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.
Take a look into the mirror while I try to recollect myself
To numb the pain as you draw nearer, as you try to pull me from my shell
That I have built to house the stories of a thousand broken hearts
That I've seen pass here before me, never knowing where they end or where they start
I can’t believe, what happening to me
For years I felt this way inside me, but where did I go wrong
Has it been, all I think it’s been
Or was the door that I just closed behind me,
The one I should’ve been at all along
I haven’t felt this way now for so long
I always somehow knew I didn’t belong
But now it seems to me that things have changed
Try to form the words, to mouth the sentence that I want to say
But still I make no sound, as you turn to walk away
For once - I wish that I could somehow do the right thing
That I could be the hero
That I could be rejoicing in the end
What am I supposed to do
How do I stop from listening
To the songs we danced to yesterday
Your eyes locked in mine, glistening
The memories that last a lifetime
Plague me in my dreams
And every time I turn against the wind
It always carries something new for me
CHORUS
Face the sky
Feel the sunlight burning down
Look all around and see - I’m finally home
My life
Turned into something new
And for the first time here with you
I feel, that I am finally home
Stay with me
I can see
The end is drawing closer
Somehow
When I look into your eyes
I know, that I am finally home
(interlude)
repeat CHORUS
To numb the pain as you draw nearer, as you try to pull me from my shell
That I have built to house the stories of a thousand broken hearts
That I've seen pass here before me, never knowing where they end or where they start
I can’t believe, what happening to me
For years I felt this way inside me, but where did I go wrong
Has it been, all I think it’s been
Or was the door that I just closed behind me,
The one I should’ve been at all along
I haven’t felt this way now for so long
I always somehow knew I didn’t belong
But now it seems to me that things have changed
Try to form the words, to mouth the sentence that I want to say
But still I make no sound, as you turn to walk away
For once - I wish that I could somehow do the right thing
That I could be the hero
That I could be rejoicing in the end
What am I supposed to do
How do I stop from listening
To the songs we danced to yesterday
Your eyes locked in mine, glistening
The memories that last a lifetime
Plague me in my dreams
And every time I turn against the wind
It always carries something new for me
CHORUS
Face the sky
Feel the sunlight burning down
Look all around and see - I’m finally home
My life
Turned into something new
And for the first time here with you
I feel, that I am finally home
Stay with me
I can see
The end is drawing closer
Somehow
When I look into your eyes
I know, that I am finally home
(interlude)
repeat CHORUS
Lyrics submitted by nothanxtoeric, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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