Popular Post Twinaleblood Posted August 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2021 This morning, for some reason, I remembered these old sets of super fake lyrics that were posted over the forums years ago (anyone remember when? I think before CD was even released). I quickly googled. They are still floating around and I had a good laugh. Pasting them here for forum members who were not around back then and might have missed these, ahem, masterpieces: THE GENERAL BY GUNS N ROSES Left right left, Left right left We say left right, left right left Oh my general we salute you Defending our rights and doing the work you choose to Well maybe its time to read between the lines And figure out your design And in due time we will have this war won Watch out here he comes! grab yourself a gun and run into the fields using your men as human shields fighting for yourself and no one else against your general...against the general ohh dying on the battle fields he's eating your brain as his meal fighting for yourself and no one else against your general...against the general you can hear the battle cry as you watch the victims shattered eyes you can smell the blood as it flows like a river...a river that holds strong ties we can even watch all the sorrow and see how it all began on CNN no one could ever predict it would come to this....this hit and miss its time to start again here it comes! grab yourself a gun and run into the fields using your men as human shields fighting for yourself and no one else against your general...against the general ohh dying on the battle fields he's eating your brain as his meal fighting for yourself and no one else against your general...against the general we can't fight it we just give in all lives taken from women and children we can fight it we wont give in we can defend this crazy world which we live in oh this wars far from won you better grab yourself a gun and you could run into the feilds eatin your brain for a meal running into the jungles will it end? do you ever wonder? all this fighting in this century do you you regret that you ever met me?.... CHECKMATE BY GUNS N ROSES Guitar Intro All cautions made, every chance was given, no effort spared, to save what we had* or it would take, away the light we given, once it is ours, were free from this land dont ever expect me to turn up this late mother fucker' in this game, its checkmate *interlude* as i then ran, as fast as i could, memories both friends, escaped from my hand ive got a gun, now the bloods on my hands, everything you see is here till the end dont ever expect me to turn up this late mother fucker' in this game, its checkmate *solo* lies that ive told, lies that ive given lies that ive sold, lies that have driven me mad to the top of my own head me mad to the top of my head at night sugar, im sorry if i turn up late well now honey, my turn, check mate all dozens slayed, every chance, one given, dont ever spin ,just say what we had or it would take, away the light we given, once it is ours, were free from this land dont ever expect me to turn up this late mother fucker' in this game, its checkmate Outro + Solo All Thoughts in lane (all thoughts in lane) every chance we gave (ever chance we gave) dont ever spare (dont ever spare) im here till the end (checkmate) im here till the end im here till the end 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Blackstar Posted August 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2021 "The General" reads like a 12 year old trying to write an Iron Maiden song. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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