The Interrupters - She Got Arrested
The Interrupters' song "She Got Arrested" delves into themes of rebellion and a woman's fantasy of reclaiming power after experiencing domestic abuse. While the lyrics describe a scenario of a woman being arrested for retaliating against her abuser, the band's lead singer, Aimee Interrupter, has stated that the song was inspired by her own life experiences, though she initially wrote it from the perspective of another person. This approach allowed her to explore deeply personal and traumatic events, including her history with abuse, by externalizing them into a narrative. The song is featured on their 2016 album, Say It Out Loud, and reflects the band's characteristic ska-punk sound while addressing serious social issues. It has resonated with many listeners for its raw emotion and its portrayal of a powerful, albeit fictionalized, response to prolonged suffering for retaliating against her abuser, the band's lead singer, Aimee Interrupter, has stated that the song was inspired by her own life experiences, though she initially wrote it from the perspective of another person. This approach allowed her to explore deeply personal and traumatic events, including her history with abuse, by externalizing them into a narrative. The song is featured on their 2016 album, Say It Out Loud, and reflects the band's characteristic ska-punk sound while addressing serious social issues. It has resonated with many listeners for its raw emotion and its portrayal of a powerful, albeit fictionalized, response to prolonged suffering.
The Interrupters - She Got Arrested Lyrics
She got arrested
For shooting down her man
U.S. Marshals
Caught her outside of Spokane
She said, "I'd do it again
Do it again
Do it again, I'd do it again
I'd do it again
Do it again
Do it again, yeah, I'd do it again"
She met her luck a year ago last Christmas
He drove a truck in town on business
She fell in love or so she thought
'Cause Maryland was cold, and Nevada was hot so
She moved alone to the city of sin
Then got a place with him
Put her chips all in, yeah
It got dark, he was a stranger
He put his hands on her in anger
And she got arrested
For shooting down her man
U.S. Marshals
Caught her outside of Spokane
She said, "I'd do it again
Do it again
Do it again, I'd do it again
I'd do it again
Do it again
Do it again, I'd do it again"
They brought her down to the police station
In an eight foot room for interrogation
Her fingerprints on the murder weapon
All they needed was a taped confession and
She was bloody, beaten for years and
Her demeanor was cold so she cried no tears
This time it was his blood on her
She wore it like a badge of honour
And she got arrested
For shooting down her man
U.S. Marshals
Caught her outside of Spokane
She said, "I'd do it again
Do it again
Do it again, I'd do it again
I'd do it again
Do it again
Do it again, yeah, I'd do it again"
Flight risk, drove a thousand miles
In a cell for a year on trial
No regrets for the things she done
He lost the fight, she won it
Told her story, jury heard it
Deliberating for a verdict
She's up for murder in the first degree
'Cause she refused to plead insanity
And she got arrested
For shooting down her man
U.S. Marshals
Caught her outside of Spokane
She said, "I'd do it again
Do it again
Do it again, I'd do it again
I'd do it again
Do it again
Do it again, yeah, I'd do it again"
Do it again, do it again
Do it again, I'd do it again
(Yeah) I'd do it again
Do it again (that's right)
Do it again, I'd do it again