| Guns N' Roses – Coma Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Incredible song. Having been through deep bouts of depression, I can tell you that this song is probably about just that. It's about the feeling of wanting to end it all, but without doing it at your own hands. When I was going through depression, I often wished my life would just end, but never considered suicide because I knew what it would do to my family and friends. I didn't want them to suffer through that. Besides, suicide is for "crazy" people, right? And nobody wants to be remembered as the crazy person. I always thought the best possible scenario would be to be able to end it through some other means, which is where this song comes in. The subject of the song has been given that opportunity through the Coma he finds himself. There's a bunch of lines in the song that pointed that thought out to me, including almost the entire first verse. For example: "I could leave so easily While friends are calling back to me I said they're They're leaving it all up to me When all I needed was clarity" To me, the first verse symbolizes Axl arguing with his own consciousness. It's like Axl sees his easy way out of the Hell that is life. Does he want to take it? He does, but his family and friends are calling to him. Should he end it and finally cease his struggles, or would it be wrong to give up on his family and friends when he has a choice. He seems to be weighing the pros and cons throughout the song. "I like the world where I used to live. I never really wanted to live." I can absolutely relate to this. You love the people in your life, and the memories that made it enjoyable in spots, but are the good times worth all the turmoil in the end? The last verse is kind of Axl blaming himself for everything that's gone wrong in his life, and it's almost like he's berating himself for even wanting to take the easy way out. I think he comes to the realization that if he's flaky enough to even want to die like that, then maybe he should. Maybe the world would be better off without him if he's willing to hurt people like that. Maybe there's no room for hurtful people like himself. " |
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