The Garden
Guns N' Roses feat Alice Cooper Lyrics


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(No, I won't)
You know you're all alone
Your friends they aren't at home
Everybody's gone to the garden
As you look into the trees
You can look but you don't see
The flowers seem to tease you at the garden
Everybody's there, but you don't seem to care
What's it with you man, and this garden, oh yeah

Turned into my worst phobia
A crazy man's utopia
If you're lost no one can show ya
But it sure was glad to know ya
Only poor boys take a chance
On the garden's song and dance
Feel her flowers as they wrap around
But only smart boys do without

You can find it all inside
No need to wrestle with your pride
No you ain't losin' your mind
You're just in the garden
They can lead you to yourself
Or you can throw it on the shelf
But you know you can look inside
For the garden, oh yeah

I wasn't really scared
Lost my virginity there
To a gypsy with blond hair
But now no one seems to care
Like a mouse inside a maze
Wandering 'round for days
With a smile upon my face
I never wanna to leave this place
Only poor boys take a chance
On the garden's song and dance
Feel her flowers as they wrap around
But only smart boys do without
Turned into my worst phobia
A crazy man's utopia
If you're lost no one can show ya
But it sure was glad to know ya

Bye bye
So long, bye bye
It's glad to know ya
Bye bye




Bye
Aw so long

Overall Meaning

The Garden is a song by Guns N' Roses featuring Alice Cooper that explores themes of isolation and escape. The lyrics paint a picture of a person who is alone and detached from their surroundings. As they gaze into the trees and the flowers in the garden, they feel disconnected from the vibrant life around them. The chorus emphasises the sense of alienation the singer feels as they observe their friends enjoying the garden while they remain isolated.


As the song progresses, the lyrics become more ambiguous and surreal. The lines "Turned into my worst phobia / A crazy man's utopia / If you're lost no one can show ya / But it sure was glad to know ya" suggest that the garden is a place of both terror and wonder. The singer describes their experience of losing themselves in the garden, encountering a mysterious gypsy and losing their virginity. The final lines of the song contain a note of ambivalent finality, as the singer says goodbye to the garden.


Overall, the song can be interpreted as an allegory for the experience of feeling lost and disconnected from society. The garden represents a space of both escape and confinement, where characters can lose themselves but also find themselves. The refrain of "Only poor boys take a chance / On the garden's song and dance / Feel her flowers as they wrap around / But only smart boys do without" suggests that the garden is a tempting yet dangerous space, and that only those who are willing to take risks will truly experience its joys and horrors.


Line by Line Meaning

(No, I won't)
I refuse to do something, although it is not specified what it is.


You know you're all alone
You are aware that you are alone.


Your friends they aren't at home
Your friends are not home.


Everybody's gone to the garden
Everyone has gone to the garden.


As you look into the trees
While you gaze at the trees.


You can look but you don't see
You can look, but you cannot perceive.


The flowers seem to tease you at the garden
The flowers are mocking you in the garden.


Everybody's there, but you don't seem to care
Everyone is present, but you are indifferent.


What's it with you man, and this garden, oh yeah
Why are you so drawn to this garden?


Turned into my worst phobia
The garden has become my greatest fear.


A crazy man's utopia
The garden is a paradise for lunatics.


If you're lost no one can show ya
If you are lost, nobody can guide you.


But it sure was glad to know ya
But it was nice to have met you.


Only poor boys take a chance
Only poor guys dare to take risks.


On the garden's song and dance
On the garden's music and dance.


Feel her flowers as they wrap around
Sense the flowers as they curl around you.


But only smart boys do without
Only wise guys do not partake.


You can find it all inside
Everything can be found within.


No need to wrestle with your pride
It's not necessary to fight against one's pride.


No you ain't losin' your mind
You are not losing your sanity.


You're just in the garden
You are simply in the garden.


They can lead you to yourself
They can guide you towards self-discovery.


Or you can throw it on the shelf
Or you can forget about it.


But you know you can look inside
You know you can look within.


For the garden, oh yeah
For the garden.


I wasn't really scared
I was not really afraid.


Lost my virginity there
I lost my virginity in the garden.


To a gypsy with blond hair
With a blonde-haired gypsy.


But now no one seems to care
But nobody seems to care anymore.


Like a mouse inside a maze
Like a mouse in a labyrinth.


Wandering 'round for days
Wandering aimlessly for days.


With a smile upon my face
With a smile on my face.


I never wanna to leave this place
I never want to leave this place.


Only poor boys take a chance
Only poor guys dare to take risks.


On the garden's song and dance
On the garden's music and dance.


Feel her flowers as they wrap around
Sense the flowers as they curl around you.


But only smart boys do without
Only wise guys do not partake.


Turned into my worst phobia
The garden has become my greatest fear.


A crazy man's utopia
The garden is a paradise for lunatics.


If you're lost no one can show ya
If you are lost, nobody can guide you.


But it sure was glad to know ya
But it was nice to have met you.


Bye bye
Goodbye.


So long, bye bye
So long, farewell.


It's glad to know ya
It was nice to have known you.


Aw so long
Oh, so long.




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: W. Axl Rose, West Arkeen, Del James, Saul Hudson, Duff Rose Mckagan, Izzy Stradlin, Darren A. Reed, Matt Sorum

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@edisonmustainethrash6662

Child's voice]
No I won't

[Verse 1: Axl Rose]
You know you're all alone
Your friends, they aren't at home
Everybody's gone to the garden
As you look into the trees
You can look, but you don't see
Flowers seem to tease you at the garden
Everybody's there
But you don't seem to care
What's it with you man, and this garden?

[Chorus: Alice Cooper]
Turned into my worst phobia
A crazy man's utopia
If you're lost, no one can show you
But it sure was glad to know you
Only poor boys take a chance
On the garden's song and dance
Feel her flowers, as they wrap around
But only smart boys do without

[Solo]
[Verse 2: Axl Rose]
You can find it all inside
No need to wrestle with your pride
No you ain't losing your mind, you're just in the garden
They can lead you to yourself
Or you can throw it on the shelf
But you know you can look inside for the garden

[Chorus: Alice Cooper]
I wasn't really scared
Lost my virginity there
To a gypsy with blond hair
But now no one seems to care
Like a mouse inside a maze
Wandering 'round for daze
With a smile upon my face
I never want to leave this place

Only poor boys take a chance
On this garden song and dance
Feel her flowers, as they wrap around
But only smart boys do without
Turned into my worst phobia
It's a crazy man's utopia
If you're lost no one can show you
But it sure was glad to know you

Bye-bye, so long, bye-bye
It's glad to know you
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Aw, so long



All comments from YouTube:

@Vangevej12

An absolute masterpiece of one of the greatest band of all time. Melancholic, powerful and mysterious at the same time. Brings you into trance. Simply brilliant.

@ghigemignani

Yeah❤

@jasperw.2701

It seems like it is about going insane. For some reason I find that very relatable.

@alka7145

x2 to that. Beast of a tune.

@redskies4530

Hi I Recommend a song called 'The Bond Villain' by Robert Nix

@kevinkendall3122

​@alka 71 with a little help from Alice Cooper 🤘

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@luckpoof7261

This song is a piece of art.

@familiasilva1347

yes!!!!!!

@pabroj1992

Esta canción me hace sentir esas mañanas frías, después de una fiesta, el canto de los pájaros y la neblina...con el cuerpo cortado de tanto beber alcohol, caminando a casa...

@joscaffeine8881

ESA CANCION ES CUANDO ME SONZACAN

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