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.
Stay awake to decide
Are you coming back?
Is this my sanity?
I can't forgive
Oh is it the same to me?
I can't take your place
I'll never see you, never flee from me
Severed
Lost lies in the house I bring
I can't fucking see
I can never pull your self from me
I can't focus
Libertine my "said to be"
I will never save you
Wait, today is not the same
Severed
Are you coming back?
Is this my sanity?
I can't forgive
Oh is it the same to me?
I can't take your place
I'll never see you, never flee from me
Severed
Lost lies in the house I bring
I can't fucking see
I can never pull your self from me
I can't focus
Libertine my "said to be"
I will never save you
Wait, today is not the same
Severed
Lyrics submitted by lemonie_fresh
Severed Lyrics as written by Chris Spicuzza Andy Herrick
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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this is thier heaviest song ever that breakdown gets slower and slower it's amazing
Man i love how he screams "Severed" I <3 this song
It was cool, when their new drummer joined the band, and they played this live, about half way through the song, the rest of the band left the stage and the drummer played a 5 miunte drum solo, then they came back on and finished the song.
You messed up a bit on the lyrics.
Stay awake to decide. Are you commin' back? Is this my sanity? I can't forgive.
Oh is it the same to me? I can't take your place. I'll never see you, never flee from me.
Severed.
Lost lies in the house I bring. I can't fuckin' see. I can never pull yourself from me. I can't focus. Libertine my "said to be" I will never save you... wait...
Severed.
Yeah, is there heveyest song. The way it slows down is uniqe ... most metal songs speed up. The way he screams 'severed' is truely hateful. Look around on the web for the studio origional... its like twice as scairy! Dude Mark Hunter sounds SO pissed off...
Saw em do it live last night... fukin hell.
heaviest song by them ever?
wow.....i guess you guys don't listen to chimaira much
heaviest song by them ever?
wow.....i guess you guys don't listen to chimaira much
AMAZING song... makes me wann scream whenever I hear it!!! and jump too XD God it's so powerful!!! yet I agree not heaviest or most brutal song... LOL have u listened to The Flame!!!O.O aNd... umm, no one explained the song -- soo, I'll give it a try although I'll probably fail.. Interpritation: the character is lost and torn between two parts of him.. one is in a loved one that leaves him and he takes it brutally.. the other is his own genuine self which is no longer certain, or stable... Did I get it right --??
MaceK6.... yeah, i think thats a pretty good interpritation.. i know the torn between two parts of him part is right, at least.
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