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.
On my way home, police car pulled me over.
After they left, I puttered out of gas.
Triple-A' came, but my card was expired!
I had to walk home, and of course, it rained half the time.
I tried to get some shut-eye, then I was abducted!
They put cold things in my butt.
They sampled a bit of my D.N.A.
They left me on top of my sheets,
I dreamt I went potty, then woke up drenched in me.
This day sucked the hardest ever
I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today.
A little bit less than nothing would go my way.
I got up to toss my soiled sheets,
the hallway was dark and I stubbed my big toe.
It was then that I sensed the irony (burning me),
then I heard the voice say,
"Come sail aboard S.S. Nepenthe!"
I suppose I'm to blame for getting pulled over.
I guess I'm the culprit for running out of gas.
Let's assume I'm the guy who didn't pay his 'Triple-A' fee.
In actuality, I let the zetas probe me.
Yesterday was all my fault.
I let negativity get the better of me.
Thank goodness for the bathtubs and suds!
They temporarily set free this quandary
After they left, I puttered out of gas.
Triple-A' came, but my card was expired!
I had to walk home, and of course, it rained half the time.
I tried to get some shut-eye, then I was abducted!
They put cold things in my butt.
They sampled a bit of my D.N.A.
They left me on top of my sheets,
I dreamt I went potty, then woke up drenched in me.
This day sucked the hardest ever
I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today.
A little bit less than nothing would go my way.
I got up to toss my soiled sheets,
the hallway was dark and I stubbed my big toe.
It was then that I sensed the irony (burning me),
then I heard the voice say,
"Come sail aboard S.S. Nepenthe!"
I suppose I'm to blame for getting pulled over.
I guess I'm the culprit for running out of gas.
Let's assume I'm the guy who didn't pay his 'Triple-A' fee.
In actuality, I let the zetas probe me.
Yesterday was all my fault.
I let negativity get the better of me.
Thank goodness for the bathtubs and suds!
They temporarily set free this quandary
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Actually a search resulted in this: "Social Chronology Includes Everyone, Neanderthals, Cannibals, Everyone"
But I have no idea whether or not it's true. I lost my CD booklet, but from memory I don't think it's in there.
im surprised nobody has mentioned "Come sail aboard S.S. Nepenthe!" ah using drugs to fix a bad day. fuck the bath.
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This song is like a story of Brandon's worst day. It says that how we shouldn't be victims of bad things that happen to us
Actually Harry, I think I got a totally different meaning from this song. You said that it says "we shouldn't be victims of bad things that happen to us". Well i think it's saying the opposite, that we are to blame and maybe if he had cared more and tried to not be so pesimistic than things mighta went his way, at least maybe a little more towards his. Maybe I am wrong but I find all of incubus' song wonderfully meaningful wheather i relate or not, all except the instrumentals that is (no lyrics, no meaning to me, or at least until i learn to play an instrament). Oh and don't get me wrong dj kilmore and all the others are bad ass when it comes to jaming, but Brandon has a poetic phenomena with words. Wow that's long.
Actually Harry, I think I got a totally different meaning from this song. You said that it says "we shouldn't be victims of bad things that happen to us". Well i think it's saying the opposite, that we are to blame and maybe if he had cared more and tried to not be so pesimistic than things mighta went his way, at least maybe a little more towards his. Maybe I am wrong but I find all of incubus' song wonderfully meaningful wheather i relate or not, all except the instrumentals that is (no lyrics, no meaning to me, or at least until i learn to play an instrament). Oh and don't get me wrong dj kilmore and all the others are bad ass when it comes to jaming, but Brandon has a poetic phenomena with words. Wow that's long.
i think that if you have a bad day you shouldn't blame others or take it out on others because whatever happens is your own fault
you have a good point and all, but not everything bad that happens is always your fault. maybe what you're trying to say is that when a bad thing happens that IS your fault(because not all bad things that happen are your fault dude) then you should take the blame and, instead of being pessimistic about it and feeling sorry for yourself, you should grow some balls, be optimistic and try to not only learn to take responsibility for your own actions, but also try to prevent bad things from happening in the future by not being such a bitch and such. and MAYBE the name "calgone", which is the brand name of a soap, and the line, "thank goodness for bath tubs and suds", MIGHT just be about being optimistic all in all and coming to the wonderful fact that you can always wipe the slate clean(soap;calgone), and wash away(with suds) the shitty day you had, sweat it all out(in the bathtub) and start a-new the next day. notice at the end too, the guy that is yelling at gavin obviously has a stick stuck in his non-tight, dick taking asshole and need to take some advice from brandon about being a man, and not letting little things get your panties in a twist..
yu shouldnt look at things as something negative or positive, if you look at things just as things that have happened, they'll look a lot different..
hey have any of you heard the way end of this song? the song is like 16 minutes long. it has a buncha weird but really funny stuff toward the end. someone print the lyrics to the karate kid part. ill make my best effort to type what they say. "The Karate Kiiiid. wit my oba do karate at my side, NO I HATE KARATE! I HATE THIS BIKE! I HATE IT! honey what are you doing with your bike? SHUT UP MOM! I DONT WANT KARATE ANYMORE! I WANNA GO HOME! doyo san concentrate! I HATE THE FISH I HATE THE HOUSE!" then its all like "ohhhh baby, i think i feel the juice mouse comin from the flasball, oh yeah"
continuation of last post: "is this the shit or what?, hey! you better chegity check yourself before you wregity wreck yourself, you cant get any fresher than this" "i know it's not p.c. but sometimes you gotta put the smackdown on a ho" "mmmmhmmhmmm babayayayoww i see the flownski from the last monfrentooooh, rebaloolay i saw the police man asesofeeeeh"