Bon Jovi: You Give Love A Bad Name Meaning

Song Released: 1986

You Give Love A Bad Name Lyrics

An angel's smile is what you sell
You promise me heaven, then put me through hell
Chains of love got a hold on me
When passion's a prison, you can't break free

You're a loaded gun
There's nowhere to run
No one can save me
The...

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   anonymous

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   Dec 5th, 12:16pm report

   
   

   I think its about drug abuse and overdose. When you OD, you get a literal shot through the heart. A characteristic of drug abuse is redness under fingernails, that’s why that’s there. Everything else could be considered personification or what you do on drugs.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Dec 8th, 2018 12:10pm report

   
   

   Someone is cheated/played by their significant other. It could be anyone that is played or cheated on and shouldn't be directed towards one specific group of people.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Oct 13th, 2018 10:09pm report

   
   

   My interepation is that a selfish woman leads you on right from the moment perhaps to do things for her as a Sernio to get work done on her house free , and discards you right after she no longer needs you. This
   Person could be paranoid and also NARICCISST

   
   
   
   

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   Apr 20th, 2017 4:03pm report

   
   

   Guy gets cheated on.

   
   
   
   

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   Jan 19th, 2017 1:50pm report

   
   

   Dude gets cheated on and betrayed. Gets sad. Pretty simple.

   
   
   
   

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   Aug 10th, 2013 8:45pm report

   
   

   Dafuq? No one's posted a single comment to this masterpiece! Well I'll do it for you. This one's a no-brainer: Girl plays guy; guy stays depressed for a long time.