According to Rose , " Shackler 's Revenge " was written in reaction to " the insanity of senseless school shootings and also the media trying desperately to make more out of one shooter 's preference for the Guns song Brownstone to no avail " . Virginia Tech shooter Seung-Hui Cho had written a play based on the lyrics of the Guns N ' Roses song " Mr. Brownstone " . The song drew comparisons to the music of industrial and electronic artists such as Nine Inch Nails , The Prodigy , Marilyn Manson , Korn and Rob Zombie from critics . The song features elements of industrial rock , electronic rock , nu metal , sludge rock , and alternative rock . Multiple layers of vocals create what '' Rolling Stone '' described as " a demented choir " . " Better " is an electronic rock-influenced song that features Rose singing in falsetto at the beginning of the track " No one ever told me when / I was alone / They just thought I ’d know better ” , over a " whining guitar line that bubbles and bursts " . Rose mentioned the guitar parts in the bridge as among his favorite parts of the album . '' Loudwire '' described the song as having an Acid house style beat , while '' Rolling Stone '' described the intro as a " hip-hop voicemail " . " Street of Dreams " , previously known as " The Blues " , is a pop-influenced piano ballad similar to " November Rain " and " The Garden " with influences from Elton John . The song was noted as similar to the works of Queen . On " If The World " , Buckethead played a Flamenco guitar ; it was described as having " an electronic funk slither " , neo soul , nu-metal , and trip hop styles . Keyboardist Chris Pitman stated of the song " It 's about environmental decay in its futurist context . " Rose described the writing of the song as a combination of James Bond and 70 's Blaxploitation films , with an " intentionally cheesey sounding chorus " to parody James Bond music
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