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.
She was a January girl
She never let on how insane it was
In that tiny kinda scary house
By the woods
By the woods
By the woods
Black-dove black-dove
You're not a helicopter
You're not a cop out either
Black-dove black-dove
You don't need a space ship
They don't know you've already lived
On the other side of the galaxy
She had a January world
So many storms not right somehow
How a lion becomes a mouse
By the woods
But I have to get to texas
Said I have to get to texas
And I'll give away my blue blue dress
She had a January girl
She never let on how insane it was
In that tiny kinda scary house
By the woods
She never let on how insane it was
In that tiny kinda scary house
By the woods
By the woods
By the woods
Black-dove black-dove
You're not a helicopter
You're not a cop out either
Black-dove black-dove
You don't need a space ship
They don't know you've already lived
On the other side of the galaxy
She had a January world
So many storms not right somehow
How a lion becomes a mouse
By the woods
But I have to get to texas
Said I have to get to texas
And I'll give away my blue blue dress
She had a January girl
She never let on how insane it was
In that tiny kinda scary house
By the woods
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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I love that she's read "Steppenwolf" by Herman Hesse! I'm 17 right now, but I was 15 when I read that book, and it was possibly the only thing that kept me going after my suicide attempt. Just reading about someone's loneliness got me through so much bullshit. If there's one thing that I love about myself, it's that I actually enjoy reading. Being a loner kind of gives you time to do that. I mean...there's pros and cons, but for the most part, I'm grateful. I would never give up being able to read "Steppenwolf" lol. It's weird how connected I felt to a fictional middle-aged man's experiences :D
I was going to comment on the song but my whole theory about a girl escaping her painful home life has already been voiced. I'm in total agreement.
I love the line about it not being a cop-out. Running away from a dangerous, emotionally and/or physically abusive situation is not the easy way out. Sometimes it's the only way out, and nobody should feel guilty, cowardly, or weak for taking it.
I also love this line: "You don't need a space ship. They don't know you've already lived on the other side of the galaxy."
It just speaks to the outsider status you find yourself in when you're carrying around a secret like that. If all your life you've dealt with things that nobody could imagine. You're immediately set apart and alone. On another planet.
God this song is fantastic. I have the unpopular opinion of not really liking Tori's previous album, "Boys for Pele," but this one made up for it times ten.
@Aquarius121 This song really spoke to me when I felt so so alone as a 15 year old, carrying around that kind of secret, you're so right, it does leave you on another planet... you wrote this comment ages ago, but just wanted to say I hope your life has taken you to much sweeter places than it did in your teens <3
@Aquarius121 This song really spoke to me when I felt so so alone as a 15 year old, carrying around that kind of secret, you're so right, it does leave you on another planet... you wrote this comment ages ago, but I relate so deeply with your comment that I just wanted to say I hope your life has taken you to much sweeter places than it did in your teens <3