Chinese Democracy Lyrics
Gonna find out for yourself
No it don't really matter (ooh)
Gonna leave this thing to
Somebody else
Real time visionaries
Sittin' in a Chinese stew
To view my dis-infatuation
Watch my dis-enchanted face
Blame it on the Falun Gong
They've seen the end and you can't hold on now
To end the fascination
Even with an iron fist
More than you got to rule the nation
When all I've got is precious time
Guess I'll keep it to myself
Said it don't really matter
It's time I look around for
Somebody else
Have got for masturbation
Even with your iron fist
More than you got to rule the nation
But all we got is precious time
More than you got to fool the nation
But all I got is precious time
[Buckethead solo]
I guess you'll find out for yourself
No it don't really matter
So you can hear it now from
Somebody else
And if you beat 'em enough they'll die (It don't really matter)
It's like a walk in the park from the cell (It don't really matter)
Now you're keeping your own kind in hell (It don't really matter)
When your great wall rocks, blame yourself (It don't really matter)
When their arms reach out for your help
And you're out of time

The movie Kundun was on about the Dalai Lama. I was getting ready to leave, the TV was on and it was the end of the movie. And the Dalai Lama is about to cross over the border, to you know, be in exile for the rest of his life from his own country. And he looks back at the men who helped him, and you know he’s escaped the Chinese government. And he looks back at them and he waves and they wave at him. And then they show a scene where he looks back at them again and he sees every one of them dead. Because he knew they would be killed, and they knew that in helping him they would be killed. And you know the emotion in this next song, that’s all that’s about. It’s not like an intelligent song. It doesn’t have the answer to anything. And it's not necessarily pro or con about China. It's just that right now China symbolizes one of the strongest, yet most oppressive countries and governments in the world. And we are fortunate to live in a free country. And so in thinking about that it just kinda upset me, and we wrote this little song called "Chinese Democracy."
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I hate when people say its not the "Old GNR", because Slash is not in it. Slash is the most overrated part of Guns N' Roses. Axl and Izzy were the masterminds behind every song they had. Besides Spaghetti Incident? was by far their worst album, because Izzy was gone. Axl is the greatest front man ever, even with new guys behind him. Its not like these new members suck either. The whole band is amazing in concert.
It's not guns if it's not slash and axl on the same stage.
It's not guns if it's not slash and axl on the same stage.

"What kind of idiot wear a KFC bucket? That's not freaky rock and roll shock tactics, that's stupid" That "Buckethead just just happens to be an innovative and extremely under-rated guitarist who has played with Bootsy Collins, Les Claypool, and Iggy Pop, you ignorant cur.
Thank you for that!
Thank you for that!

This song is about how you're going to find out sooner or later that our government sucks. Big deal. Actually not too bad of a song, but I hope the studio version is better than the bootleg....if it's ever released.

(V)%()£Y you said
"Does anybody in this world actually respect Axl? the guy has gone through a lot in his life, the most obvious being his divorce from his wife. he used to sit in his house alone and cry. then all the original members of GnR left (ok, some were fired, but only because they gave abuse to Axl). he has spent the last 10 years of his life trying to get a new band up-and-running, and trying to peace together this new album, Chinese Democracy. this guy respects the fans, and tries to give them what they want. and you guys just have a go at him? are you out of your fuckin' minds?! glad I got that of my chest :-) "
i'm so glad i was not the only one who thinks that way!!! people are always talkin about him, mostly complainning... i don't know if axl has bipolar; i believe he is being what he is. he's a real jerk and i love this jerk as long as he plays the piano and sings november rain!! if he gives u music, u choose to listen or not!!! the thing is that simple.

Allot of GNR pussies here. Axle owns the right to the GNR trademark. He can do whatever he wants.He has owned the name since 1995. If the others were too stupid or drunk or whatever to know what was happening then I guess Axles lawyers were smarter then the others. ALWAYS WATCH YOUR MONEY. http://www.mtv.com/news/508988/axl-rose-buys-guns-n-roses-name/
The song is about how dealing with a the Chinese will show in time that it was a huge mistake and will be the downfall of the United States. It will never be the same. The Genie is out of the bottle. the song writer has all the time in the world to watch it happen because he is wealthy, prepared, and will be insulated from it. and you-all will find out in time the hard way.

whats this song about?
DECODER KEY for chinese democracy
DECODER KEY for chinese democracy
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is this piss
is this piss

I agree that Axel should get his shit together, though.

This song is really average...although a couple of the other new songs like "Madagascar" and "The Blues" are pretty good.
The album is in limbo because Axl Rose knows it is going to have to live up to the old material and it just isn't good enough. Velvet Revolver and other bands with ex-GNR members don't have to worry about that. Listen to "Oh My God" -- his new industrial direction just doesn't work. I heard a 2002 interview with him in which he blamed the endless delays on record companies not giving preference to old bands, so poor old Axl has to produce it himself, be the A&R guy etc. Is he perhaps forgetting that his record company has sunk 13 MILLION dollars into a record that will probably never surface (even if it did, it would undoubtedly tank artistically and commercially)?

I always really respected and admired Axl Rose - but what the hell is this?! He can't replace EVERY SINGLE MEMBER (apart from himself) of a band, and still call it the same name!
Then again, the other, original GNR members had to sign over the rights to the name, didn't they...? But - I'd still respect Axl far more if he had changed the name of this new line-up. I know he feels that the name "Guns 'n' Roses" belongs to him, but it's just so arrogant - it belongs to the others too. Not legally, 'cause they signed it over - but they sort of had to. If Axl hadn't turned into such a...control freak...the original GNR might still be together now. But in music history, the original GNR is, well, the original GNR. Replacing everyone and then producing this...stuff...practically contaminates the name "Guns 'n' Roses". At least, I think so.
I hate to have to think like that, though. Control freak or not, Axl was a musical and lyrical genius, and one of the greatest frontmen ever - of the ORIGINAL band, that is. I wish he'd realise, though - if he wants to be in a band - he has to be a MEMBER of the band, not the dictator. I hope he wakes up one day - SOON - and thinks "What the hell am I doing?!"
Most of the opinions above were formed as a result of watching a "Behind The Music" thing on the band. Just to let you know, I'm not just spouting random stuff.
I don't really like Velvet Revolver a whole lot, but naturally, you're gonna compare them to GNR, so...