axldoyle Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 The song is clearly about All prostituting himself but do you guys think he is referring to the old band or a past lover? My favourite part of the song is "forgive what you have, for what you might lose" I think that's lyricism at its finest, why do people hate on ChiDem so much?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkAboutYou Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I think it's more current 2000+It does open up a lot of questions such as why exactly does Axl feel his prostituting himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faxl Rows Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Wasn't there speculation some of it was about Dylan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axldoyle Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Wasn't there speculation some of it was about Dylan?In what way? Who would be the prostitute in that scenario? I think it's a very thought out song which at face value just seems like another bitter jibe but I think it runs slightly deeper than that, most of the time his lyrics are misconstrued IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnari Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I think Axl in his crazy mind thinks he would prostitute himself if he did a reunion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I think the theme of the song is straightforward:"Why I would chooseTo prostitute myselfTo live with fortune and shame"He could choose to sell out and please his detractors ("those that laugh in my face"), leaving him with a lot of money/fortune, but also shame/lack of integrity/etc.There are many lines though that I can't really place a meaning on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseDemocracy2004 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 "Ask yourself why I choose to prostitute myself to live with fortune and shame."I think that's how Axl may feel if he were to reunite with Slash and co. It would be great for the fans but not for Axl.I also think the song is about creating the album Chinese Democracy."Why would they tell me to please those that laugh in my face?"That could be directed at the labels, producers or even the fans.I still think the song is one of the best ways to end an album, more so than Rocket Queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NGOG Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 There are Appetite purists that would prefer the song to be about having lots of random sex while touring. Like most of Chinese Democracy however, it seems to personally address former lovers/as well as everybody's attitudes toward old GNR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kush Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 There are Appetite purists that would prefer the song to be about having lots of random sex while touring. Like most of Chinese Democracy however, it seems to personally address former lovers/as well as everybody's attitudes toward old GNR.AKA - It's a song that didn't appeal to many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NGOG Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 There are Appetite purists that would prefer the song to be about having lots of random sex while touring. Like most of Chinese Democracy however, it seems to personally address former lovers/as well as everybody's attitudes toward old GNR.AKA - It's a song that didn't appeal to many.Don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I dig the hell out of Prostitute. LOVE the melody and LOVE all the music. I have not one Earthly clue what the lyrics mean though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I think it's pretty much about how some people have to go against what they believe in because of other people trying to control them.I also think it's about betrayal either by friends of a loved one.The line "What would you do if I told you I loved you but then walked away". That obviously is about sometimes love isn't enough for people to stay together or it could also be about his parents.Whatever it is truly about, it's a very powerful song and I love the ending how it just fades.I really think GNR should add this song to their set list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 its a really bad song 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 All that I ever wanted was for you to know that I care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITG Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 It's a song that becomes more and more ironic with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liers Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I think it's basically him describing an end to the old band. How he doesn't think it's fair that people want him to go against his feelings and reunite with the old band. It also feels like it describes the whole CD era... lasting forever and a day. To be honest, if they never released anything else, that's a good song to leave off on.One of my favorite songs, and the end piano is a good way to close an album, and in this case, to wrap up the cd era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITG Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I think streetwalkers everywhere should be offended and appalled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohlovelyrita Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Living for other's when you don't have to is prostitution. Selling your happinessto keep the gravy train rolling and keep others gainfully employed isn't makinga life. After seeing a bit of that love letter he wrote to Erin, I'd guessthis is a a recurring theme in his life that the women acceptthe terms of being with someone in the spotlight and theinherent strains of that kind of relationship. He chooses hisband over his personal happiness with those one or twochicks he might be thinking of. Maybe he thinks of the bandas unconditional. Either way, it seems like a deep messageand his eyes are open but he is emotionally paralyzed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 It's about people being Out Ta Get Axl. And how it's hard for Axl when people are Out Ta Get him. And how he's not going to give in to those who are Out Ta Get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Hopefully someone will ask him about it in an interview and he feels like talking about it. He developed as a songwriter because he went from being direct to being ambiguous. Getting into who wrote what in Guns N' Roses should be a topic in itself, because it's spread out in interviews, books, and on here, but it's not compiles into specifically who wrote what in a 1-2 paragraph sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockerman Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I think its as straigtforward as an explanation as were likely to get. Defiant. I mean really Axl knows the formula... hes played the game.. give into everybody else including fans and feel forced and pressured into performing , producing, writing and recording ..touring when its not in his schema of thinking. Whore yourself out for a payday...like most people do because they have toMotivation. Why would i want to be 86-93 Axl...those were fucked up years personally and a rocketride to fame and fortune as well and still........ im not 25 and broke and desperate anymore? i dont have to prove anything to anybody outside of myself and to those I feel i can trust. Those that get it really get it and those fuckers on MyGNR will debate and mental masturbate till they go crosseyed and slobber all over themselves and kinda sorta not even get it right...Apology. not as in saying "Im sorry" but as a defense/explanation: What if I told you that i was to blame?" Yeah well what if I did? And??What difference would it make its not going to change anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick85 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 (edited) I have a feeling if Axl showed up here and wrote an essay about Prostitute's (or any song on CD) meaning, we'd be more confused than ever.And yes, the song is badass. Edited December 3, 2013 by sofine11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I like how you can apply it to a relationship person or its almost like a manifesto. To me its like Im sorry I cant compromise. That he would feel like a hooker if he did reunion. I guess this is because this is important to Axl. So he has to feel good about it. Or why bother really. The door was probably open for a while for Izzy, Duff, Slash to come back so... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rauschen Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Axl telling us he didn't sell out and maybe validating a lot of the things that have happened in GNR land since 93' break up. Magnificent ending is how I remember/what I think of the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Gunner Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 U know i never really gave it any serious thought until just now, and maybe my minds just messed up and im way off but im gonna go out on a limb here and say its Axl talking to GNR... the brand he claims to have fought so hard to build (GnR is my life, no one else's)Take these lines for exampleIt seems like forever and a day (It really does, doesnt it?) If my intentions were misunderstood Please be kind, I've done all I should (He believes in his own right might that hes done everything he could for GnR)I won't ask of you what I would not do(He doesnt wanna whore out the GnR name, or himself)I saw the damage in you (Lets face it GnR is damaged goods)My fortunate one, the ending of you(I think axl feels lucky that the UYI line up died the way it did)It's not a question of whether my heart is trueI had to pull through Look for a new beginning on you(axl pulled through and "resurrected" GnR)And what would you do if I had to deny your name? Where would you go if I told you I loved you And then walked away?(I think here hes asking what would happen to GnR if he walked away from it all?)Theres plenty more examples i could have used, but thats my take on the song... i feel hes pretty much saying the he feels both himself and the GnR brand were pretty much being whored out at one point... and i cant say i disagree at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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