NoJoMo Day 23 in NoJoMo 2021

Give 3 song LYRICS that speak to you. Bonus points for any backstory about why they are meaningful.

The song is based on a short story by Axl’s friend Del James called “Without You”. The story and the song together are devastating emotions, just exploding everywhere without notice.
Axl Rose took nearly a decade composing this song to make it perfect.
And it is perfect. In every sense of the word.
Personally to me, the song and the rain represents all my regrets and sorrows, all the What If’s that could’ve been. All the what is and what was, that shouldn’t have happened.
All the hopes and dreams in a tornado of egos.

When I look into your eyes
I can see a love restrained

I never saw love in your eyes. The trust was there, coz you needed me more than you loved me.

I know that you can love me when there’s no one left to blame

When there was no one else to blame, you left.

There’s a stone beach house overlooking the pristine, vast ocean.
There’s a creaking wooden bench with two bodies sprawled out on it. Hands intertwined and the sound of waves.
Entire day goes by and sun sets and we’re still there.
Time rots everything, even hope.

The sleepless nights trying to comfort and console Pixie that life is good, life can be livable and that I will be here tomorrow.
But she didn’t believe in tomorrows. She just wanted to end it all and run far away anytime someone got closed.
Somehow, we stayed and we talked and listened to the song. It was beautiful while it lasted.

Last updated November 30, 2021