axlsalinger Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Not sure if this has been discussed before, but I've been pondering the lyrics to If the World, which by the way is a kick-ass "experimental" GNR track ... something I'd like to hear a helluva lot more of. Looking at the lyrics, they're pretty melancholy and convey a sense of longing about lost love, the protagonist seems to be thinking about the end of the world (or of life itself) and the meaninglessness of it all, because he had the thing he wanted most and didn't realize it until it was too late.If the world would end todayAll the dreams we hadWould all just drift awayThis is the key section that I think could refer to Stephanie Seymour:I never thought all the love I was lookin' forCould ever be so close to meBut you're the only oneI have ever loved that has ever loved meIt's well-documented that Axl was crushed after Stephanie left, and the section above suggests that he may have not treated her well or taken her for granted while they were together, but after she left he realized she was "the one". Also this part below implies that he didn't realize how much she meant to him (and that he didn't "show" his feelings properly) until it was too late:I never knew the way that you looked at meWould ever mean so much to meBut in my heart I foundThe feelin's that I've never shownAnd now they'veGot the best of meThoughts on the lyrics, or just the song in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iftheworld Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Good song. Great live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I love when Axl sang it at the Tokyo 09 show and added the lines "If there is a cure for this, I don't want it". The way he sung that added part was badass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Broskirose Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I love when Axl sang it at the Tokyo 09 show and added the lines "If there is a cure for this, I don't want it". The way he sung that added part was badass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 It's definitely the most immediate song on the album. Would make a great video shot in Rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittengirl Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 According to Cd booklet the lyrics are by Axl and Chris PitmanIMO it can't be about Stephanie for sure as which one of them wrote most of the lyrics - could have been Pitman.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I thought it was about Sasha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 steph's been married and has grown kids and this guys still writing songs about her? get over it Axl, you're history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkCalculator Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Everything on CD was inspired by her. Hence the working title "the Stephanie Seymour Sessions." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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