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1 minute ago, rudolf1978 said:

What id the meaning if this like....un from Spain i undersand all the song id about less this

 

But that old man IS a real motherfucker im going to Kick him down the líne

Old man? Heroine?

Kick him...down the líne ? Quita drug?

Brownstone is a name for a type of the drug Heroin, or even just slang for Heroin in general.  In the song they personified Heroin as a man named "Mr Brownstone."  I dont really have a guess for why a man and not a women, or if that even made a difference to their point.

And yes, I think that 'kick him on down' means to quite... eventually. 

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When I got into GNR and AFD I was about 11-12 yrs old and I just assumed that author(s) had problems with some older neighbour who harrased him/them. Croatian being my native language didnt help at all...

 

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2 hours ago, Silverburst80 said:

The thing i never got was..

"Shoulda known better said i wish i never met her"

should've been met him?

Maybe an inside reference to whoever introduced him to heroin? 

Or some play on heroin = heroine = her.

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4 hours ago, rudolf1978 said:

What id the meaning if this like....un from Spain i undersand all the song id about less this

But that old man IS a real motherfucker im going to Kick him down the líne. 

I always thought the line was “but that old man he’s a real motherfucker gonna kick him on down the line. 

It could be looked at a few ways:

- To quit drugs

- To get a fix and keep the withdrawals from kicking in. You “kick” the withdrawals down the road until the fix starts to wear off.

- Shooting up, mainlining was Izzy and Slashs method. Kick him on down the line, get the vein (the line) and inject. 

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