The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
From a far off galaxy, I hear you calling me
We are on an odyssey
Through the realms of time and space
In that enchanted place
You and I come face to face
Once upon not yet, long ago someday
Countless times we've met, met along the way
Through the luminescent night
On beams of neon light
You and I in winged flight
As we cross the starry sea, powered by what we see
Now and then, the victory
There's a child in a sun-dress
Looking at a rainy sky
There's a place in the desert
Where an ocean once did lie
There's a song in the silence
Weaving in and out of time
We are notes in the music
Searching for remembered rhyme
On a mountain high somewhere
Where only heroes dare
Stand the stallion and the mare
We have been and we shall be each other's destiny
One another's odyssey
There's a child in a sun-dress
Looking at a rainy sky
There's a place in the desert
Where an ocean once did lie
There's a song in the silence
Weaving in and out of time
We are notes in the music
Searching for remembered rhyme
We've met along the way
We've met along the way
We are on an odyssey
Through the realms of time and space
In that enchanted place
You and I come face to face
Once upon not yet, long ago someday
Countless times we've met, met along the way
Through the luminescent night
On beams of neon light
You and I in winged flight
As we cross the starry sea, powered by what we see
Now and then, the victory
There's a child in a sun-dress
Looking at a rainy sky
There's a place in the desert
Where an ocean once did lie
There's a song in the silence
Weaving in and out of time
We are notes in the music
Searching for remembered rhyme
On a mountain high somewhere
Where only heroes dare
Stand the stallion and the mare
We have been and we shall be each other's destiny
One another's odyssey
There's a child in a sun-dress
Looking at a rainy sky
There's a place in the desert
Where an ocean once did lie
There's a song in the silence
Weaving in and out of time
We are notes in the music
Searching for remembered rhyme
We've met along the way
We've met along the way
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Odyssey Lyrics as written by T. Powers
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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haha this song is so messed up...I love it! ! ! I think it's about a person having a fantasy with their dream love and they dream of what they want and they have had this fantasy quite often so they have it down pat with what is perfect for them.
Beautiful song/poem. Fantasy, uplifting, reincarnation....the many lives we live through time we always meet... the past, the present and in times to come because we are forever connected....that's incredibly romantic. Some people in this world do have recall from past lives. Some people meet and there is a familiarity like you've always known them, some meet people and it just fits so easily...soul mates, twin flames. The Elder album songs should be listened to together because it tells the story of good vs evil. I love this song