Editing These Days (Bon Jovi album) (section)

== Composition ==
=== Music ===
[[Jon Bon Jovi]] is credited with composing the music for all of the album's tracks. [[Richie Sambora]] is also credited with composing the music for all of the album's tracks, except "(It's Hard) Letting You Go" and "Something To Believe In"; both were written and composed by Jon Bon Jovi. He is also not credited on "Hearts Breaking Even", which was written and composed  by Jon Bon Jovi and [[Desmond Child]]. Desmond is also credited with composing "Something For The Pain", "This Ain't A Love Song" and "Diamond Ring". All of the other tracks were written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. According to Jon Bon Jovi, the album was influenced by [[alternative rock]] and [[alternative metal|metal]] bands such as [[Pearl Jam]], [[Tool (band)|Tool]], and [[Nine Inch Nails]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Giles |first1=Jeff |title=How Bon Jovi Fought the Alt-Rock Revolution With 'These Days' Read More: How Bon Jovi Fought the Alt-Rock Revolution With 'These Days' |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bon-jovi-these-days/ |website=ultimateclassicrock.com |date=June 19, 2015 |access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref>

=== Lyrics ===
Jon Bon Jovi stated that even though the album was their darkest, the band was in a very happy place at the time. "Hey God" was written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora in Jon Bon Jovi's basement. Richie Sambora said that his inspiration for the song came when he was sitting in his limo and made eye contact with a derelict huddling in a cardboard box on the pavement. His sense of guilt at this was immense and discussed the incident with Jon Bon Jovi, who was inspired by the view out of the window from 57th St. and Broadway in New York, where a man wearing an Armani suit was next to a man who's sleeping on the street. "Something For The Pain" was the most difficult to write, says Jon Bon Jovi. They kept rewriting until the chorus made sense. "My Guitar Lies Bleeding In My Arms" was written from a writing session where they were hit with writer's block. Taking a cue from the opening line of "Bed of Roses" ("Sitting here wasted and wounded at this old piano, Trying hard to capture the moment"), Jon Bon Jovi instead of putting the pen down, wrote about his experience. "Damned" is about a guy who is involved with a married woman. "(It's Hard) Letting You Go" was written by Jon Bon Jovi for the movie called [[Moonlight and Valentino]] in which he appeared. "Something To Believe In" is an introspective song about a man questioning everything around him. Richie Sambora's "Hey, hey, hey" chant on the song is lifted from the demo. It worked so well, they kept it and used it on the album. "Diamond Ring" was originally written for the album ''[[New Jersey (album)|New Jersey]]'' in 1988 and was played live six times during the [[New Jersey Syndicate Tour]],<ref>Bon Jovi Setlists; [http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/bon-jovi-33d6b851.html?song=Diamond+Ring ‘Diamond Ring’]</ref> but never made it onto any previous Bon Jovi album.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}