Originally Posted by kenobi_on_a_prayer (Post 1204228)

Probably wrong but this is what I heard:

These four walls have got a story to tell
The door is off the hinges, there's no wish in the well
Outside the sky is coal black, the streets are on fire
The picture window is cracked and there's nowhere to run
I know, I know
This house is not for sale

I set each stone and I hammered each nail
This house is not for sale
Where memories live and my dreams don't fail
This house is not for sale
Coming home
I'm coming home

This world is packing to the ground and I stake my claim
Standing on the dirt where they'll dig my grave
Now I will build these walls, it's in my veins
No time for looking back for hope is out the door
This heart, this soul
This house is not for sale

I set each stone and I hammered each nail
This house is not for sale
Where memories live and my dreams don't fail
This house is not for sale
Coming home
I'm coming home

This house was built on trust
That's what it is in all these words
No wrecking ball can knock it down
This house was built on higher ground

I set each stone and I hammered each nail
This house is not for sale
Where memories live and my dreams don't fail
This house is not for sale
Coming home
I'm coming home
Coming home
I'm coming home
Coming home
I'm coming home
Coming home
I'm coming home
This house is not for sale

Originally Posted by faith1985 (Post 1204180)

It is boring. Catchy but boring. Still don't get the 'back to the roots' thing. If the whole album sounds like that, it is quite bad. If Jon is so 'estatic' about the whole thing, he has no taste.

Originally Posted by PanosBonJovi (Post 1204233)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4o...for-sale_music

Working link, full song.

Oh, and I like it a lot.

Originally Posted by Matrix15 (Post 1204240)

Guitar intro and solo is a lot like HAND, but that's not a bad thing. Like the thumping drums, soaring backing vocals in parts. Jon even sounds better than he did on WAN to me as well.

However, the big issue for me is the subject matter. I can't connect with the house thing. If someone can help me interpret it in a different way I'd be very happy to hear it. I think I might be taking it too literally.

I know it sounds stupid but having always rented, never bought or built my own home I can't empathize in what the songs about (if its about having your own home). I also looked at it in a sort of hometown pride way:

"Outside the sky is coal black, the streets are on fire
The picture window is cracked and there's nowhere to run
I know, I know
This house is not for sale"

That says to me even though this neighbourhood is shit I'm still sticking here cos I love this town ;).

But I don't really empathize with that either cos I moved 200 miles away from where I was born and I'm happy living elsewhere!

Maybe its just one I'm not going to get a feel for!

Originally Posted by Santa Fe (Post 1204239)

Think the same

Originally Posted by mitchdaddy (Post 1204226)

hey guys, any chance of a PM with the link. Thanks :-)