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Use Your
Illusion 2 (1991)
Civil
War (7:42)
14
Years (4:21)
Yesterdays (3:17)
Knockin'
On Heaven's Door (5:36)
Get
In The Ring (5:41)
Shotgun
Blues (3:23)
Breakdown (7:04)
Pretty
Tied Up (4:48)
Locomotive (8:42)
So
Fine (4:07)
Estranged (9:24)
You
Could Be Mine (5:43)
Don't
Cry (ALT.LYRICS) (4:45)
My
World (1:24)
Civil
War
"WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE IS FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE.
SOME MEN
YOU JUST CAN'T REACH...
SO, YOU
GET WHAT WE HAD HERE LAST WEEK,
WHICH IS
THE WAY HE WANTS IT!
WELL, HE
GETS IT!
N' I DON'T
LIKE IT ANY MORE THAN YOU MEN." *
(whistle)
Look at
your young men fighting
Look at
your women crying
Look at
your young men dying
The way
they've always done before
Look at the hate we're breeding
Look at
the fear we're feeding
Look at
the lives we're leading
The way
we've always done before
My hands are tied
The
billions shift from side to side
And the
wars go on with brainwashed pride
For the
love of God and our human rights
And all
these things are swept aside
By bloody
hands time can't deny
And are
washed away by your genocide
And
history hides the lies of our civil wars
D'you wear a black armband
When they
shot the man
Who said
"Peace could last forever"
And in my
first memories
They shot
Kennedy
I went
numb when I learned to see
So I never
fell for Vietnam
We got the
wall of D.C. to remind us all
That you
can't trust freedom
When it's
not in your hands
When
everybody's fightin'
For their
promised land
And
I don't
need your civil war
It feeds
the rich while it buries the poor
Your power
hungry sellin' soldiers
In a human
grocery store
Ain't that
fresh
I don't
need your civil war
Ow, oh no,
no, no, no, no
Look at the shoes you're filling
Look at
the blood we're spilling
Look at
the world we're killing
The way
we've always done before
Look in
the doubt we've wallowed
Look at
the leaders we've followed
Look at
the lies we've swallowed
And I
don't want to hear no more
My hands are tied
For all
I've seen has changed my mind
But still
the wars go on as the years go by
With no
love of God or human rights
'Cause all
these dreams are swept aside
By bloody
hands of the hypnotized
Who carry
the cross of homicide
And
history bears the scars of our civil wars
"WE PRACTICE SELECTIVE ANNIHILATION OF MAYORS AND
GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS FOR EXAMPLE TO CREATE A VACUUM
THEN WE
FILL THAT VACUUM AS POPULAR WAR ADVANTAGE
PEACE IS
CLOSER" **
I don't need your civil war
It feeds
the rich while it buries the poor
Your power
hungry sellin' soldiers
In a human
grocery store
Ain't that
fresh
And I
don't need your civil war
No, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
I don't
need your civil war
I don't
need your civil war
Your power
hungry sellin' soldiers
In a human
grocery store
Ain't that
fresh
I don't
need your civil war
No, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no, no uh-oh-uh, no uh-oh, uh no
I don't
need one more war
I don't need one more war
No, no,
no, no uh-oh-uh, no uh-oh, uh no
WHAZ SO
CIVIL 'BOUT WAR ANYWAY?
