Garden of Eden

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Sep. 17, 19911 viewer21.5K views

Garden of Eden Lyrics

[Intro]
It's a critical solution, and the east coast got the blues
It's a mass of confusion, like the lies they sell to you

[Verse 1]
You got a glass-jawed toothache of a mental disease
And they be running 'round back, see them line up on their knees
'Cause the kiss-ass sycophants, throwing penance at your feet
When they got nowhere to go, watch them come in off the streets
While they're banging out front inside they're slamming to the crunch
Go on an throw me to the lions and the whole damn screaming bunch
'Cause the pissed-off rip-offs, they're everywhere you turn
Tell me how a generation's ever supposed to learn

[Bridge]
This fire is burning, and it's out of control
It's not a problem you can stop, it's rock n' roll

[Verse 2]
I read it on a wall, it went straight to my head
It said, "Dance to the tension of a world on edge"
We got racial violence, and who'll cast the first stone?
And sex is used any way it can be
Sometimes, when I look out, it's hard to see the day
It's a feeling, you can have it, it's not mine to take away

[Chorus]
Lost in the Garden of Eden
Said, we're lost in the Garden of Eden
And there's no one who's gonna believe this
But we're lost in the Garden of Eden

[Post-Chorus]
This fire is burning, and it's out of control
It's not a problem you can stop, it's rock n' roll
Suck on that

[Verse 3]
Looking through this point of view, there's no way I'm gonna fit in
Don't you tell me what my eyes see, don't you tell me who to believe in
I ain't superstitious, but I know when something's wrong
I've been dragging my heels with a bitch called hope
Let the undercurrent drag me along

[Chorus]
Lost in the Garden of Eden
Said, we're lost in the Garden of Eden
And there's no one who's gonna believe this
But we're lost in the Garden of Eden, come on

[Guitar Solo]
Oh yeah

[Verse 4]
Most organized religions make a mockery of humanity
Our governments are dangerous and out of control
The Garden of Eden is just another graveyard
Said, if they had someone to buy it, said I'm sure they'd sell my soul

[Pre-Chorus]
This fire is burning, and it's out of control
It's not a problem you can stop, it's rock n' roll

[Chorus]
Lost in the Garden of Eden
Said, we're lost in the Garden of Eden
(And we ain't talkin' about no poison apple
Or some missin' rib, ya hear?)
Said, there's no one who's gonna believe this
Said, we're lost in the Garden of Eden

[Outro]
This fire is burning, and it's out of control
It's not a problem you can stop, it's rock n' roll

About

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‘Garden of Eden’ is the 12th track off of 1991’s “Use Your Illusion I”, written by both Slash and Axl Rose. Spanning a length of 2:41, it is currently one of the shortest Guns N' Roses songs.

The song, through its lyrics, seems to reference multiple themes or government/religious problems.

‘Garden of Eden’ has barely been played live since its release, due to it being extremely vocally demanding.

There is a music video of the song, which consists of one continuous shot which features a close-up of
Axl Rose with the band playing in the background, whilst keyboardist Dizzy Reed and Teddy Andreadis (who played the harmonica for the band during the Use Your Illusion Tour) are seen dancing in the background.

There are two versions of the video, both made in 1992, one has paper flying through the air (this is the one mostly found on music video sites like Yahoo Music). The other version has lyrics, complete with a “follow-the-bouncing-ball”, but with no paper flying around. This is the version that is on the Guns N' Roses music video compilation “Welcome to the Videos” (in which is the 11th track).