John Mayer - Assassin Meaning

Assassin Lyrics

I work in the dead of night
When the roads are quiet, no one is around
To track my moves, racing the yellow lights
To find the gate is open, she's waiting in the room
I just step on through

You get in, you get done and then you get...

1. BillyZbang

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   Jul 26th 2013 !⃝

   The song is about thieves honnesty or sense of honnor.
   He describes himself as an assassin, professionnal killer who have a well documented method! He kills and hurt ladies in their hearts everyday and one day...
   He finds a woman like him who's only playing a role and she did him what he was going to do her.
   And, understanding finally comes: he can't even blame this lady assassin for what he planned to do and missed. And the excuses he found for himself fit this girl very well.
   If he wants to accuse the lady of a crime he planned too, he throws himself in great trouble.
   It´s all about honesty amongst thieves;)

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
2. anonymous

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   Jun 14th 2011 !⃝

   This song is such a great song.
   
   The song really has no correlation to the idea of an assassin or hired work. It is a way that John tells a story about how usually a guy will sleep around, and will "work in the dead of night". Girls would fall in love with him, but he would break their hearts because he wasn't looking for love.
   
   Low and behold, he meets a girl who he intends on doing the same with, but something is different with this girl, and he falls in love with her, finding out that she is the same as him, but only female. It is the scorn and pain he felt that made the song such a powerful force. Because at the end John Mayer just makes it seem as though the rest of his life he will just be the way he is, because of this situation