(whistle)
* Strother
Martin – from the film Cool Hand Luke
** Peruvian Guerilla General
14
Years
I try and feel the sunshine
You bring
the rain
You try
and hold me down
With your
complains
You cry
and moan and complain
You whine
an tear
Up to my
neck in sorrow
The touch
you bring
You just
don't step inside to
To 14
years
So hard to
keep my own head
That's
what I say
You
know... I've been the beggar… I've played the thief
I was the
dog... they all tried to beat
But it's been
14 years
of silence
It's been
14 years
of pain
It's been
14 years
that are gone forever
And I'll
never have again
Your stupid girlfriends tell you
That I'm
to blame
Well
they're all used-up has-beens
Out of the
game
This time
I'll have the last word
You hear
what I say
I tried to
see it your way
It won't
work today
You just
don't step inside to
To 14
years
So hard to
keep my own head
That's
what I say
You
know... I've been the dealer… hangin' on your street
I was the
dog... they all tried to beat
But it's been
14 years
of silence
It's been
14 years
of pain
It's been
14 years
that are gone forever
And I'll
never have again
Bullshit and contemplation
Gossip's
their trade
If they
knew half the real truth
What would
they say
Well I'm
past the point of concern
It's time
to play
These last
4 years of madness
Sure put
me straight
Don't get
back 14 years
In just
one day
So hard to
keep my own head
Just go
away
You
know... just like a hooker she said
Nothin's
for free
Oh I tried
to see it your way
I tried to
see it your way
Yesterdays
Yesterday
There was
so many things
I was
never told
Now that
I'm startin' to learn
I feel I'm
growing old
'Cause yesterday's got nothin' for me
Old
pictures that I'll always see
Time to
spin the pages
In my book
of memories
Prayers in
my pocket
And no
hand in destiny
I'll keep
on movin' along
With no
time to plant my feet
'Cause yesterday's got nothin' for me
Old
pictures that I'll always see
Some
things could be better
If we'd
all just let them be
Ooh yesterday's got nothin' for me
Yesterday's, Ooh got nothin' for me
Got
nothin' for me, yeah
Yesterday
There was
so many things
I was
never shown
Suddenly
this time I found
I'm on the
streets and I'm all alone
Yesterday's got nothin' for me
Old
pictures that I'll always see
I ain't
got time to reminisce old novelties
Ooh yesterday's got nothin' for me
Yesterday's, Ooh got nothin' for me
Yesterday's got nothin' for me
Yesterday
Yesterday
Knockin'
On Heaven's Door
Mama take this badge from me
I can't
use it anymore
It's
getting dark too dark to see
Feels like
I'm knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Mama put
my guns in the ground
I can't
shoot them anymore
That cold
black cloud is comin' down
Feels like
I'm knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
"YOU JUST BETTER START SNIFFIN' YOUR OWN RANK
SUBJUGATION
JACK
'CAUSE IT'S JUST YOU AGAINST YOUR TATTERED LIBIDO, THE
BANK AND
THE MORTICIAN, FOREVER MAN AND IT WOULDN'T BE
LUCK IF
YOU COULD GET OUT OF LIFE ALIVE"
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Get
In The Ring
GUNS N' ROSES
GUNS N'
ROSES
GUNS N'
ROSES
Yeah!
C'mon!!
Why do you
look at me when you hate me
Why should
I look at you when you make me hate you to
I sense a
smell of retribution in the air
I don't
even understand why the fuck you even care
And I
don't need your jealousy, yeah
Why drag
me down in your misery, oh yeah
And when
you stare don't you think I feel it
But I'm
gonna deal it back to you in spades
When I'm
havin' fun ya know I can't conceal it
'Cause I
know you'd never cut it in my game - Oh no
And when
you're talkin' about a vasectomy - Yeah
I'll be
writin' down your obituary - HISTORY
You got your bitches with the silicone injections
Crystal
meth and yeast infections
Bleached
blond hair
Collagen
lip projections
Who are
you to criticize my intentions
Got your
subtle manipulative devices
Just like
you I got my vices
I got a
thought that would be nice
I'd like
to crush your head tight in my vice - PAIN!!
And that goes for all you punks in the press
That want
to start shit by printin' lies instead of the things we said
That means
you
Andy
Secher at Hit Parader
Circus
Magazine
Mick Wall
at Kerrang
Bob
Guccione Jr. at Spin,
What you
pissed off cuz your dad gets more pussy than you?
Fuck you
Suck my
fuckin' dick
You be
rippin' off the fuckin' kids
While they
be payin' their hard earned money to read about the bands
They want
to know about
Printin'
lies startin' controversy
You wanta
antagonize me
Antagonize
me motherfucker
Get in the
ring motherfucker
And I'll
kick your bitchy little ass
PUNK!!
