Breakdown

[Irish gunner II]

Right I've listened to this song literally hundreds of times in my time as a GNR fan and I just listened to it there again and I was amazed how really really good a song this is. I mean I knew it was a good song, but having not listened to it in a long time I seemed to see the song in a clear light, as if like the first time I listened to it.

Some of the lyrics are superb, but even though i knew the words of the song by heart, it appears I didn't KNOW them if ye get what I'm trying to say. 

[Lisa]

That happens to me almost everytime I hear it...I forget what a truely amazing song it really is.

[estebanf]

Breakdown is, believe it or not, included in my all time top 5 GNR songs. Definitely a masterpiece.

[isa]

Amazing song! 

[Irish gunner II]

We all come in from the cold
We come down from the wire
An everybody warms themselves to a different fire
When sometimes we get burned
You'd think sometime we'd learn
The one you love is the one
That should take you higher
You ain't got no one
You better go back out and find her

Just like children hidin' in a closet
Can't tell what's goin' on outside
Sometimes we're so far off the beaten track
We'll get taken for a ride
By a parlor trick or some words of wit
A hidden hand up a sleeve
To think the one you love
Could hurt you now
Is a little hard to believe
But everybody darlin' sometimes
Bites the hand that feeds

When I look around
Everybody always brings me down
Well is it them or me
Well I just can't see
But there ain't no peace to found
But if someone really cared
Well they'd take the time to spare
A moment to try and understand
Another one's despair
Remember in this game we call life
That no one said it's fair

Breakdown
Let me hear it now
Breakdown
Let me hear it now
Yeah
Breakdown
Let me hear it now
Breakdown
Let me hear it now
Get down with yo' bad self
Alright

I've come to know the cold

I think of it as home
When there ain't enough of me
To go around
I'd rather be left alone
But if I call you out of habit
I'm out of love and I gotta have it
Would you give it to me
If I fit you needs
Like when we both knew we had it
But now the damage's done
And we're back out on the run
Fun how everything was Roses
When we held on to the Guns
Just because you're winnin'
Don't mean you're the lucky ones

Breakdown
Let me hear it now
Breakdown
Yeah
Breakdown
Breakdown
Let me hear it now

"There goes the challenger being chased
By the blue blue meanies on wheels
The vicious traffic squad cars are
After our lone driver
The last American hero
The-the electric sintar
The demi-god,
The super driver of the golden west!
Two nasty Nazi cars are close behind
The beautiful lone driver
The police cars are getting closer-closer...
Closer to our soul hero in his soul mobile- Yeah baby!
They about to strike, They gonna get him, SMASH! RAPE!
The last beautiful free soul on this planet

But...it is writen if the Evil Spirit
Arms the Tiger with claws
Brahman provided wings for the Dove
Thus spake the Super Guru" *
"Did you hear that"

Great lyrics I think youll agree.

[gnrlies247]

I used to hate the song, i never gave it a chance,but one night when i was listening to UYI2,i fell asleep and woke up a while later and thought 'what is this song-it's awesome' and i checked the back of the cd and saw it was breakdown that was playing and now i love the song.

[cotis]

I never used to like this song, thought it was one of the latter UYI tracks. But after listening to it for awhile, it turned out to be pretty good and I really like it

[isa]

We all come in from the cold
We come down from the wire
An everybody warms themselves to a different fire
When sometimes we get burned
You'd think sometime we'd learn
The one you love is the one
That should take you higher
You ain't got no one
You better go back out and find her

Just like children hidin' in a closet
Can't tell what's goin' on outside
Sometimes we're so far off the beaten track
We'll get taken for a ride
By a parlor trick or some words of wit
A hidden hand up a sleeve
To think the one you love
Could hurt you now
Is a little hard to believe
But everybody darlin' sometimes
Bites the hand that feeds
When I look around
Everybody always brings me down
Well is it them or me
Well I just can't see
But there ain't no peace to found
But if someone really cared
Well they'd take the time to spare
A moment to try and understand
Another one's despair
Remember in this game we call life
That no one said it's fairBreakdown
Let me hear it now
Breakdown
Let me hear it now
Yeah
Breakdown
Let me hear it now
Breakdown
Let me hear it now
Get down with yo' bad self
Alright

I've come to know the cold

I think of it as home
When there ain't enough of me
To go around
I'd rather be left alone
But if I call you out of habit
I'm out of love and I gotta have it
Would you give it to me
If I fit you needs
Like when we both knew we had it
But now the damage's done
And we're back out on the run
Fun how everything was Roses
When we held on to the Guns
Just because you're winnin'
Don't mean you're the lucky ones
Breakdown
Let me hear it now
Breakdown
Yeah
Breakdown
Breakdown
Let me hear it now

"There goes the challenger being chased
By the blue blue meanies on wheels
The vicious traffic squad cars are
After our lone driver
The last American hero
The-the electric sintar
The demi-god,
The super driver of the golden west!
Two nasty Nazi cars are close behind
The beautiful lone driver
The police cars are getting closer-closer...
Closer to our soul hero in his soul mobile- Yeah baby!
They about to strike, They gonna get him, SMASH! RAPE!
The last beautiful free soul on this planet

But...it is writen if the Evil Spirit
Arms the Tiger with claws
Brahman provided wings for the Dove
Thus spake the Super Guru" *
"Did you hear that"

Great lyrics I think youll agree.

my favorites parts, amazing, it means a lot. 

[journey]

I've always liked it. It's a lot different from most songs - definitely one of my favorites of all time.

The lyrics are really inspiring. It's a great song to refer back to when you're feeling defeated by love or life in general. It reminds you of the emotional strength you're capable of.

[Mr. Dick Purple]

Irish Gunner II those are my favorites quotes of the song. And look my top 5 songs I like of GNR

Locomotive
Double Talkin' Jive
Breakdown
Rocket Queen
Estranged

[KIKO2K6]

Its a Masterpiace lyrics wise...music wise, has great solos and the begginer its so...,so pretty that 's hurt !


I think its a litle too much polish, and has too much overdubs vocals...the demo its so ACE, raw as fuck  i love it !!!



Locomotive
Breakdown
Stranged are Masterpiaces, great caynd of art !

[faldor]

Fantastic song.  #2 on my list behind "Rocket Queen".  It seems like it's a cult favorite of GNR fans, but I highly doubt anyone outside the circle would even recognize the song.  Too bad it didn't get more exposure.

[CryGirl]

One of my fav lyrics of all time. Always in my mp3. 

[Genesis]

I love this song. Great meaningful lyrics.
Hate the ending though with all the talking.

[Irish gunner II]

Irish Gunner II those are my favorites quotes of the song. And look my top 5 songs I like of GNR

Locomotive
Double Talkin' Jive
Breakdown
Rocket Queen
Estranged

Great song

[freedom78]

Breakdown's always been one of my favorites as well.  My only complaint is that the spoken word stuff at the end covers up some killer guitar work.  But it's still a stellar song. 

[williambailey]

Breakdown's always been one of my favorites as well.? My only complaint is that the spoken word stuff at the end covers up some killer guitar work.? But it's still a stellar song.?

I like the instrumental version - you get to hear the guitar work at the end nice and cleanly!

[Olorin]

I'm loving this song at the moment, its telling me everything I'm feeling but just cant express.

Dont like that speech at the end though, it robs the song of a more fitting end.

[isa]

Is dedicated this song to somebody?

[LawsonsLaw007]

Is dedicated this song to somebody?

Good Qustion hmm

peace