Miranda Lambert just opened up about how her track "Gunpowder & Lead" inspired a fan to shoot a man... for all the right reasons.
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On the Oct. 27 episode of And the Writer Is..., the 42-year-old country star recalled the intense fan encounter.
"It's such a huge staple for me and my catalog," Lambert said of the 2007 tune. "Just the subject matter and how I got to that and who I got to write it with and the stories I've heard from women over the years."
"One lady walks up, and she's like, 'I don't need a picture,'" she continued, before revealing how "Gunpowder & Lead" inspired a fan in a very intense way. "She's like, 'I just want to tell you that I finally had enough, and that song gave me the courage, and I did shoot him, and I got off.' "
Lambert admitted shock flowed over her, insisting that the fan was "dead serious."
Miranda Lambert Recalls Crying With 'Hardcore' Fan Over 'Gunpowder & Lead' Revelation
However, after adding the fan was "hardcore," Lambert revealed the two got emotional together.
"Then we cried together because ... when somebody tells you something like that about something you wrote, that didn't actually happen to you, it's very intense."
The "Mama's Broken Heart" singer admitted it took her a minute to get her composure back before greeting other fans, who surely had much less intense stories.
"I realized in that moment that this isn't just me playing a character on stage or me playing a character in the studio," she explained. "This is a serious song about a serious matter, and it's touching people and affecting their lives."
The singer went on to reveal that "Gunpowder & Lead," which appeared on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, had some serious songwriting alchemy behind it. Her friend Heather Little, herself a domestic violence survivor, helped pen the track. As you might expect, the tune tells the story of a woman working up the courage to straight-up shoot her abusive husband.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, you can reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233. You can also chat with a representative at thehotline.org? or by texting "START" to 88788.