I don't like you
I just
hate you
I'm gonna
kick your ass
Oh yeah!
Oh yeah!
You may not like our integrity, yeah
We built a
world out of anarchy
Oh yeah!
AND IN THIS CORNER WEIGHING IN AT 850 POUNDS - GUNS N' ROSES !!
Get in the ring (x 16)
Yeah
Yeah this song is dedicated to all the Guns n' fuckin' Roses fans
Who stuck
with us through all the fucking shit
And to all
those opposed...
Hmm...
well
Shotgun
Blues
I got the shotgun blues
Shotgun
blues
I said I
don't know what I did
But I know
I gotta move
I got the
shotgun blues
Shotgun
blues
I can't
wait here forever
I got too
much here to lose
An now you're blowin' smoke
I think
you're one big joke
Me... I
gotta lot to learn
An I'm
still waitin' for the heads to turn
You say I
walk a line
Fuck they
move it every time
You walk a
mile in my shoes
And then
you tell me 'bout singin' the blues
You get
what you pay for
An
freedom's real high priced
An while
your rippin' off children
Somebody's
fuckin' your wife
It's never
made a difference
It's only
how you survive
I got the shotgun blues
Shotgun
blues
I said I
don't know what I did
But I know
I gotta move
I got the
shotgun blues
Shotgun
blues
I can't
wait here forever
I got too
much here to lose
An now you
ask me why
I said
it's do or die
I'll stick
it right in your face
And then
I'll put you in your motherfuckin' place
And you...
you can suck my ass
An I think
it's so low class
Me... I'm
just so concerned
I'm still
waitin' for your ass to burn
Ooh you
want a confrontation
I'll give
you every fuckin' chance
With your
verbal masturbation
Me... I
just like to dance
How's that
for provocation
I'm just
makin' a stance
An I'm
tired of the frustration
Of livin'
inside of your lies
And I'm
wired on indignation
I said
somebody's got to die
Oooooh,
yeah!
I got the shotgun blues
Shotgun
blues
I said I
don't know what I did
But I know
I gotta move
I got the
shotgun blues
Shotgun
blues
I can't
stay here forever
I got too
much here to lose
I got the
shotgun blues
Shotgun
blues
Listen
motherfucker
You're
about to pay your dues
I got the
shotgun blues
Shotgun
blues
If you're
goin' up against me
Then you
know you're gonna lose
I know
I know
(there's ways - that we - can find)
I know
I know
You think anyone with an I.Q. over 15
Would
believe your shit... fuckhead
Nothin'
but a fuckin' pussy
Breakdown
We all come in from the cold
We come
down from the wire
An
everybody warms themselves to a different fire
When
sometimes we get burned
You'd
think sometime we'd learn
The one
you love is the one
That
should take you higher
You ain't
got no one
You better
go back out and find her
Just like children hidin' in a closet
Can't tell
what's goin' on outside
Sometimes
we're so far off the beaten track
We'll get
taken for a ride
By a
parlor trick or some words of wit
A hidden
hand up a sleeve
To think
the one you love could hurt you now
Is a
little hard to believe
But
everybody darlin' sometimes
Bites the
hand that feeds
When I look around
Everybody
always brings me down
Well is it
them or me
Well I
just can't see
But there
ain't no peace to found
But if
someone really cared
Well
they'd take the time to spare
A moment
to try and understand
Another
one's despair
Remember
in this game we call life
That no
one said it's fair
BREAKDOWN
Let me
hear it now
BREAKDOWN
let me
hear it now
Yeah
BREAKDOWN
Let me
hear it now
BREAKDOWN
Let me
hear it now
Get down
with yo' bad self
Alright
I've come to know the cold
I think of
it as home
When there
ain't enough of me
To go
around
I'd rather
be left alone
But if I
call you out of habit
I'm out of
love and I gotta have it
Would you
give it to me
If I fit
you needs
Like when
we both knew we had it
But now
the damage's done
And we're
back out on the run
Funny how
ev'rything was ROSES
When we
held on to the GUNS
Just
because you're winnin'
Don't mean
you're the lucky one
BREAKDOWN
Let me
hear it now
BREAKDOWN
Yeah
BREAKDOWN
BREAKDOWN
Let me
hear it now
"There goes the challenger being chased
By the
blue blue meanies on wheels
The
vicious traffic squad cars are
After our
lone driver
The last
American hero
The-the
electric sintar
The
demi-god
The super
driver of the golden west!
