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.
Cupid hath pulled back his sweetheart's bow
To cast divine arrows into her soul
To grab her attention swift and quick
Or morrow the marrow of her bones be thick
With turpentine kisses and mistaken blows
See the devil may do as the devil may care
He loves none sweeter as sweeter the dare
Her mouth the mischief he doth seek
Her heart the captive of which he speaks
So note all ye lovers in love with the sound
Your world be shattered with nary a note
Of one cupids arrow under your coat
And in the land of star crossed lovers
And barren hearted wanderers
Forever lost in forsaken missives and Satan's pull
We seek the unseekable and we speak the unspeakable
Our hopes dead gathering dust to dust
In faith, in compassion, and in love
To cast divine arrows into her soul
To grab her attention swift and quick
Or morrow the marrow of her bones be thick
With turpentine kisses and mistaken blows
See the devil may do as the devil may care
He loves none sweeter as sweeter the dare
Her mouth the mischief he doth seek
Her heart the captive of which he speaks
So note all ye lovers in love with the sound
Your world be shattered with nary a note
Of one cupids arrow under your coat
And in the land of star crossed lovers
And barren hearted wanderers
Forever lost in forsaken missives and Satan's pull
We seek the unseekable and we speak the unspeakable
Our hopes dead gathering dust to dust
In faith, in compassion, and in love
Lyrics submitted by Ice, edited by silvertyrs, BIRDDUDE830
Cupid de Locke Lyrics as written by William Patrick Corgan
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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The title "Cupid de Locke" is a reference to Matthew Locke (1621-1677), an English baroque composer, who wrote the score to "Cupid and Death" in 1653, a kind of ballet in which Cupid fires arrows to make people fall in love, and Death fires arrows which bring about a person's demise. They get their arrows mixed up and hilarity ensues. Two men are fighting a duel and instead of killing each other, they fall in love and start dancing! Sadly, young lovers are killed. A man falls in love with a monkey. Eventually, order is restored.
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I think its about young love specifically. "to cast divine arrows into her soul to grab her attention swift and quick or morrow the marrow of her bones be quick with turpentine kisses and mistaken blows" this I think is 'Cupid' trying to get to her before she loses faith in love and loses her innocence (turpentine kisses, from untrue love) and mistaken blows (from unnessecary fights that we tend to get into)
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i love all the romeo and juliet references...very nice
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this is definately one of my favourites. it's pretty and has a nice melody to it. the lyrics definately make it the best.
very cute words. ah romance.
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