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.
Do you want me to cry? cry for you
How can you say that you're blue
A rich rock star you are yet you still complain
That's insane
Imagine if you had a child of two
You're a single mom with a son named Tom
You work a long hard day just to bill pay
With no time to play then what would you say
Still in this world what it means to me
Losin' my grip as I trip on the anomalies
My third eye is the prize of unifyin' hours
The Pleadies will smash out the Taurus
Energy pure decompose in the porous
Soil of life moving on it's courses
Crystal's neath' the surface radiate the cycle
Combing minerals they will flex and let go
Toxically were built to never last
'cause the waste we make all day, steady growin' fast
I get up intake my blue-green algae
Let it penetrate in, strengthen my grasp
Holistic healers dealin' our galactic growth
Reversin' fx of shit wrecked Chernobyl
Want to take it further let's take that funk further
Want to take it further let's take that love further
We've all got pain that's real
And we should say how we feel
And I've felt so alone, but I know I've always got a home
The question I'm up serving is am I really deserving
Gamma waves bacterial plagues cow mutilations
All the time not to mention visitations
More than 2000 years of fuckin with our fears
The only thing true, we gotta love each other
Try to keep a positive vibe they make it tough for ya
You're cut off and lonely while you hustle for dough
We can overcome the wrongs
While we're reachin' the point
Stick together all forever, now continue to flow
Want to take it further let's take that funk further
Want to take it further let's take that love further
How can you say that you're blue
A rich rock star you are yet you still complain
That's insane
Imagine if you had a child of two
You're a single mom with a son named Tom
You work a long hard day just to bill pay
With no time to play then what would you say
Still in this world what it means to me
Losin' my grip as I trip on the anomalies
My third eye is the prize of unifyin' hours
The Pleadies will smash out the Taurus
Energy pure decompose in the porous
Soil of life moving on it's courses
Crystal's neath' the surface radiate the cycle
Combing minerals they will flex and let go
Toxically were built to never last
'cause the waste we make all day, steady growin' fast
I get up intake my blue-green algae
Let it penetrate in, strengthen my grasp
Holistic healers dealin' our galactic growth
Reversin' fx of shit wrecked Chernobyl
Want to take it further let's take that funk further
Want to take it further let's take that love further
We've all got pain that's real
And we should say how we feel
And I've felt so alone, but I know I've always got a home
The question I'm up serving is am I really deserving
Gamma waves bacterial plagues cow mutilations
All the time not to mention visitations
More than 2000 years of fuckin with our fears
The only thing true, we gotta love each other
Try to keep a positive vibe they make it tough for ya
You're cut off and lonely while you hustle for dough
We can overcome the wrongs
While we're reachin' the point
Stick together all forever, now continue to flow
Want to take it further let's take that funk further
Want to take it further let's take that love further
Lyrics submitted by COMEORIGINAL311
No Control Lyrics as written by Nicholas Hexum Douglas Martinez
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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