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'll always belong to the shadow
Don't show me new results
I will never enter your heaven
Make the most of my dirty cell
Creeps infected by control
That's what put me in here
Dig deep don't think you ever get to the place where they buried me
The last glimpse that I have
Fragments, pieces of some things valuable
Even though it doesn't make sense anymore
I release my last year
The cold worms and me
We are all right
We are free
The dead light inside
Fuel to new seed
New world I hide
Where there are only my bones
Please put them in use
Want to be part of a new dawn
The darkness disappears
Don't release these chains
Never been closer to myself
All your mistakes run though
As I realize what we become
The end is here to bid farewell
I'll turn to ash and hear them sing
Songs about my emotions dead and alone
Don't make an effort you don't know me anything
My frustration, my conversation, why are we even here?
The abuse that we use I do not longer care
The cold worms and me
We are all right
We are free
The dead light inside
Fuel to new seed
New world I hide
Don't show me new results
I will never enter your heaven
Make the most of my dirty cell
Creeps infected by control
That's what put me in here
Dig deep don't think you ever get to the place where they buried me
The last glimpse that I have
Fragments, pieces of some things valuable
Even though it doesn't make sense anymore
I release my last year
The cold worms and me
We are all right
We are free
The dead light inside
Fuel to new seed
New world I hide
Where there are only my bones
Please put them in use
Want to be part of a new dawn
The darkness disappears
Don't release these chains
Never been closer to myself
All your mistakes run though
As I realize what we become
The end is here to bid farewell
I'll turn to ash and hear them sing
Songs about my emotions dead and alone
Don't make an effort you don't know me anything
My frustration, my conversation, why are we even here?
The abuse that we use I do not longer care
The cold worms and me
We are all right
We are free
The dead light inside
Fuel to new seed
New world I hide
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