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Originally Posted by Mysterytrain
I don't see how we can assume it's written about a women with lyrics about Frankie and Dean, knowing what we know about Jon describing himself and Richie as "Frankie and Dean" in the past. To me, that's a very "Jon-and-Richie" reference.
Also, the whole lyrical vibe of this song seems to be: "I went through pain in my life, I tried to be everything you wanted me to be, but now I'm living my life on my own terms, so that when I die, people won't define me as anyone other than myself."
Even if Richie is still a member of Bon Jovi, and even if he wrote these lyrics 2 or 3 years ago, maybe he's had these feelings for a long time. Maybe he's restless being "second fiddle" in Bon Jovi, and "Aftermath" was his opportunity to be an artist on his own terms and at the time he wrote it, that song reflected that feeling.
It's probably taken on more of an urgent meaning given what is going on right now; Richie himself alluded to that in his Tweet. I don't think he was referring to a romantic relationship in his Tweet when he said the lyrics were "very timely."
That said, I'm glad he left this off of "Aftermath." I think it would fit in better with Nikki's techno fashion music.
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Yes, I agree that it was good that he didn't include it on Aftermath, and I guess he knows it too. I'd say that this song is close to what u said but I guess it has also to do with his rehab, he was devestated, he was addicted to alcohol, he went into rehab and he did it, he's clean now. So if I did that, then u can do it too. I think its something like that. Anyway I liked the song, I enjoy it, maybe it wouldn't fit in Aftermath, and that's true but I like it as it is now, out of it.