[Santa_Fe]

Is Jon talking about Bon Jovi in this song? For a long time I thought that song was about some girl. But today after listening to the song I started to wonder if he was actually talking about the whole Bon Jovi experience.

Staring At Your Window With A Suitcase In My Hand
J. Bon Jovi

You think you know me just because you know my name
You think you see me 'cause you've seen every line on my face
You want to want me just beacause I say that I want you
But does it matter if anything I'm saying is the truth
You need somebody, somebody to hold on to
But this ain't the movies and we ain't heroes
He talks about Bon Jovi fans here

Staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand
The streetlights buzz as the cars roll by and the moon don't give a damn
My boots just keep on walkin', but my heart don't understand
Why I'm staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand
He wants to walk away from BJ, or maybe he feels like it's time to walk away, but he cannot

I said I want you, but when we woke up one of us was crying
You rolled over and all you said was -
"Man, I think I'm dying"
YOU is Bon Jovi. He wanted to be in BJ and you all know what happened in the end of the 80s. Read further.

Our song is over, this band of gold has been feeling like a noose
You place your bets, 'cause no one thinks they'll lose
What about that? Huh?

Staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand
The streetlights buzz as the cars roll by and the moon don't give a damn
My boots just keep on walkin', but my heart don't understand
Why I'm staring at your window...

The light of love can blind you 'til you cover up your eyes
And you try to find the reason not to say goodbye
About Bon Jovi organization or what? He is holding on to BJ.

It's the curse of every sailor standing on dry land
Does that mean he thinks that BJ is done?

Staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand
The night is fading, like my old tattoo
A heart and a dagger, that says "Forever"
That is a BJ symbol

Staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand
The streetlights buzz as the cars roll by and the moon don't give a damn
I'm getting tired of talkin',
He is getting tired of trying to get some people understand what Bon Jovi is.

even I don't understand
Why I'm staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand
Did he himself lose his faith in Bon Jovi? But he still keeps returning to it.

Is this about Bon Jovi (at least what he thought in1996)? What do you think? He did say he wrote about things in DA he was afraid to admit to himself.

[Shaun]

hmm.....guess i havent payed attention to the lyrics of that song (even though i havent heard for a long time)

[jess]

i always thought it was about a girl, you're right !!
honestly, i don't know but why not ?

[Mousebounce]

Stranger things have happened.

[Jag]

cant sat ive ever thought of this song like that, but each to their own... wots so good about songs is that they cna be interpreted in ones own way.

[Teemu]

Hmm, that makes sense to me, It could be like that, who knows. It is nice to read how other people "see" the songs. Thanks Santa Fe

I must say that I do like "staring at your window with a suitcase in my hand", I think it is one of my favorite songs on DA.

Teemu

[Santa_Fe]

Maybe it is about a girl. It's a good possibility. I simply think the interpretation above makes sense too.

If YOU is a girl then why would he suddenly talk about a band in the second verse? Anyone got any ideas?

I said I want you, but when we woke up one of us was crying
You rolled over and all you said was -
"Man, I think I'm dying"
Our song is over, this band of gold has been feeling like a noose
You place your bets, 'cause no one thinks they'll lose

Actually last two sentences made me think in a different (band) direction.

In all honesty, I would rather this song be about a girl because if it is about the band then it sounds too depressing.

[choclady]

isn't a "band of gold" something like a thin robe of gold? you know, it "ties" the lovers together...

[Mike]

Originally Posted by choclady

isn't a "band of gold" something like a thin robe of gold? you know, it "ties" the lovers together...

Yes - this is what he Means..... The band of gold is like a noose - He has had enough...

He is backing his suitcase & leaving.

Mike

[DevilsSon]

come on...i tought for a while THIS AIN'T A LOVE SONG is about Guns N' Roses.

1)The title
2)Should have seen it comin' when THE ROSES died
3)But your on YOUR KNEES(welcome to the jungle) think you are standing tall
4)you were just A LEGEND in my mind, I guess that I was BLIND
5)The video in HANOI(AXL's fave band: HANOI ROCKS)
etc.etc.
It's not.

And STARING AT YOUR WINDOW did always have an impact on me...even i don't know why...the moon don't give a damn!