I believe this song is about contemplating suicide, not being able to cope with the pressures of the world. If I'm not mistaken, Axl went to a lot of mental trauma around 1990, and these lyrics may've come as a result of that. He is quoted as saying this is the most difficult song he's written, and that he got completely exhausted writing it. To me, this is GnR's best lyrics and one of their best songs. I hate it when the song ends, because the last part of is maybe the most powerful rock music I've heard.
I believe this song is about contemplating suicide, not being able to cope with the pressures of the world. If I'm not mistaken, Axl went to a lot of mental trauma around 1990, and these lyrics may've come as a result of that. He is quoted as saying this is the most difficult song he's written, and that he got completely exhausted writing it. To me, this is GnR's best lyrics and one of their best songs. I hate it when the song ends, because the last part of is maybe the most powerful rock music I've heard.