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.
I thought you were so pretty, Love
I thought you were a fucking queen
I wanted to make love to you
You felt the same, unfortunately
And now my life is total shit
And I don't know how to deal with it, deal with it, deal with it
Are the demons deep within ya?
My Baby Schizophrenia
You're my little nervous wreck
The albatross around my neck
"I'm not a sickie," you always say
But you drain my life away
You've gone too far. You're a lifelong scar
I don't know who the hell you are
So kiss me once more dear
Before I disappear
No more walking on eggshells
No more living hell
So kiss me once more dear
Because I've cried my last tears
And now my face is all sticky
Oh, I love you, my schizo sickie
I wish I could tell you everything on my mind
But I fear all the things you would do to me in kind
Words I wanna speak, some words I wish you knew
Like "Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you"
Well, I'm not a sickie you always say
But you've drain my life away
You won't get the chance to hurt me again
'Cause I'm walkin' out the door. It's the end, yeah
(Dear listeners, we join our protagonist
For a walk down the Lane of Broken Hearts
Which you will notice to your left
A pile of empty carcasses resting
And reminisce, my dear, as the years roll by
Oh, Otto, your heart will mend itself one day)
Oh, schizo, schizo sickie, yeah
(But I fear you may only break it again)
Oh, schizo, schizo sickie, yeah
(Over the head of the very next schizo sickie you see)
Oh, schizo, schizo sickie, yeah
I thought you were so pretty, Love
I thought you were a fucking queen
I wanted to make love to you
You felt the same, unfortunately
And now my life is total shit
And I don't know how to deal with it, deal with it, deal with it
Are the demons deep within ya?
My Baby Schizophrenia
You're my little nervous wreck
The albatross around my neck
I thought you were a fucking queen
I wanted to make love to you
You felt the same, unfortunately
And now my life is total shit
And I don't know how to deal with it, deal with it, deal with it
Are the demons deep within ya?
My Baby Schizophrenia
You're my little nervous wreck
The albatross around my neck
"I'm not a sickie," you always say
But you drain my life away
You've gone too far. You're a lifelong scar
I don't know who the hell you are
So kiss me once more dear
Before I disappear
No more walking on eggshells
No more living hell
So kiss me once more dear
Because I've cried my last tears
And now my face is all sticky
Oh, I love you, my schizo sickie
I wish I could tell you everything on my mind
But I fear all the things you would do to me in kind
Words I wanna speak, some words I wish you knew
Like "Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you"
Well, I'm not a sickie you always say
But you've drain my life away
You won't get the chance to hurt me again
'Cause I'm walkin' out the door. It's the end, yeah
(Dear listeners, we join our protagonist
For a walk down the Lane of Broken Hearts
Which you will notice to your left
A pile of empty carcasses resting
And reminisce, my dear, as the years roll by
Oh, Otto, your heart will mend itself one day)
Oh, schizo, schizo sickie, yeah
(But I fear you may only break it again)
Oh, schizo, schizo sickie, yeah
(Over the head of the very next schizo sickie you see)
Oh, schizo, schizo sickie, yeah
I thought you were so pretty, Love
I thought you were a fucking queen
I wanted to make love to you
You felt the same, unfortunately
And now my life is total shit
And I don't know how to deal with it, deal with it, deal with it
Are the demons deep within ya?
My Baby Schizophrenia
You're my little nervous wreck
The albatross around my neck
Lyrics submitted by bilnit
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