Free Fallin
Guns N' Roses Lyrics


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She's a good girl, loves her mama
loves Jesus and America too
She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
loves horses and her boyfriend too

It's a long day livin' in Reseda
there's a freeway runnin' through the yard
and I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her
I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart

And I'm free, I'm free fallin'

All the vampires walkin' through the valley
move west down Ventura Blvd.
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
All the good girls are home with broken hearts

I wanna glide down over Mulholland
I wanna write her name in the sky




I wanna free fall out into nothin'
Gonna leave this world for awhile

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Guns N' Roses's song 'Free Fallin'' portrays the story of a good girl who loves everything American and is passionate about horses, Elvis, Jesus and her boyfriend. She is contrasted to the bad boy of the tale who resides in Reseda, through which a freeway passes right through his yard. The lyrics of the song suggest that the bad boy has broken the heart of the good girl, as he states that he doesn't even miss her despite being aware of her love for him.


The bad boy then sings that he is free, free falling, indicating that he feels liberated by his actions and his consequent detachment from the good girl. The lyrics then shift to describe the environment of the valley and Ventura Blvd, where the vampires and bad boys lurk in the shadows while the good girls are left with broken hearts. The bad boy then declares his desire to glide down Mulholland and write her name in the sky as he plans to free fall into nothingness, by leaving the world for a while. The lyrics suggest that he is, in a sense, committing emotional suicide as he attempts to escape his past transgressions and those who remain hurt because of him.


Overall, the lyrics of 'Free Fallin'' by Guns N' Roses capture the tensions between carefree rebellion and the emotional consequences of one's actions. The lyrics capture the power of nostalgia and the hope for something better as the bad boy tries to escape his own past.


Line by Line Meaning

She's a good girl, loves her mama loves Jesus and America too
This girl is kind and loves her family, faith, and country.


She's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis loves horses and her boyfriend too
In addition to her other loves, this girl also has a passion for Elvis and her boyfriend.


It's a long day livin' in Reseda there's a freeway runnin' through the yard and I'm a bad boy, 'cause I don't even miss her I'm a bad boy for breakin' her heart
Living in Reseda is tiring due to the overhead noise of the freeway. The singer broke the heart of the previously mentioned girl and is remorseless about it.


And I'm free, I'm free fallin'
The artist is feeling a sense of freedom.


All the vampires walkin' through the valley move west down Ventura Blvd. And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows All the good girls are home with broken hearts
The valley is filled with metaphorical vampires and bad boys, while the good girls are left heartbroken.


I wanna glide down over Mulholland I wanna write her name in the sky I wanna free fall out into nothin' Gonna leave this world for awhile
The singer desires to make a grand gesture of writing her name while free falling out of the world, emptying their mind for a while.




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Monicx


on Sweet Child o' Mine

Guns N' Roses sind eine großartige Band. Ich frage mich, wie Sweet Child o' Mine live klingen wird. Ich habe gerade Tickets für ihr Konzert in Deutschland auf https://www.timeforgig.com/de/guns-n-roses/artists/0mjrv gekauft.

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