all authority Satan bows and leaves when God comes Satan's real fuckedup up specially once he gets you alone

  16. B.... ....

    My God. I can't believe I'm just discovering this now.

    B.... ....

    BarbarellaCasey my thoughts exactly when I discovered them. Their music sends chills through my body

  17. J.... P....

    I love this video, Michael Ragen is great

  18. B.... ....

    You know how you find someone who makes good music, and you listen to some of their other songs they're shit? I've listened to every one of these songs and I'm fucking blown away, every single one is amazing. I'm astonished this band isn't more popular.

    B.... ....

    +Nathan McCaffrey Yeah man I hope they do release another album soon, these guys are the shit.

    B.... ....

    saw them live yesterday

    B.... ....

    Yeah they are something special; superb songwriting. I'm a newer fan myself. Heard Atomic Man at totally random on yt, once I dug their sound I listened backwards sequentially. The first two and the ep have not grown on me too much yet. But in the past few years I've fallen in love. This is one of their best videos, very dark.

    B.... ....

    They're putting out a double album "Gloomin + Doomin" any day now, there isn't a date yet but it should be really soon.

    B.... ....

    Same!! But now they are

  19. b.... ....

    Can't get enough of this incredible music. Love the topics in the lyrics. Seriously great tunes. Thanks so much.

  20. d.... c....

    Jake Scott aka I still live at home with my mommy. I unlike you,I am a full grown man and entitled to my opinion.You can't even watch an R rated movie with out your mommy. Hit me back when and if you grow up"little boy".

    d.... c....

    listen up David casarez. we need to just chill, you nor i aren't gonna do shit. I can watch an r rated movie without my mom, I've done it before and I will do it again. we all need to remember why were here, portugal the man. we aren't here to bitch about something through a screen, were here to listen to awesome music.

    d.... c....

    Oh ? LOL

    d.... c....

    +david casarez agreed?

  21. d.... c....

    This video is about Holofernes and Judith it is taken from the Bible the book of Judith to be exact anyone who thinks this is satanic is so stupid they don't even know this story is straight out of the Bible. So all you idiots just keep on showing everyone just how stupid and judgemental you are.

    d.... c....

    +david casarez It is equally stupid to try and educate people on the internet....No matter how frustrating their stupid comments are..

    d.... c....

    thats all fine and dandy buddy the song may be about that but there is no denying the ant christ symbolism,, did you miss the upside down cro9ss at the begining the pentagrams the triangle imagry seems like your the idiot its definatly not promoting god as much as i like ptm he is anti god look up some of his comments on google

    d.... c....

    Just enjoy it . Horror movies are violent and the ideas expressed are just theatrical. Stephen King is not evil or violent no more than Portugal the man is evil.their music is thought provoking policaly and theologicaly. Those who think the provocation of thought are the people who are truly evil,poisoning the world with their expressions of fear,ignorance and hate.And we can all do without that narrow minded negativity.

  22. M.... R....

    Ok boys and girls today we're gonna judge people on YouTube and let everyone know what we don't like about people. It's our fkn job!!

    M.... R....

    lol!
    I dig this song. If it's really based on that, that's pretty interesting but I'm not sure whatta godda do wiff judgement.
    Of course most average good Christian peeps are gonna be offended if they think something is Satanic tho...

    M.... R....

    +Colin VESELY haha of course it's a Christian's job to impose there brainwashing on the world. must say it bible somewhere... hate everyone😱😂😂💀👿😈

  23. J.... T....

    is he a devil worshipper?

    J.... T....

    that's between him and GOD.Last time I checked, you are not GOD.

    J.... T....

    +david casarez there is no god, so bam

    J.... T....

    +Jake Scott "so bam"? you need to finish the third grade so you will have something more intelligent to quote rather than "so bam".

    J.... T....

    late reply but hes an atheist

  24. d.... c....

    Fear and hate are are manifestations of ignorance. This video has brought the idiots out of the woodwork,to show people how just how uninformed they are.If they don't like this video it is only because they don't understand the nature of artistic expression.

    d.... c....

    fuck em

    d.... c....

    Fear is a manifestation of ignorance ??? What the fuck, you idiotic idiot. Fucking idiot, idiot fucking idiotic idiot

    d.... c....

    @JICM25 lol don't get your panties in a wad ,it's just a video you stupid fucking hillbilly .

    d.... c....

    If wasn´t for fear you would be dead you punk ass

    d.... c....

    same number of likes and replies, perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

  25. C.... B....

    I like that they are not religious. Love his artwork on The Satanic Satanist. He's  fucking brilliant.

  26. L.... H....

    Judith Slaying Holofernes... getting baroque up in dis bitch

  27. k.... ....

    satanic?!. this is about make success and $...

  28. f.... ....

    oh no, satanist symbols
    boo-hoo 
    You know, people, if the video makes you uncomfortable, you can either not watch it, or just go away completely

    f.... ....

    and HIDE!!!
    MUAHAHAHA

  29. B.... ....

    What's with all the satanic shit in their videos
    I mean I like the music but damn

    B.... ....

