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Guns N' Roses - Don't Damn Me (Visualizer)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Axl Rose
Axl Rose
Lead Vocals
Slash
Slash
Lead Guitar
Dizzy Reed
Dizzy Reed
Organ
Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan
Bass Guitar
Izzy Stradlin
Izzy Stradlin
Rhythm Guitar
Matt Sorum
Matt Sorum
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Axl Rose
Axl Rose
Songwriter
David Lank
David Lank
Songwriter
Saul Hudson
Saul Hudson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Producer
Mike Clink
Mike Clink
Producer
Bill Price
Bill Price
Mixing Engineer
Allan Abrahamson
Allan Abrahamson
Assistant Engineer
Buzz Burrows
Buzz Burrows
Assistant Engineer
Chris Puriam
Chris Puriam
Assistant Engineer
Craig Portelis
Craig Portelis
Assistant Engineer
Ed Goodreau
Ed Goodreau
Assistant Engineer
George Marino
George Marino
Mastering Engineer
Jason Roberts
Jason Roberts
Assistant Engineer
Jim Mitchell
Jim Mitchell
Additional Engineer
John "Geetus" Aguto
John "Geetus" Aguto
Assistant Engineer
L. Stu Young
L. Stu Young
Assistant Engineer
Leon Ganado
Leon Ganado
Assistant Engineer
Mike Douglass
Mike Douglass
Assistant Engineer
Talley Sherwood
Talley Sherwood
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Don't damn me when I speak a piece of mind
'Cause silence isn't golden when I'm holding it inside
'Cause I've been where I have been and I've seen what I have seen
I put the pen to the paper 'cause it's all a part of me
[Verse 2]
Be it a song or a casual conversation
To hold my tongue speaks of quiet reservations
Your words once heard, they can place you in a faction
My words may disturb but at least there's a reaction
[Verse 3]
Sometimes I wanna kill
Sometimes I wanna die
Sometimes I wanna destroy
Sometimes I wanna cry
Sometimes I could get even
Sometimes I could give up
Sometimes I could give
Sometimes I never give a fuck
[Verse 4]
It's only for a while, I hope you understand
I never wanted this to happen
Didn't want to be a man so I hid inside my world
I took what I could find
I cried when I was lonely
I fell down when I was blind
[Verse 5]
But don't damn me when I speak a piece of mind
'Cause silence isn't golden when I'm holding it inside
'Cause I've been where I have been and I've seen what I have seen
I put the pen to the paper 'cause it's all a part of me
[Verse 6]
How can I ever satisfy you
An how can I ever make you see that
Deep inside we're all somebody
An it don't matter who you wanna be
But now I gotta smile I hope you comprehend
For this man can say it happened
'Cause this child has been condemned
So I stepped into your world
I kicked you in the mind
An I'm the only witness to the nature of my crime
[Verse 7]
But look at what we've done to the innocent and young
Whoa listen to who's talking 'cause we're not the only ones
The trash collected by the eyes and dumped into the brain
Said it tears into our conscious thoughts, you tell me who's to blame
[Verse 8]
I know you don't wanna hear me cryin'
An I know you don't wanna hear me deny
That's your satisfaction lies in your illusions
But your delusions are yours an not mine
We take for granted that we know the whole story
We judge a book by its cover and read what we want
Between selected lines
[Verse 9]
Don't hail me and don't idolize the ink
Or I've failed in my attentions, can you find the missing link
Your only validation is in living your own life
Vicarious existence is a fucking waste of time
So I send this song to the offended
I said what I meant and I've never pretended
As so many other do intending just to please
If I damned your point of view could you turn the other cheek
[Verse 10]
Don't damn me when I speak a piece of mind
'Cause silence isn't golden when I'm holding it inside
I've been where I have been and I've seen what I have seen
Put the pen to the paper 'cause it's all a part of me
Don't damn me
I said don't damn me
I said don't hail me
Don't damn me
Written by: Axl Rose, David Lank, Slash
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