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.
Huge eyes
Know I'm missing
So I close mine
When I'm kissing
Lollipop, licking
With Lola
Sticking like toffee to my teeth
Wait, watch, gravitate
Grab hold of, insulate
Wait, watch, it's too late
It's over now
(All the way)
I've got so much beauty around me I can't move
I've got so much beauty around me I can't loose
I've got so much beauty around me I can't choose
I've got so much beauty around me, around you
Toffee pop
So sticky
In the heat
Lola gets angry
Over meat
And who did I (who did I)
Who did I (who did I)
Push out
And who did I (who did I)
Who did I (who did I)
Hear shout
Wait, watch, gravitate
Grab hold of, insulate
Wait, watch, it's too late
It's over now
(All the way)
I've got so much beauty around me I can't move
I've got so much beauty around me I can't loose
I've got so much beauty around me I can't choose
I've got so much beauty around me, around you
Know I'm missing
So I close mine
When I'm kissing
Lollipop, licking
With Lola
Sticking like toffee to my teeth
Wait, watch, gravitate
Grab hold of, insulate
Wait, watch, it's too late
It's over now
(All the way)
I've got so much beauty around me I can't move
I've got so much beauty around me I can't loose
I've got so much beauty around me I can't choose
I've got so much beauty around me, around you
Toffee pop
So sticky
In the heat
Lola gets angry
Over meat
And who did I (who did I)
Who did I (who did I)
Push out
And who did I (who did I)
Who did I (who did I)
Hear shout
Wait, watch, gravitate
Grab hold of, insulate
Wait, watch, it's too late
It's over now
(All the way)
I've got so much beauty around me I can't move
I've got so much beauty around me I can't loose
I've got so much beauty around me I can't choose
I've got so much beauty around me, around you
Lyrics submitted by minette
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this is such a gorgeous song, it's amazingly well sung, his voice suits is perfectly, he just sounds so hopelessly in love
"i;ve got so much beauty around me around you" i love Damien
*loose=lose
i cant tell if this is a love song or a sad song. he seems to flip-flop, and i just cant tell. the majority of it, i'd say, seems to be describing his relationship with lola and how he isn't in love with her anymore, or that he did something stupid and now regrets having pushed her out of his life. but i really cant tell
Gotta love Damiens lyrical genius, Hes someone who can describe so much with so little words and its always easy to relate to
But Since the site is about song meaning i will give my interpration of it : I beleive the song is about cheating on Lola, In the first verse he describes how Lola was with him before it happened, 'Sticking like toffee to my teeth' shows how Lola was dead clingy with him, then he had enough of her and says enoughs enough, then when he hits the chorus hes saying that there are plenty of pretty ladies around him he cant resist. He then goes on to show that he was aware of his mistake and he then becomes the clingy one, but Lola refuses to accept his apologise and gets angry 'so sticky, in the heat, Lola gets angry', Over meat, which will be the girl but then says 'and who i did' which again suggests he could have cheated. 'Push out' makes me think that Lola has push himself of the person who he cheated with out of her life and last sing that was said was the shouting at last line in the verse.
I could be well off the mark here, but its the only story i can see in this lyrics