Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Guns N' Roses Lyrics

We both lie silently still
We are both not expressing our true feelings

In the dead of the night
In the darkest moments of our relationship

Although we both lie close together
Despite being physically close to each other

We feel miles apart inside
We feel emotionally distant from each other

Was it something I said or something I did
Did my words or actions cause this distance

Did my words not come out right
Did I fail to communicate effectively

Though I tried not to hurt you
I attempted to avoid causing you pain

Though I tried
Despite my efforts

But I guess that's why they say
But perhaps that's why people say

Every rose has its thorn
Every beautiful thing also has its flaws

Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every dark period has a brighter moment

Just like every cowboy sings his sad sad song
Just like everyone has their own heartbreak

Every rose has its thorn
Every beautiful thing also has its flaws

Yeah, it does
Yes, it is true

I listen to our favorite song
I listen to the song that reminds me of our relationship

Playing on the radio
Being broadcasted on the radio

Hear the DJ say, loves a game
Hearing the DJ describe love as a game

Of easy come and easy go
Where relationships are easily formed and easily ended

But I wonder does he know
But I wonder if the DJ understands

Has he ever felt like this
Has he ever been through this emotional pain

And I know you'd be here right now
And I know you would still be with me

If I could have let you know somehow
If I could have communicated my love better

I guess
I suppose

Though it's been a while now
Even though some time has passed

I can still feel so much pain
I still feel immense emotional distress

Like a knife that cuts you the wound heals
Just like a physical wound, emotional wounds may heal

But the scar, that scar remains
But the emotional scar is permanent

I know I could have saved a love that night
I believe I could have salvaged our relationship that night

If I'd known what to say
If I had the right words to express my feelings

Instead of makin' love
Instead of engaging physically

We both made our separate ways
We both chose to go our own paths

But now I hear you found somebody new
But now I hear that you have found a new partner

And that I never meant that much to you
And it hurts to realize that I never held great importance to you

To hear that tears me up inside
To hear that deeply upsets me emotionally

And to see you cuts me like a knife
And seeing you with someone else deeply hurts me

I guess
I suppose

Every rose has its thorn
Every beautiful thing also has its flaws

Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every dark period has a brighter moment

Just like every cowboy sings his sad sad song
Just like everyone has their own heartbreak

Every rose has its thorn
Every beautiful thing also has its flaws

Yeah, it does
Yes, it is true