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.
Things are starting to accelerate into something never stopping always trouble bubbling
Now I think I'm getting dizzy too much spinning page by page the plot is thickening quickening
It's getting too insane; I'm trying to maintain
Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa whoa whoa...
You run around, I run around,
We're all gonna run run run around.
You run around, I run around,
We all do a run run run around.
It is getting closer more intense, ever spinning twisting turning roller coaster
Inch by inch the gap is closing pressure building temperature rising, higher and higher!
It's getting too crazy; I wish I could maybe
Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa whoa whoa!
Run, run baby (repeat x5)
Like a rocket! Like a rocket!
Never stopping! You'll never stop it!
You run around! I run around!
We're all gonna run run run around!
You run around! I run around!
We all do a run run run around!
You run around! I run around! you run around
We're all gonna run run run around!
You run around! I run around! you run around
We're all gonna run run run around!
Now I think I'm getting dizzy too much spinning page by page the plot is thickening quickening
It's getting too insane; I'm trying to maintain
Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa whoa whoa...
You run around, I run around,
We're all gonna run run run around.
You run around, I run around,
We all do a run run run around.
It is getting closer more intense, ever spinning twisting turning roller coaster
Inch by inch the gap is closing pressure building temperature rising, higher and higher!
It's getting too crazy; I wish I could maybe
Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa whoa whoa!
Run, run baby (repeat x5)
Like a rocket! Like a rocket!
Never stopping! You'll never stop it!
You run around! I run around!
We're all gonna run run run around!
You run around! I run around!
We all do a run run run around!
You run around! I run around! you run around
We're all gonna run run run around!
You run around! I run around! you run around
We're all gonna run run run around!
Lyrics submitted by Queen Vegeta
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first comment huh? well, first off, funny song, and it sounds amazing as well xD love speedy stuff
the meaning however, is a bit more serious actually, cause the point in the song being fast is most likely to further make you realize this is about stress. "we're all gonna run run run around" well, thats what we do? we wake up early morning, go to work, "run around" doing whatever job we have, and "run around" shopping for food or clothes or whatever afterwards, and "run around" doing everything you have to do at home.
"like a rocket, never stopping, you'll never stop it" well kind of a give away, you can't stop it if you don't stop, so... basicly, your shrewed until you retire xD
even though stress is quite a serious matter, i remember having a couple of teachers quitting job on recommendation from their doctors because of stress, so... yeah...
Don't know how this fits into the movie it was in though... (digimon that is)