Two nasty
Nazi cars are close behind
The
beautiful lone driver
The police
cars are getting closer-closer...
Closer to
our soul hero in his soul mobile - Yeah baby!
They about
to strike
They gonna
get him, SMASH! RAPE!
The last
beautiful free soul on this planet
But... it is writen if the Evil Spirit
Arms the
Tiger with claws
Brahman
provided wings for the Dove
Thus spake
the Super Guru
DID YOU
HEAR THAT?
Pretty
Tied Up
THE PERILS OF ROCK N` ROLL DECADENCE
I know this chick she lives down on Melrose
She ain't
satisfied without some pain
Friday
night is goin' up inside her... again
Well crack
the whip
'Cause
that bitch is just insane
I'm
serious
She's pretty tied up
Hangin'
upside down
She's
pretty tied up
An you can
ride her
She's
pretty tied up
Hangin'
upside down
I can't
tell you she's the right one
Oh no, oh
no, oh no
Once there
was this rock n' roll band rollin' on the streets
Time went
by and it became a joke
We just
needed more and more fulfilling - Uh-huh
Time went
by and it all went up in smoke
But check
it out
She's pretty tied up
Hangin'
upside down
She's
pretty tied up
An you can
ride her
She's
pretty tied up
Hangin'
upside down
Ohh I
can't tell you she's the right one
Oh no, oh
no, oh no
Once you
made that money it costs more now
It might
cost a lot more than you'd think
I just
found a million dollars
That
someone forgot
It's days
like this that push me o'er the brinks
Cool and
stressing
(pronounced: Kool ranch dres'ing)
She's pretty tied up
Hangin'
upside down
She's
pretty tied up
An you can
ride her
She's
pretty tied up
Hangin'
upside down
And I
can't tell you she's the right one
Oh she's
the right one...
Locomotive
Gonna find a way to cure this loneliness
Yeah I'll
find a way to cure the pain
If I said
that you're my friend
And our
love would never end
How long
before I had your trust again
I opened
up the doors when it was cold outside
Hopin'
that you'd find your own way in
But how
can I protect you
Or try not
to neglect you
When you
won't take the love I have to give
I bought
me an illusion
An I put
it on the wall
I let it
fill my head with dreams
And I had
to have them all
But oh the
taste is never so sweet
As what
you'd believe it is
Well I
guess it never is
It's these
prejudiced illusions
That pump
the blood
To the
heart of the biz
You know I never thought that it could take so long
You know I
never knew how to be strong
Yeah, I
let you shape me
But I feel
as though you raped me
'Cause you
climbed inside my world
And in my
songs
So now
I've closed the door
To keep
the cold outside
Seems
somehow I've found the will to live
But how
can I forget you
Or try not
to reject you
When we
both know it takes time to forgive
Sweetness is a virtue
And you
lost your virtue long ago
You know
I'd like to hurt you
But my
conscience always tells me no
You could
sell your body on the street
To anyone
who looks like me
Who'd love
to try and get inside
And bust
your innocence open wide
'Cause my baby's got a locomotive
My baby's
gone off the track
My baby's
got a locomotive
Got ta
peel the bitch off my back
I know it
looks like I'm insane
Take a
closer look I'm not to blame
No!
