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.
This air is contagious,
no one can save us,
nothing this good could ever last,
and tonight is a drug,
that I won’t give up,
this is my favorite addiction
the summer comes to a close,
and no one knows what we know,
no one knows
I can’t explain, what made me stay,
I fall into the same mistakes,
like all good things,
they never last, the past is past
I’d rather be drowning,
than swimming away,
that’s something that will never change,
I swallow regret,
and hope for the best,
if this is all that i can do
this is why I never try,
to make it seem we shouldn’t leave,
this is why I never try
this air is contagious,
no one can save us,
but I wait
I must confess,
I’m not impressed,
there’s nothing worse than losing you,
I must confess,
I’m not the same like all good things
no one can save us,
nothing this good could ever last,
and tonight is a drug,
that I won’t give up,
this is my favorite addiction
the summer comes to a close,
and no one knows what we know,
no one knows
I can’t explain, what made me stay,
I fall into the same mistakes,
like all good things,
they never last, the past is past
I’d rather be drowning,
than swimming away,
that’s something that will never change,
I swallow regret,
and hope for the best,
if this is all that i can do
this is why I never try,
to make it seem we shouldn’t leave,
this is why I never try
this air is contagious,
no one can save us,
but I wait
I must confess,
I’m not impressed,
there’s nothing worse than losing you,
I must confess,
I’m not the same like all good things
Lyrics submitted by starlight0229
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wow this is the most amazing song ever...i love it so so much and i can't believe no one has said anything about it.
yeah i love this song too.. "i must confess, i'm not impressed, theres nothing worse than losing you" FREAKIN BEST LINE EVER! well in this song at least lol
best song ever...
I don't even know why, but this song is speaking to me like no other right now. You know the usual drill...girl troubles and all that jazz. As for what the song means though? It's that complete disbelief that a relationship has ended. Spending time with that one special person meant so much to you that it became an addiction, one that you don't want to give up. And nobody can save you because you're just falling apart. You feel helpless and you go through with these actions even though you know it will lead you into more misery and you'll remain alone. So sometimes it's just better to not even try any of it. It's easier to live in the past with sweet memories of how good things are. Ultimately though...as the song says, all good things change and come to an end. Self-explanatory, yea. But when you can apply the lyrics to your own life...they're always so much more.
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i put this song to a slideshow of my friends and i last summer, saddest effing thing ever. this is a great "oh snap, summer is over" song.