Dead Horse

"Dead Horse" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses. It appears on their 1991 release, Use Your Illusion I. The composition starts out with an acoustic section, which features a guitar riff written by lead vocalist Axl Rose. The electric guitars soon come in for the heavier section which dominates the song. After the final climactic chorus, the opening section is reprised for another bar. The song ends with an audio effect featuring the song being fast-forwarded. Although the song was only released as a 5" CD single, a music video was made in 1993 directed by Louis Marciano. This appears on the Welcome to the Videos compilation.

[Intro] Sick of this life, not that you'd care I'm not the only one with whom, these feelings, I share Nobody understands quite why we're here We're searching for answers that never appear Maybe if I looked real hard, I'd, I'd see you trying, too To understand this life that we're all going through "Then when she said she was going to, like, wreck my car I didn't know what to do" [Chorus] Oh, sometimes, I feel like I'm beating a dead horse And I don't know why you'd be bringing me down I'd like to think that our love's worth a tad more It may sound funny, but you'd think, by now, I'd be smiling I guess some things never change Oh, never change [Verse] I met an old cowboy, I saw the look in his eyes Something tells me he's been here before 'cause experience makes you wise I was only a small child when the thought first came to me That I'm a son of a gun and the gun of a son that brought back the devil in me [Chorus] Oh, иut sometimes, I feel like I'm beating a dead horse I don't know why you'd be bringing me down I'd like to think that our love's worth a tad more It may sound funny, but you'd think, by now, I'd be smiling Yeah, I guess some things never change Ooh, never change [Bridge] I ain't quite what you'd call an old soul Still, wet behind the years I've been around this track a couple of times But now the dust is starting to clear, oh, yeah [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] Sometimes, I feel like I'm beating a dead horse I don't know why you'd be bringing me down I'd like to think that our love's worth a tad more It may sound funny, but you'd think, by now, I'd be smiling Ooh, yeah, I'd be smiling No way I'd be smiling Ooh, smiling [Outro] Sick of this life, not that you'd care I'm not the only one with whom, these feelings, I share