Lyrics for Knockin' on Heaven's Door as interpreted by mike

Knockin' on Heaven's Door Lyrics
Mama take this badge from me
I can't use it any more
It's getting dark too dark to see
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
Kn-kn-knockin' on heaven's door
Kn-knockin' on heaven's door
Kn-knockin' on heaven's door
Kn-knockin' on heaven's door
Mama put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them any more
That cold black cloud is comin' down
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
Kn-kn-knockin' on heaven's door
Kn-knockin' on heaven's door
Kn-knockin' on heaven's door
Kn-knockin' on heaven's door
"You just better start sniffin' your own
rank subjugation jack `cause it's just you
against your tattered libido, the bank and
the mortician, forever man and it wouldn't
be luck if you could get out of life alive"
Kn-kn-knockin' on heaven's door

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Souperman55
11-12-2004

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orr maybe it's on the flip side and the guy came back from war and doesn't want to live with himself after what he's done.

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chaoticloki
12-17-2004

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philadelphia eagles how can u say bob dylan did this better? the bob dylan version of this song sucked ass compared to this one. i agree with the dude up there who said it was about a soldier.

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immortal_angel77
12-25-2004

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i think this song means, that he is so close to death he can feel it and is ready for it and is preparing himself for it

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Pink_Floyd
01-05-2005

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ive always thaught this song was really boring, but this version of it isnt too bad.

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football54
01-28-2005

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this song is about a cop who while on duty something happened and was shot to death simply doing that and as he lies there dying he knows its over and starts hoping these things when he's gone

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UwASToLdWronG
02-07-2005

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What is that phone conversation really about?

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deathmessenger666
02-12-2005

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i think this song has something to do with slash "dying", i know its a cover of bob dylan's but they probly decided to cover it after slash "died" btw, when i put it in quotations i mean he didnt die for real but he OD'd and was pronounced dead but was brought back... i love GNR and slash is my favorite guitarist of all time, u guys should check out velvet revolver

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deathmessenger666
02-12-2005

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i think this song has something to do with slash "dying", i know its a cover of bob dylan's but they probly decided to cover it after slash "died" btw, when i put it in quotations i mean he didnt die for real but he OD'd and was pronounced dead but was brought back... i love GNR and slash is my favorite guitarist of all time, u guys should check out velvet revolver

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dylanrocks
02-28-2005

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This song is about a film I think it's BILLY THE KID....a western and that's why you see the words BADGE and GUNS... I think Billy the Kid wasn't happy anymore killing people and thta's why he wants to put his guns away.....

In Estranged, GNR also use some Dylan lyrics......walk so proud..talk so loud.....

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roddios
04-02-2005

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I've been a gnr's fan for at least 15 years. really nice cover but i agree that Axl in his dreams MIGHT do this better than dylan.

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ShortStories
04-05-2005

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When you look at the lyrics, and know about the fact its about a soldier coming back from war, its pretty simple. "Mama, take this badge from me, I don't need it any more. It's getting dark, too dark to see. I feel like I'm knocking on heaven's door". He's obviously ashamed of what he did in the war, and wants to be forgiven.

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chocolate
04-16-2005

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this is song meanings not song vocals!
if you want to discuss song vocals then you must invest millions of dollars into starting a site of your own

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chocolate
04-16-2005

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this versions better

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chocolate
04-16-2005

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does the ... mean you require a response?

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Dominican Phenom
04-17-2005

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I prefer this cover to Dylan's original version's

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chrisb1
04-23-2005

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Dylan wrote this song for the movie \"Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid\" made in 1969 (look it up on imdb.com) It was played in the movie when a gunman was dying after being shot and Dylan\'s soft understated version was perfect for the movie.
GnR\'s version is something else again. It is music on a grand scale with terrific lifting guitar solos.
If your\'e an Aussie, try listening to Cold Chisel\'s live version on the Swingshift album - it sounds good too with electric piano added.

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Millertime6787
07-14-2005

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This song was about two cops getting killed in the like 60's or 70's "Take this badge for me, i can't use it anymore" All and All a Kick Ass Song

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beard07
07-17-2005

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omg...who ever said this was about drugs id a freakin retard..it was written by bob dylan!!!

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kmk_natasha
08-02-2005

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How sad is it that this is playing on a classic rock station right now.

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Neru
08-02-2005

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i like this song i think its cool

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bleedthecoloursopen
08-21-2005

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Most songs that are re-made sound shithouse, but Guns N Roses have not only stayed faithful to the song, but they've made the song sound absolutly awsome. Nice work guys!

Great comments, also!
I'm a fuckin emo chick but I love this soppy shit! Hehe the Gunners live strong.

xxx

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bleedthecoloursopen
08-21-2005

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I also thank chrisb1 who knows what he's fucken talking about.

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MaggotMan
09-12-2005

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This song make me feels like I'm knockin on heaven's door...

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Jeremiah Black
01-20-2006

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Yes, thanks chrisb1, for telling everyone where it really came from. Dylan wrote it about a regretful gunman - however, being the great poet that he was, I think the soldier idea probably occurred to him while he was writing it and he most likely wouldn't deny its relevancy.

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elliott_smith00
02-28-2006

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This is probably the worst redo I have ever heard. Most probably because it's got Axel Rose's wretched voice screaming over the top of it which sounds no better than a bag of angry cats. Guns 'n' Roses are probably the worst band I have ever witnessed come to fame. Anyone who likes GNR and this song is instantaneously a prick and with a redundant music taste and nothing to ever ever ever contribute to anyone in the world.

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