Kosonen Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, jekylhyde said: Perhaps is weirdly catchy. I've caught myself humming it sooo many times during this weekend. The demo sounded good, but it wasn't this catchy and I thought that the official version wouldn't be either, but here we are. (Well, maybe "addictive" is more descriptive than "catchy".) Yes agreed. Maybe its just simply a great song 😄 takes a few listens though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jekylhyde Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Yep, it does take a few listens, but when it clicks, it clicks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 1 hour ago, WhazUp said: The lyrics of Perhaps are interesting for sure, like some lines on their own including most of the first verse, to my eyes seem to be about Axl/the narrator shellshocked and then also guilty regarding a breakup he was threatened with but thought wouldn't actually happen (perhaps he was wrong when he didn't see her or believe her, but how is he supposed to know how it feels to be her?). That would make the "harboring this hate for days" and "my sense of rejection is no excuse for my behavior" bits make sense. Even the pulling the gun and crucifying his savior bit, maybe talking about how this person meant so much to him, and her breakup made him feel like crucifying (metaphorically) the one he used to love The chorus however has some lines that are hard to make sense of in that context - I interpret it as Axl/this character rattling off some of their faults that may have caused the breakup to happen I interpreted it as a relationship as well. Sounds like the guy is reflecting on it and realizing he wasn’t really present in the relationship. The chorus with Duff seems to be his internal voice saying he prioritized people in his life that didn’t matter. The gun to his savior is the line that tells me it’s about him carrying a God complex that was crumbled when she left. In songs like Coma Axl describes himself as the one that had to save him. I think it’s the same idea here, the main character is so full of himself because of the fame and status he reached. It’s only after she left that he understands how awful he was. It’s a burden she shouldn’t have had to carry if he had been present, but now his heart bleeds for what he allowed himself to lose. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucketEgg Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) when the song talks about "Perhaps I was wrong", do you think the "perhaps" means the singer has some doubt or is undecided on whether he is wrong or not? the entire song is named after the "perhaps", so it seems important somehow. but why is the singer undecided on whether he was wrong? also Perhaps I was wrong When I didn't see you, hey, hey <- past tense Perhaps I was wrong, hey When I don't believe you <- present tense :O (might just be for the flow of the syllables though when singing aloud) Edited August 20, 2023 by BucketEgg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASLayerAODsk Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 and Ax is right, its NOT an easy song to sing, at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncitingChaos Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, BucketEgg said: when the song talks about "Perhaps I was wrong", do you think the "perhaps" means the singer has some doubt or is undecided on whether he is wrong or not? the entire song is named after the "perhaps", so it seems important somehow. but why is the singer undecided on whether he was wrong? also Perhaps I was wrong When I didn't see you, hey, hey <- past tense Perhaps I was wrong, hey When I don't believe you <- present tense :O (might just be for the flow of the syllables though when singing aloud) I’d say he’s trying to rationalize the situation in convincing himself that he wasn’t that awful. But as the doubt creeps in as he reflects his internal voice hits him with the “you’re all alone now” But you never know, the song could have been born from a complex relationship or something as simple as a girl rejecting him haha there’s a few good interpretations I’ve read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 17 minutes ago, BucketEgg said: when the song talks about "Perhaps I was wrong", do you think the "perhaps" means the singer has some doubt or is undecided on whether he is wrong or not? the entire song is named after the "perhaps", so it seems important somehow. but why is the singer undecided on whether he was wrong? also Perhaps I was wrong When I didn't see you, hey, hey <- past tense Perhaps I was wrong, hey When I don't believe you <- present tense :O (might just be for the flow of the syllables though when singing aloud) Yea....it adds intrigue too....the best songs are not open and shut and completely literal descriptive....it's left to interpretation as we are doing here....can't wait to analyse TG! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) Come on guys! Anyone as enthusiastic as this dude the first time you heard Perhaps? 🤣🤟🤟🤟 We makes waves....where's Craig's review at? 🤣🤟🤟🤟🤟 Edited August 20, 2023 by colonizedmind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLotus1111 Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Craig as in the guy from the stream? Lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwalker19 Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 It is really fun hearing other people's interpretations of Perhaps' lyrics and all these different perspectives, it makes you think like, how normal GNR fandom could have been if all these years we had more and more new releases to dissect lyrically like this 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, WhazUp said: It is really fun hearing other people's interpretations of Perhaps' lyrics and all these different perspectives, it makes you think like, how normal GNR fandom could have been if all these years we had more and more new releases to dissect lyrically like this I think I've seen the word normal used more in here in the last week than the entire run of this chatter shed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We love Axl Rose Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, colonizedmind said: When Axl sings and holds out the "Your Alll Aloooooone" and Slash comes in, it does give me some Goosebumps..obviously there's some negativity, on here and everywhere just like anything but I've looked in many corners and there IS traction with this one and generally positive vibes and feedback unlike HS and Absurd....The General will more likely be for us hardcore tho! 🤞 Actually Robin Finck comes first, then Slash. Edited August 20, 2023 by We love Axl Rose 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, We love Axl Rose said: Actually Robin Finck comes first, then Slash. Nah it's Brian.... No wait it's Fortus... SHIT!!! I could swear it sounds Tobias esque! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooker Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 5 hours ago, lilacmess said: In my scenario Slash is of course both: saviour and crucifier. 👍😂 A crucified saviour. Crucified by himself. 😂 He also crucified the dead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THELINESMAN Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, cooker said: He also crucified the dead. You cannot crucify the dead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonizedmind Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 hours ago, THELINESMAN said: You cannot crucify the dead Another song about each other! It's as if Slash and Axl were lovers in a another universe....musically at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 It’s all about managing expectations. If you want big- comeback epics, you’ll be disappointed. If you can get past that, I think Perhaps and Hard Skool are great for leftovers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alangarcianr Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Crucify the dead was written by Ozzy, right? i remember hearing the song when it was released and thinking ‘damn, that’s some really direct shots at Axl’ one could think that Sorry was about Slash but then you could be wrong. Crucify the dead was totally about Axl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 The last i saw in YT Perhaps already has more of 1.5 millons views. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its Tino Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, alangarcianr said: Crucify the dead was totally about Axl Yep, confirmed by Ozzy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajyoli Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Another great review , by Justin Hawkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live Like a Suicide Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I think the music video has helped substantially in pushing the song out there. There are vastly more reaction videos and media reviews with the music video than there were with either Absurd or HS previously. I hope they have a video in the works for The General. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnuld Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 6 hours ago, ASLayerAODsk said: and Ax is right, its NOT an easy song to sing, at all. Would have been a bit easier had he gone and done a run through at least once. Just saying 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agustingloger Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 3 hours ago, ZoSoRose said: It’s all about managing expectations. If you want big- comeback epics, you’ll be disappointed. If you can get past that, I think Perhaps and Hard Skool are great for leftovers Yeah. I love both them. Definetly in my GNR playlist . They refresh a little te experience The song keeps growing on me. I really like it and it's really catchy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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