Gonna have some fun with my frustration
Gonna
watch the big screen in my head
I'd rather
take a detour
'Cause
this road ain't gettin' clearer
Your train
of thought has cut me off again
Better
tame that boy 'cause he's a wild one
Better
tame that boy for he's a man
Sweetheart
don't make me laugh
You's
gettin' too big for your pants
And I's
think maybe you should
Cut out
while you can
You can
use you illusion
Let it
take you where it may
We live
and learn
And then
sometimes it's best to walk away
Me I'm
just here hangin' on
It's my
only place to stay at least
For now
anyway
I've
worked too hard for my illusions
Just to
throw them all away
I'm taking time for quiet consolation
In passing
by this love that's passed away
I know
it's never easy
So why
should you believe me
When I've
always got so many things to say
Calling
off the dogs a simple choice is made
'Cause
playful hearts
Can
sometimes be enraged
You know I
tried to wake you
I mean how
long could it take you
To open up
your eyes and turn the page
Kindness is a treasure
And it's
one towards me you've seldom shown
So I'll
say it for good measure
To all the
ones like you I've known
Ya know
I'd like to shave your head
And all my
friends could paint it red
'Cause
love to me's a two way street
An all I
really want is peace
But my baby's got a locomotive
My baby's
gone off the track
My baby's
got a locomotive
Got ta
peel the bitch off my back
I know it
looks like I'm insane
Take a
closer look I'm not to blame
No!
Affection is a blessing
Can you
find it in your sordid heart
I tried to
keep this thing ta-gether
But the
tremor tore my pad apart
Yeah I
know it's hard to face
When all
we've worked for's gone to waste
But you're
such a stupid woman
And I'm
such a stupid man
But love
like time's got its own plans
'Cause my baby's got a locomotive
My baby's
gone off the track
My baby's
got a locomotive
Got ta
peel the bitch off my back
I know it
looks like I'm insane
Take a
closer look I'm not to blame
Yeah
If love is
blind I guess
I'll buy
myself a cane
LOVE'S SO STRANGE…
So
Fine
How could she look so fine
How could
it be she might be mine
How could
she be so cool
I've been
taken for a fool
So many
times - Yeah
It's a
story of a man
Who works
as hard as he can
Just to be
a man who stands on his own
But the
book always burns
As the
story takes it turn
An leaves
a broken man
How could
she be so cool
How could
she be so fine
I owe a
favor to a friend
My friends
they always come through for me - Yeah
It's a
story of a man
Who works
as hard as he can
Just to be
a man who stands on his own
But the
book always burns
As the
story takes it turn
An leaves
a broken man
If you
could only live my life
You could
see the difference you make to me - To me
I'd look
right up at night
And all
I'd see was darkness
Now I see
the stars alright
I wanna
reach right up and grab one for you
When the
lights went down in your house
Yeah that
made me happy
The sweat
I make for you
Yeah... I
think you know where that comes from
Yeah
Well I'd
look right up at night
And all
I'd see was darkness
Now I see
the stars alright
I wanna
reach right up and grab one for you
When the
lights went down in your house
Yeah that
made me happy
The sweat
I make for you
I think
you know where that comes from
How could she look so good (So good)
How could
she be so fine
How could
she be so cool
How could
it be she might be mine
Yeah
Estranged
When you're talkin to yourself
And
nobody's home
You can
fool yourself
You came
in this world alone
(Alone)
So nobody ever told you baby
How it was
gonna be
So what'll
happen to you baby
Guess
we'll have to wait and see
ONE, TWO
Old at heart but I'm only 28
And I'm
much too young
To let
love break my heart
Young at
heart but it's getting much too late
To find
ourselves so far apart
I don't know how you're s'posed to find me lately
An what
more could you ask from me
How could
you say that I never needed you
When you
took everything
Said you
took everything from me
Young at heart an it gets so hard to wait
When no
one I know can seem to help me now
Old at
heart but I musn't hesitate
If I'm to
find my own way out
Still talkin' to myself
And
nobody's home
(Alone)
So nobody ever told us baby
How it was
gonna be
So what'll
happen to us baby
Guess
we'll have to wait and see
When I find out all the reasons
Maybe I'll