    I was like 15 when I wrote my initial comment, I actually love this video and have since I first watched it. But since doing so I have grown up a lot more and have come to understand its true meaning over time. Satanism is extreme atheism yes, but there are also people who do worship Satan. This video has nothing to do with that however and I have since discovered the religious Baroque painting this video draws visual inspiration from. Part of me wants to delete my initial comment because it's so cringy and silly. It is from a time where I still believed in religion, whereas now I do not know if any religion has been accurate.

    B.... ....

    Eh, either way. I'd say it made for a decent discussion though.

    There are a few people who might worship the Christian Satan. To me it's sad, as they are essentially embracing the worst parts of Christianity. It's misguided and serves no purpose. But for the most part, "Satanists" have historically just been groups that the Christian church disagreed with, so they labeled them Satanists as a propaganda tool.

    The "Church of Satan" was founded 50 years ago. As I understand it, it's essentially based on atheist-like belief systems that predate Christianity. They use the name "Satan" to parody the Christian faith and their habit of using Satan to marginalize dissenters. I don't think it's hurt Christianity as much as they might have hoped, but it has pissed them off a little.

    B.... ....

    Satan's personification is not expressed in the original Hebrew bible. Satan isn't so much a person, but an idea. Therefore, it makes sense that it would be an "athestic" (in my opinion its gnostic). That being said, it's interesting to see how devout PtM is because so much of their music and imagery is based off it. "I just want to be evil" for example.

    B.... ....

    Just another example of subverting Christian imagery. What? It's useful.

    B.... ....

    Gabriel Calderón the Devils real hope you never meet him

  30. Z.... ....

    I prefer the acoustic version it's so sexy!

  31. M.... E....

    The devil brought me here.

    M.... E....

    Bitch shit

  32. M.... E....

    Fuck these satanic pieces of shit!

    M.... E....

    +Colin VESELY I bet the same idiots who say things like fk these..bla bla bla still think the boogie man lives in their closet.

    M.... E....

    +nyceone75 but he does though... he told me so.

    M.... E....

    +Colin VESELY I ain't afraid of no ghost! 👻💀👿

    M.... E....

    +nyceone75 shit yes! so you ya gonna call!?

    M.... E....

    wow lol the fact that you actually believe that they are "Satanic" is AMAZING! They made that the title just so idiots like yourself freak out and come out with some hate. YOU FELL FOR IT, GOOD JOB!!!! ;-)

  33. S.... ....

    Ya that makes sense

  34. G.... S....

    This song is amazing and if you are a butt-hurt jesus freak. GTFO!

  35. A.... G....

    Badass. That is all.

  36. g.... e....

    Awesome video, awesome. I've studied ritual magick, the "esoteric" etc... and I always gotta love PTM's stuff. If Portugal (latin: Lusitania) was a man I guess it was be a Luci-fer ; )

  37. M.... V....

    I think the satanist images are just a metaphor that go really well with the lyrics. The whole satanist thing is just a way of showing two opposites. Christianity and satanism. And in the line "let's be lets be love" it all means it doesn't matter what side you're on. All the knives has to do with all the death over religion. But hell I don't know that's just what I think

  38. G.... ....

    Nope not satanist at all. The singer says this about religion: I believe in the mind. Everything is energy. I had friends’ parents read to us from the Book of Revelation before we went to bed -- as bedtime stories. And I didn’t think anything of it at the time, but it all sort of clicked later. I just realized it’s crazy. Are you really going to scare the hell out of people with that? Is my buddy over here who doesn’t believe in your god, yet is a good person, really going to go to your hell?

  39. z.... ....

    because the world is filled with stupid people

  40. N.... ....

    BEAUTIFUL. OH MY GOD!

  41. L.... R....

    Yo igual.

  42. F.... C....

    dude there is not a day i dont jam out to sum portugal the man

  43. e.... s....

    let's be let's be lova

  44. H.... ....

    Not really man, only Portugal. The Man vibes around here.

  45. k.... ....

    the masses are asses and true good music is unheard of on the radio or the idiot box, at least nowadays, lucky enough to seem them live 3 times this year and they kicked ass each time!

  46. S.... ....

    White Stripes wibes anyone?

  47. C.... M....

    There is so much symbolism in here! I love it! AWESOME SONG!!! How the hell does it not at least have more than a million views!?

  48. K.... ....

    very masonic

  49. J.... M....

    awesome music, but do you have to be so blatantly anti-christian, ugh

  50. T.... C....

    Funny trolls, or Satan cult?

  51. b.... ....

    Same chord progression as Red Hot Chili Peppers song... what's it called again ? Who cares, this one is better.

  52. P.... ....

    @kuj4z
    Hahahaha Good Ear! It's the same progression, But Portugal. The Man does a Great job at not making it seem like an overused pattern; they add their own background effects for a kickass song :P

  53. Y.... ....

    Holy cannoly...

  54. A.... ....

    Love that uh-uhhuuu part :)

  55. d.... ....

