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.
The position being taken is not to be mistaken
For attempted education or righteous accusation
Only a description, just an observation
Of the pitiful condition of our degeneration
Walls made of opinions, through which we speak but never listen
Ceiling made of pride, vicious and self-satisfied
Door that's made of rage, hard and slowly aged
Always closing tighter with any war we wage
And it's a room without a window, can't see out
Room without a window, can't see out, can't see out
Floor is made of lives we'd gladly end to stay inside
Corners made of borders, and borders made of order
Painted with the words of politicians and religion
Plastered with the wreckage of our cultural division
Room without a window, can't see out
Room without a window, can't see out, can't see out
Hahaha
Oh, we're so stupid
Killin' each other
Don't we learn nothin'?
Gotta room inside our mind, yeah, we gotta
We can't see out because we're blind, but it goes to show
Got to make ourselves dream, all right
From the room without a window to a different way to see
Gotta room inside our mind, yeah, we gotta
We can't see out because we're blind, but it goes to show
Gotta make ourselves dream, all right
From the room without a window to a different way to see
The position being taken is not to be mistaken
For attempted education or righteous accusation
Only a description, just an observation
Of the pitiful condition of our degeneration
Room without a window, can't see out
Room without a window, can't see out, can't see out
Room without a window, can't see out
Room without a window, can't see out, can't see out
For attempted education or righteous accusation
Only a description, just an observation
Of the pitiful condition of our degeneration
Walls made of opinions, through which we speak but never listen
Ceiling made of pride, vicious and self-satisfied
Door that's made of rage, hard and slowly aged
Always closing tighter with any war we wage
And it's a room without a window, can't see out
Room without a window, can't see out, can't see out
Floor is made of lives we'd gladly end to stay inside
Corners made of borders, and borders made of order
Painted with the words of politicians and religion
Plastered with the wreckage of our cultural division
Room without a window, can't see out
Room without a window, can't see out, can't see out
Hahaha
Oh, we're so stupid
Killin' each other
Don't we learn nothin'?
Gotta room inside our mind, yeah, we gotta
We can't see out because we're blind, but it goes to show
Got to make ourselves dream, all right
From the room without a window to a different way to see
Gotta room inside our mind, yeah, we gotta
We can't see out because we're blind, but it goes to show
Gotta make ourselves dream, all right
From the room without a window to a different way to see
The position being taken is not to be mistaken
For attempted education or righteous accusation
Only a description, just an observation
Of the pitiful condition of our degeneration
Room without a window, can't see out
Room without a window, can't see out, can't see out
Room without a window, can't see out
Room without a window, can't see out, can't see out
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