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 lost all faith today in suicidal featherweights
With broken wrists and weaker fists
This is the last fight I'll give away
And there’s something terrible locked in her attic,
so I'm told
I can feel it on my face
I still feel you everywhere
And operator I can't hold much longer,
can't hold much longer, can't hold on
And operator I can't hold much longer,
can't hold much longer, can't hold on
'Cause there’s a spot by a bathroom door
where I dropped so fast straight through the floor
when I lost my grip on everything
Eight feet under water is where we dare
Our locked lips keep out the water and the liars
full of nothing but air
So if anybody talks of me
tell them I am never coming home again,
tell them I am gone
There's a place that I might fit in,
but it reeks of where we’ve been
Perfect footprints from our feet
that our haunted just by me
To the lady of the hour, liquor love is all the rage
Your skin feels way too sour and I've lost my sense of taste
And operator I can't hold much longer,
can't hold much longer, can't hold on
And operator I can't hold much longer,
can't hold much longer, can't hold on
There's a hole that we all fall in
where we fight for oxygen
That’s where I caught my grip and became King
Eight feet undercover, don’t forget that I'm here
Warm secrets under covers with new friends
and your holiday lovers
So if anybody talks of me
tell them I am never coming home again,
tell them I am gone
If anybody talks of me
tell them I am never coming home again,
tell them I am gone
So if anybody talks of me
tell them I'll be gone forever
without these scars that are completly invisble
With broken wrists and weaker fists
This is the last fight I'll give away
And there’s something terrible locked in her attic,
so I'm told
I can feel it on my face
I still feel you everywhere
And operator I can't hold much longer,
can't hold much longer, can't hold on
And operator I can't hold much longer,
can't hold much longer, can't hold on
'Cause there’s a spot by a bathroom door
where I dropped so fast straight through the floor
when I lost my grip on everything
Eight feet under water is where we dare
Our locked lips keep out the water and the liars
full of nothing but air
So if anybody talks of me
tell them I am never coming home again,
tell them I am gone
There's a place that I might fit in,
but it reeks of where we’ve been
Perfect footprints from our feet
that our haunted just by me
To the lady of the hour, liquor love is all the rage
Your skin feels way too sour and I've lost my sense of taste
And operator I can't hold much longer,
can't hold much longer, can't hold on
And operator I can't hold much longer,
can't hold much longer, can't hold on
There's a hole that we all fall in
where we fight for oxygen
That’s where I caught my grip and became King
Eight feet undercover, don’t forget that I'm here
Warm secrets under covers with new friends
and your holiday lovers
So if anybody talks of me
tell them I am never coming home again,
tell them I am gone
If anybody talks of me
tell them I am never coming home again,
tell them I am gone
So if anybody talks of me
tell them I'll be gone forever
without these scars that are completly invisble
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
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