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.
Communication is a lot like the wind,
When I speak, It's like no one understands and I'm left with empty hands,
Forever I can't speak, So many things I'll never learn
You can't cross bridges that you've burned,
Why is life such an issue in your mind,
Why are the answers to my problems hard to find, So hard to find
Don't forget to buckle when you fall,
Beneath the pressure of the seconds, when your life became a screamer,
Staring at the sea, things become so small,
I want movies of my dreams, and pictures on my wall,
Pictures on my wall,
You say that I'm a dreamer,
I say you're a non believer,
Take out the light, take out the light, Start screamin',
I'm dreaming, I'm a dreamer, no one believes me,
bet you don't either, So tell me what to do
Take out the light, Take out the light,
Take out the light, take out the light start screamin'
When I speak, It's like no one understands and I'm left with empty hands,
Forever I can't speak, So many things I'll never learn
You can't cross bridges that you've burned,
Why is life such an issue in your mind,
Why are the answers to my problems hard to find, So hard to find
Don't forget to buckle when you fall,
Beneath the pressure of the seconds, when your life became a screamer,
Staring at the sea, things become so small,
I want movies of my dreams, and pictures on my wall,
Pictures on my wall,
You say that I'm a dreamer,
I say you're a non believer,
Take out the light, take out the light, Start screamin',
I'm dreaming, I'm a dreamer, no one believes me,
bet you don't either, So tell me what to do
Take out the light, Take out the light,
Take out the light, take out the light start screamin'
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this song is simple.
the persona(narrator) is a dreamer and/or someone who has visions and plans for life. "I want movies of my dreams and pictures on my wall."
problem is, when he speaks "It's like no one understands and I'm left with empty hands forever. " He concludes metaphorically that he cant speak.
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he gets filled with frustration, anger and confusion and all he can do is scream because he doesent know what else to do "tell me what to do".
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this song is by far one of my favorite gc songs. lyrically wise this song is amazing in my opinion. no one else has ever wrote a song like this... its just incredible lol
I LOVE IT
i love this song too. this is my fav. GC song. er.. the lyrics are great. it gets me kinda happy/sad.. it's all saddish sounding, but then the dreamer part just gets u up and tells you it's okay .. to be a dreamer or some shit. ahh. haha. anywayz.. it's an awesome song.
t this song reminds me of an old boyfriend of mine. im your typical dreamer and he was always telling me that daydreaming gets you nowhere and i should working to make my life. and of course all we did was fight so we eventually broke up and im having fun with my life while he's in the hospital with some stress disease. i guess life favors the dreamers who travel with the wind.
This is my favorite GC song. The lyrics are inspiring and the music is.. awesome. What else can I say? GC rawks!
i agree with almost every one here best GC song by far
the song i have "screamer" is not the same lyrics as this...
OMG i love this song it's great and it has so many meaning inside it.i love supirses so thats why i buckle up now:)I'm a dreamer too and i love being one!DREAMING IS THE BEST!GC IS THE BEST!!EAST COAST BABY!
I love this song.. only problem is these are botched lyrics, dont get me wrong i appreciate the fact someone took their time to do this.. but if anyone has the correct lyrics please let me know!!!