Crimes

The speaker describes being drawn into a betrayal while insisting that the situation feels wrong. They admit to cheating and call it a “small crime,” yet also say they have no excuse. The repeated question “Is that alright with you?” makes the song feel less like a confident confession than an anxious plea for permission or forgiveness.

The “waste” suggests a place or state the speaker does not belong in. The “wrong time” and “wrong kind of place” express a sense of being caught in circumstances that clash with their values, though they do not remove responsibility. The image of giving away a loaded gun is more ambiguous: it may suggest handing over danger or temptation, while the question about how to hold it hints that the speaker feels unable to manage a powerful impulse.

The song’s repetition keeps the speaker circling the same conflict instead of resolving it. “Small crime” may be an attempt to minimize the betrayal, but “I’ve got no excuse” pushes against that minimization. The exchanges between the voices can sound like a real conversation, an imagined response, or the speaker’s own divided thoughts. The lyrics leave open whether the repeated question seeks genuine reassurance or exposes how little reassurance could make the choice acceptable.