Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Lyrics)
Inspiration Behind Every Rose Has It’s Thorn:
Lead singer Bret Michaels experienced the heartbreak of discovering that his partner was unfaithful while out on tour with Poison. Out of this emotional experience in Dallas, Texas, Michaels strummed on his guitar late that night. Using music as a vessel for healing, raw emotions spawned the lyrics to Every Rose Has it’s Thorn. This life experience conceived this 1988 classic metal ballad.
Biblical Application:
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body, Ephesians 5:28-30.
Exegesis of Every Rose Has It’s Thorn:
We both lie silently still in the dead of the night
Although we both lie close together
We feel miles apart, inside
Was it somethin’ I said or something I did
Did my words not come out right
Tho’ I tried not to hurt you
Tho’ I tried
But I guess that’s why they say
Bret is reflecting upon what went wrong in this relationship, unsure what happened which drove each other apart.
Every rose has its thorn
Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Every rose has its thorn
Yea it does
Bret uses a metaphor to explain how he is feeling inside. The longer you hold a rose, the more likely you’ll get cut or pricked.
I listen to our favorite song playin’ on the radio
Hear the dj say love’s a game of
Easy come and easy go
But I wonder does he know
Has he ever felt like this
And I know that you’d be here right now
If I could have let you know somehow I guess
Listening to the special song they shared brought back a wave of emotions. Yet as Bret does a deep dive of the lyrics, there are certain things not dealt with or expressed.
Every rose has its thorn
Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Every rose has its thorn
This chorus seeks to lay out certain realities in life.
Though it’s been a while now
I still feel so much pain
Like the knife that cuts you the wound heals,
But the scar, that scar remains.
Time hasn’t healed Bret’s broken heart. The Bible refers to this as wounds to your soul.
I know I could have saved our love that night
If I’d know what to say
Instead of making love
We both made our separate ways
Unexpected situations are hard to plan for. Looking back, Bret knows he could have saved their relationship if he just knew what to say.
Now I hear you’ve found somebody new
And that I never meant that much to you
To hear that tears me up inside
And to see you cuts me like a knife, i guess
Bret received news of his ex, doing well and her lack of appreciation for him.
Every rose has its thorn
Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
Every rose has its thorn
This rose and this latest update stuck with Bret, hurting more than he realized.
Final Thoughts:
Depending upon how stable someone is, relationships can be dicey. I once dated a girl in college who was ready to move on from me if our date didn’t go well. The pressure eventually got too great for me to handle, going our separate ways like Bret and his girlfriend. However, when you meet someone who is mature and stable, you won’t have as many thorns on this rose. Since all human beings are flawed, love takes a will to overlook the thorns we possess.
by Jay Mankus
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