Ryan Woods Shares Emotional New Single "Gun in the Glovebox"
Singer/songwriter Ryan Woods once again lays his emotional cards face up on the table with his new single "Gun in the Glovebox." With gloriously saccharine melodies, a sprinkling of bubblegum beats, and diary-honest lyrics, delivered in Woods' lazily confident croon, "Gun in the Glovebox" is a pretty pop song with a deliciously dark and devilish side.
"'Gun in the Glovebox' is a song about boundaries, insecurity, and the fear of being truly seen," Woods explains, holding absolutely nothing back. "I wrote it after a relationship with someone whose life felt completely untouched by struggle — her father owned hotels in New York City, and she had the freedom to explore herself without the weight I was carrying. It made me feel small, like I came from another world. As she got closer, I started to retreat — not because I didn't care, but because I was scared of what she might uncover."
He finishes, "The 'gun in the glovebox' became a metaphor for the parts of myself I usually keep hidden — trauma, past mistakes, the stuff that isn't shiny or easy to explain. To me, it felt like a murder weapon: Once someone finds it, there's no going back, and they might never look at you the same again. This song is about that moment — when love gets too close to the truth, and you're left wondering if someone can still want you once they've seen everything."
It's a self-aware and heart-probing song that fans will surely relate to.
