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 alone
Cry beside her
Pushed away
Once too often
Face that lie
Vision changes
Shade is ice
The words are poison
Changes made now why can't I
Fill the face in the mirror
What I want still you won't give
But I cannot hate you
Oh, you're a monster
Blood alone
Stains the sorry
Tired eyes
My skin seems heavy
Mind astray
The sane still laughing
Images
All worth losing
Changes made now can't I
Fill the face in the mirror
What I want still you won't give
But I cannot hate you
Oh, you're a monster. you don't know
The hate I have
Inside, if you could see it you'd be
Terrified, you would
Kill me at once. but even by killing
Me you can't free
Yourself from my hatred. you can
Kill my body
But I'll never leave you in peace
You cannot believe what your in for
The screams burn your eyes
The feeling of leaving yourself dies
Scratch out the real you
Time ticking away the killing
Choking on sorrow
Now you're dead and didn't listen
Gave into the fear
I'm not the one who takes from you
I need you
In time there is no joy
But still you've lived
I just can't see when I lie
I am
So few like them
In the way
Cry beside her
Pushed away
Once too often
Face that lie
Vision changes
Shade is ice
The words are poison
Changes made now why can't I
Fill the face in the mirror
What I want still you won't give
But I cannot hate you
Oh, you're a monster
Blood alone
Stains the sorry
Tired eyes
My skin seems heavy
Mind astray
The sane still laughing
Images
All worth losing
Changes made now can't I
Fill the face in the mirror
What I want still you won't give
But I cannot hate you
Oh, you're a monster. you don't know
The hate I have
Inside, if you could see it you'd be
Terrified, you would
Kill me at once. but even by killing
Me you can't free
Yourself from my hatred. you can
Kill my body
But I'll never leave you in peace
You cannot believe what your in for
The screams burn your eyes
The feeling of leaving yourself dies
Scratch out the real you
Time ticking away the killing
Choking on sorrow
Now you're dead and didn't listen
Gave into the fear
I'm not the one who takes from you
I need you
In time there is no joy
But still you've lived
I just can't see when I lie
I am
So few like them
In the way
Lyrics submitted by thewhitepony33, edited by NFfan90
So Few Lyrics as written by Matthew Francis Holt Christopher Bradlee Houck
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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