The eight song on the Bon Jovi album 'This house is not for sale' can be compared to 'Last man standing' from 'Have a nice day' because it is about the change of the music business.
As in nearly every song on the album, Jon used a metaphore - the music industry is replaced by the image of a temple. This temple is described in the first part of the song: 'This was a church, a
house full of prayer', but now the situation changed: 'It ain't that now, I could tear it down, there's thieves at the altar, a snake wears the crown'. When we read these lines we quickly
understand that Jon still can't accept the changes like the replacement of vinyl through MP3s (which destroys the work of art) or pop-stars who become famous over night without being able to sing
and to write their own songs.
At first sight, the lyrics might be a little confusing, but if you read it from this point of view, you really get a clear image of the situation. The change is replaced by the devil which shows
once more that Jon doesn't see it positive: 'The devil's in the temple and he ain't no friend of mine' or 'Look what they've done to this house of love, the devil's in the temple and he ain't no
friend of mine'.
