14 Years |
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| Title: 14 Years On Album: Use Your Illusion II Also Included On: "Use Your Illusion" Running Time: 4:20 Produced by: Mike Clink & Guns N' Roses Engineered by: Mike Clink Mixed by: Bill Price Audio: N/A Single: No Video: No |
Drums: Matt Bass: Duff Lead and Rhythm Guitars: Slash Vocals / Rhythm Guitar: Izzy Piano: Axl Organ: Dizzy Background Vocals: Axl Written by: "14 Years" was written by Izzy and Axl. Izzy wrote most of the song, and Axl wrote the lyrics to the chorus. Written in: "14 Years" was written in or before 1990. Written about: The title "14 Years" referes to Axl and Izzy's friendship. 14 Years - 1976-1990 they had known each other. They both wrote a song titled "14 Years" and put it together. |
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| Lyrics | |
| I try and feel the sunshine You bring the rain You try and hold me down With your complaints You cry and moan and complain You whine an tear Up to my neck in sorrow The touch you bring You just don't step inside to 14 years So hard to keep my own head... That's what I say You know...I've been the beggar... I've played the thief I was the dog...they all tried to beat But it's been 14 years of silence It's been 14 years of pain It's been 14 years that are gone forever And I'll never have again Your stupid girlfriends tell you That I'm to blame Well they're all used-up has-beens Out of the game This time I'll have the last word You hear what I say I tried to see it your way It won't work today |
You just don't step inside to 14 years So hard to keep my own head... That's what I say You know...I've been the dealer... Hangin' on your street I was the dog...they all tried to beat But it's been 14 years of silence It's been 14 years of pain It's been 14 years that are gone forever And I'll never have again Bullshit and contemplation Gossip's their trade If they knew half the real truth What would they say Well I'm past the point of concern It's time to play These last 4 years of madness Sure put me straight Don't get back 14 years In just one day So hard to keep my own head Just go away You know...just like a hooker she said Nothin's for free Oh I tried to see it your way I tried to see it your way |
| Live Performances | |
"14 Years" was played on the first legs of the "Use Your Illusion" tour, when Izzy was still in the band. Notable Performances:
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| In Their Own Words | |
| Izzy: Axl phoned me up and said he'd written a song called
"14 Years" too, which is a really bizarre coincidence. So when he said that, I
told him 'Well maybe we should use mine, 'cos it's already finished and we can get on with
these fuckin' albums and get them out sometime in 1991!' So what we ended up doing was he
heard mine, we tracked it, then he sang me parts of his song and made them like a bridge
or a chorus or something.1 Gilby: We don't do songs that [Izzy] sang "14 Years" for example. |
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