    Dani California

  56. i.... ....

    1:14 "Judith Decapitating Holofernes" by Artemisia Gentileschi.

  57. M.... ....

    id take that bloody rag or somethig than the apple

  58. B.... C....

    I SEE LIVING HIPPIES O.O

  59. D.... S....

    epic video

  60. M.... D....

    My favorite song of theirs.

  61. m.... ....

    @maztakeef420 i dont use the word lame, so someone must have been signed into my youtube and posted this.

  62. J.... S....

    This is the music that lasts. Talent RICH! It's been a decade since an album like this hit. Good front to back.

  63. m.... ....

    Not really my type of music but I must say it's an honest stuff, with "I don't give a flying fuck about who thinks what about what I created here" attitude, and that's good enough for me

  64. M.... P....

    @maztakeef420 You're an idiot.

  65. R.... D....

    @Alexanduhr When you do! Do it in the dark with a nice size flat screen, preferably playing finding nemo! Super sick!!! Each time in that setting, its soooo dope!

  66. C.... ....

    I thought it was lets be lesbian. i knew that wasn't right lol (now i know)

  67. C.... ....

    @Podboy9 It's "Judith slaying Holofernes".

  68. P.... ....

    Man, what's the name of that famous painting referred to here? Where they're holding the sword to that guy's neck, it's this painting with two women, one is a widow and the other is her servant and they're killing this king or something for revenge? Anyone?

  69. m.... ....

    speaking of "last dance with mary jane", ever notice that "dani california" has the same intro/verse chords, AND rhythm. pretty lame.

  70. W.... ....

    Can't get enough...

  71. 1.... ....

    BEAUTIFUL! FUCKING PERFECT!!

  72. R.... S....

    How do guys have anything less than like 37,556,443 views? Just throwing a number out there.

  73. b.... ....

    so, yes, as everyone has stated, this video is rife in symbolism. illuminati, satanic, magik, what have you.

    but if anything, i feel they are mocking the use of music for an illuminati front. they are making symbolism so blatant, so obvious, you will start to see them in the real subliminal message rife music.

    telling you to look for things is much less effective as making you see them, and actually discovering what real subliminal messaging is.

  74. M.... ....

    Whoa check out the symbols in the beginning, if you pause it fast enough you can see them. Trippy!!!! Portugal the man is so mysterious I love everything they do. but some of those symbols make me wonder, its definitely subliminal unless you slow it down to see them. even then whos gonna know what that all means? it reminds me of the triangle he got tattooed ( and wears on his face) in the vid for people say. Either way Portugal. the man FTW!!!!

  75. S.... ....

    Can someone explain to me why there's an eye in that guys' hand?

  76. x.... ....

    Killuminati

  77. N.... E....

    The Best Band ever. :)

  78. C.... P....

    I love the tableau style of this video. So beautiful and strange and elegant. Fantastic stuff.

  79. V.... R....

    this is really about the ILLUMINATI

  80. m.... m....

    @trashmyego what does the double usage of the album title means to you? what is your perception of it?

  81. m.... m....

    by this day I have not found anything wrong with this band, and im glad! this band is genius im not gonna get tired of saying it over and over again!

  82. t.... ....

    See you in hell ;D

  83. T.... R....

    best band to come out of the past decade. amazing amazing amazing.

  84. G.... ....

    It's wonderful seeing people over think a music video for a song from an album titled 'The Satanic Satanist.' I hope the double usage there is understood by at least some people, that such a thing can't exist and they cancel each other out.

    But yes, to add in - Portugal. The Man are a front of the Illuminati, sometimes secret societies gotta jam you know?

  85. R.... G....

    wow this band is way sick!!!

  86. t.... ....

    @thalogic2012 exactly!

  87. t.... ....

    @vfactor2 yes with subliminal messages ;)

  88. C.... W....

    @tadentt Yeah.. Or maybe it's just a music video.

  89. t.... ....

    @thalogic2012 well you have to understand that everything that looks related to illuminati or other satanic symbols isnt just a "coincidence".
    its more of a subliminal image.
    like the intro flashes symbols really fast, you dont really see it unless you take the time to pause and see.
    *upside down cross in between "guns and dogs"
    *eye on hand
    *random pyramid
    *weird screenplay story
    "once you crawl in,you never come back again"?
    stuff like that isnt just a coincidence.
    thats my opinion.

  90. G.... ....

    awesome! makes me think of bergman's The Seventh Seal

  91. t.... ....

    alot of satanic symbols and illuminati stuff,
    but great song!!! :)

  92. J.... J....

    you guys played an amazing show in tempe and so happy you guys played an extra song :D

  93. n.... ....

    Fucking masterpiece, well worth the wait

  94. c.... ....

    finally

  95. A.... O....

    epic vid, epic song !

  96. A.... G....

    Never fails to make an epic video
    :]
    Wish i didn't have to miss the 11/10 portland show though :(

  97. F.... ....

    Watching their videos changes the songs perspective so drastically it's like listening to a whole new track. Mind blowing.