find another way
Find
another day
With all
the changing seasons of my life
Maybe I'll
get it right next time
An now
that you've been broken down
Got your
head out of the clouds
You're
back down on the ground
And you
don't talk so loud
An you
don't walk so proud
Any more,
and what for
Well I jumped into the river
Too many
times to make it home
I'm out
here on my own, an drifting all alone
If it
doesn't show give it time
To read
between the lines
'Cause I
see the storm getting closer
And the
waves they get so high
Seems
everything we've ever known's here
Why must
it drift away and die
I'll never find anyone to replace you
Guess I'll
have to make it thru, this time - Oh this time
Without
you
I knew the storm was getting closer
And all my
friends said I was high
But
everything we've ever known's here
I never
wanted it to die
You
Could Be Mine
I'm a cold heartbreaker
Fit ta
burn and I'll rip your heart in two
An I'll
leave you lyin' on the bed
I'll be
out the door before ya wake
It's
nuthin' new ta you
'Cause I
think we've seen that movie too
'Cause you could be mine
But you're
way out of line
With your
bitch slap rappin'
And your
cocaine tongue
You get
nuthin' done
I said you
could be mine
Now holidays come and then they go
It's
nothin' new today
Collect
another memory
When I
come home late at night
Don't ask
me where I've been
Just count
your stars
I'm home
again
'Cause you could be mine
But you're
way out of line
With your
bitch slap rappin'
And your
cocaine tongue
You get
nuthin' done
I said you
could be mine, yeah
You could
be mine
You could
be mine
You could
be mine
You could
be mine
You could
be mine, mine, mine, mine
You've gone sketchin' too many times
Why don't
ya give it a rest
Why
Must you
find
Another
reason to cry
While you're breakin' down my back n'
I been
rackin' out my brain
It don't
matter how we make it
'Cause it
always ends the same
You can
push it for more mileage
But your
flaps r' wearin' thin
And I
could sleep on it 'til mornin'
But this
nightmare never ends
Don't
forget to call my lawyers
With
ridiculous demands
An you can
take the pity so far
But it's
more than I can stand
'Cause
this couchtrip's gettin' older
Tell me
how long has it been
'Cause 5
years is forever
An you
haven't grown up yet
You could be mine
But you're
way out of line
With your
bitch slap rappin'
And your
cocaine tongue
You get
nuthin' done
I said you
could be mine
You should
be
You could
be mine
Oh, You
could be mine
You could
be mine
Oh, You
could be mine
You could
be mine
Oh, You
could be mine
You could
be mine
Oh, You
could be mine
You could
be mine
Yeah!
Don't
Cry (ALT. LYRICS)
If we could see tomorrow
What of
your plans
No one can
live in sorrow
Ask all
your friends
Times that
you took in stride
They're
back in demand
I was the
one who's washing
Blood off
your hands
Don't you cry tonight
I still
love you baby
Don't you
cry tonight
Don't you
cry tonight
There's a
heaven above you baby
And don't
you cry tonight
I know the things you wanted
They're
not what you have
With all
the people talkin'
It's
drivin' you mad
If I was
standin' by you
How would
you feel
Knowing
your love's decided
And all
love is real
Ooh Baby
An don't
you cry tonight
Don't you
cry tonight
Don't you
cry tonight
There's a
heaven above you baby
And don't
you cry tonight
I thought I could live in your world
As years
all went by
With all
the voices I've heard
Something
has died
And when
you're in need of someone
My heart
won't deny you
So many
seem so lonely
With no
one left to cry to baby
An don't you cry tonight
An don't
you cry tonight
An don't
you cry tonight
There's a
heaven above you baby
And don't
you cry
Don't you
ever cry
Don't you
cry tonight
Baby maybe
someday
Don't you
cry
Don't you
ever cry
Don't you
cry
Tonight
My
World
You wan'da step into my world
It's a
sociopsychotic state of bliss
You've
been delayed in the real world
How many
times have you hit and missed?
You
cat-scan shows disfiguration
I wanna
laugh myself to death
With a
misfired synapse with a bent configuration
I'll hold
the line while you gasp for breath
You wanna
talk to me
So talk to
me
You wanna
talk to me (7 times)
You can't
talk to me
You don't
understand your sex
You ain't
been mindfucked yet
Let's do
it (3 times)
Oh my
distorted smile
Guess what I'm doing now
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