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 see him coming
We hold our rock we are ready
The thing we'll do to him
They aren't fit for anyone
Hey this is serious business
I'm gonna hate myself
Still I just can't wait to begin
The monster inside me
Can't be talked out of anything
He's got an appetite
Oh no he's hungry now
I just gotta restrain him
The seam inside me grows
Kiss your better half goodbye
All those things you trusted in
The man that you pride yourself on
All the control you think you hold
Anything that can go wrong
Will find itself come and gone
His body lies broken
Hey some harsh words were spoken
I feel terrible
It just got away
Had to make him pay
For the hole in my heart
It's been my fault from the start
If you think it all makes sense
Can you tell the difference
Between a quarter and twenty five cents
Anything that can go wrong
Will find itself come and gone
We hold our rock we are ready
The thing we'll do to him
They aren't fit for anyone
Hey this is serious business
I'm gonna hate myself
Still I just can't wait to begin
The monster inside me
Can't be talked out of anything
He's got an appetite
Oh no he's hungry now
I just gotta restrain him
The seam inside me grows
Kiss your better half goodbye
All those things you trusted in
The man that you pride yourself on
All the control you think you hold
Anything that can go wrong
Will find itself come and gone
His body lies broken
Hey some harsh words were spoken
I feel terrible
It just got away
Had to make him pay
For the hole in my heart
It's been my fault from the start
If you think it all makes sense
Can you tell the difference
Between a quarter and twenty five cents
Anything that can go wrong
Will find itself come and gone
Lyrics submitted by emoJustin
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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