Knockout

Album: This House Is Not for Sale (2016)
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Songfacts®:

  • Jon Bon Jovi sings on this chest-out-anthem about starting every day "with my back against the wall." As the song proceeds he describes a metaphorical fight, which ends with the knockout of the opponent.

    Here comes the knockout,
    My time is right now,
    Turning your lights out,
    I'm throwing down
    .

    "The song is about the fight with one's own hope", said the singer. "It's about that fighting spirit that we all feel – in so many situations."

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