There Was A Time

This song is about stephanie seymour, clearly. "It was a bargain for the summer And I thought I had it all" -referring to their happier times together

"I was the one who gave you everything The one who took the fall" -referring to how he idolised her and gave her everthing but was the one left heartbroken by it all,

You were the one who would do anything The one who can’t recall Where she was while she was sleepin' In another women’s bed Or the doctor's or the lawyer's Or the stranger that she met" -she moved on as if he meant nothing. Axl believed she was cheating on him and she was known to be a bed-hopper who would sleep with anyone to get what she wanted.

"Cocaine in the hall All the way from California" -referring to the cocaine party stephanie threw at their house while axlw as in calfornia. he came back to the house and went crazy because stephanies son dylan was upstairs, huge fight followed and stephanie claim axl dragged her feet through broken glass in a rage "Broken glass and cigarettes" resulting in them splitting up.

And your ways around the laws- the way she go away with everything because she was a supermodel

"That keep you up and sitting pretty On a pedestal or bed"- bed has been changed from 'men' again a reference to her supermodel status and how she just looks so pretty but really isnt nice

"And now you're sleeping like an angel"- very cleverly proving he's talking about stephanie. She was one of a few Victoria's secret Angel. "Never mind who gave you head" sung you gave head, her cheating.

"cause knowin' you It won't change a damn thing But there was a time" His teardrops and pain meant nothing to her, she went on and started her happy life with another man.

"There was a time I would do anything for you" explaining how much he loved her, he would have done anything for her.

Axl's own favourite song, my favourite song, absolutely amazing, tells alot

my favorite to sing to on this album

I have my own idea about this song.

The woman is perfect, and he worships her, but she turns nasty and becomes manipulative, yet he tries to turn a blind eye to it, stick his head in the sand.

"Didn't want to know it all, didn't wanna know at all, and I don't wanna know it now."

But in spite of accepting this, he still loves her, be it because he feels he can do no better, or it's true love. Nonetheless, he pines over her.

"I would do anything for you, there was a time!"

It's an amazing song, meaning aside. The solo is incredible, and Axl's wailing near the end almost makes me want to cry. (In a good way.)

wonder that no-one has yet commended on this one

think the meanings obvious... a person he knows very well not being positively important enough anymore to care about...

but i wouldn't go so far to say it's about the rumoured thing between axl and slash

awesome song though... i'm allready happily waitin on the album which is supposed to come out this very month :D

This song is fantastic, it has a November Rain-feeling ending to it.

i love the name of the song, like oops that came out accidentaly didin't even notice that ThereWasATime makes TWAT ^^ hurray for axl

Sounds awesome, havent heard it but am trying to broaden my GnR collection lol, only really heard november rains heavens door and sweet child :P

Just recently broke up with my girlfriend and i think i can relate to this song, what i feel it's meaning is anyway.

It seems to me to be about breaking up with a girl after a long relationship where you shared everything, built yoour lives on eachother, but now it's all gone and they're thinking, maybe this isn't the right time to be together, maybe in the future but not now, and he still feels shite about it but keeps telling himself the same thing, but HAs to move on..or w.e :P

I think this is my favorite song on the album. I wish the official release would come out.

My favorite on the album. Very descriptively details the demise of a relationship, possibly Seymour.

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