Knocking on heaven's door
GUNS NґROSES Lyrics

Mama take this badge from me
Take away this symbol of authority that I can no longer bear

I can't use it anymore
I am no longer able to cope with the responsibilities that come with this badge

It's getting dark too dark to see
The future looks grim, there is no hope left

Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
I feel like death is approaching, I am close to the end

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
The repeated knocking sounds symbolize the approach of death and the afterlife

Mama put my guns in the ground
Put my weapons away, I can no longer fight

I can't shoot them anymore
I have lost the will to engage in violence

That cold black cloud is comin' down
Death is approaching, and it feels dark and oppressive

You just better start sniffin' your own rank subjugation jack
You need to recognize your own submission to authority and the way it controls you

('Cause it's just you against your tattered libido)
You have to face your own inner desires and weaknesses on your own

(The bank and the mortician)
Even powerful institutions like banks and morticians cannot prevent your eventual death

(Forever man and it wouldn't be luck if you could get out of life alive)
Death is inevitable for every man, and it is not a matter of luck if you manage to avoid it

Wow oh yeah
An exclamation of emotional intensity and realization that death is approaching