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.
You shouldn't have loved me baby
When I was nothin', nothin' at all
I used to bleed for you
Just to watch you fade
Baby, baby, baby
Rock and ruin
Baby, baby, baby
I never came home to a burnt out room
You should've loved me baby
When redemptions too blind
Nature took my soul
And sin left a scar so wide
Time ravaged my body
And now I live in the house
Where the red lights always on alone
Baby, baby, baby
Shame on you and me and you
Here we go now
I'm under your skin
Can't rub me out
Can't rub it in
Oh, baby running away
Running away, to you
Now I will wait for you
But I won't wait very long
I will wait for you
And when you bore me ill be gone
And I will cheat on you with your daddy or son
I will fuck you up I'm so sorry
Its just in my nature, baby
Well there ain't nothing I can do to stop
Oh bastard
Here comes the rain
Here comes the rain
My, you're blood is pumpin'
Good and evil
God and the devil
Ain't no ones pity
Well baby your loves with me
Your loves with hate
I will fuck you up
I will feel no guilt
that's right rub it in rub it in can't get me
Watch my face under you skin
Ill never got back
Oh nest our head
Till you can't see straight
I watch you blood
Its pumping black
Baby your loves with me
Here we go round
You're red and you're red
You writhing away
From under my heel
Run way your heads on fire
Can't tell the difference between hate and desire
Everything went all fucking wrong
Chaos reigns when I'm along
Fuck you up
Won't get me out
Wash that slain under your skin
Can't wash it out
Coz id wash it in
All my loves in vain
All my loves in blood
All my loves in vain
I cannot find a vein
When I was nothin', nothin' at all
I used to bleed for you
Just to watch you fade
Baby, baby, baby
Rock and ruin
Baby, baby, baby
I never came home to a burnt out room
You should've loved me baby
When redemptions too blind
Nature took my soul
And sin left a scar so wide
Time ravaged my body
And now I live in the house
Where the red lights always on alone
Baby, baby, baby
Shame on you and me and you
Here we go now
I'm under your skin
Can't rub me out
Can't rub it in
Oh, baby running away
Running away, to you
Now I will wait for you
But I won't wait very long
I will wait for you
And when you bore me ill be gone
And I will cheat on you with your daddy or son
I will fuck you up I'm so sorry
Its just in my nature, baby
Well there ain't nothing I can do to stop
Oh bastard
Here comes the rain
Here comes the rain
My, you're blood is pumpin'
Good and evil
God and the devil
Ain't no ones pity
Well baby your loves with me
Your loves with hate
I will fuck you up
I will feel no guilt
that's right rub it in rub it in can't get me
Watch my face under you skin
Ill never got back
Oh nest our head
Till you can't see straight
I watch you blood
Its pumping black
Baby your loves with me
Here we go round
You're red and you're red
You writhing away
From under my heel
Run way your heads on fire
Can't tell the difference between hate and desire
Everything went all fucking wrong
Chaos reigns when I'm along
Fuck you up
Won't get me out
Wash that slain under your skin
Can't wash it out
Coz id wash it in
All my loves in vain
All my loves in blood
All my loves in vain
I cannot find a vein
Lyrics submitted by almostmanda
Life Despite God Lyrics as written by Love Best
Lyrics © TEAMJBTUNZ, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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i think she sounds kinda like janis joplin on this song.
I will wait for you And when you bore me ill be gone And i will cheat on you wiht your daddy or son I will fuck you up im so sorry Its just in my nature, baby Well there aint nothing i can do to stop Oh bastard
LOL! sometimes the things courtney writes, you know it's sad and you wanna cry for her but you just can't help but laugh. I mean, i love courtney and i love hole, but some of the shit she sings about is just so fucked up and honest you have to smile. i think she smiles at her pain too.
its called life dispite god on the cd
i love this song, but she sounds like shes trying really hard to be robert plant.
Cool song,she sounds like shes in drunk rage and pain when she sings it but hey.
She does sound like Janis Joplin and anything 60's psychedelic rock/blues. Its about Kurt, I think. She's always said that she saw his suicide coming. It kinda makes sense how she says "I used to bleed for you, just to watch you fade"
to me this song sounds like she is very out of it and everything she sayus is relating to her substance abuse problem. "I cannot find a vein" in my opinion she is saying that shes too messed up to shoot up
this is an amazing song she wrote, very poetic (as always for Love). i think the way she sings it is incredible and her voice could never be copied.
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LOL i love it. she does sound like if shes drunk and just spilling her guts out, but screw it, it's catchy.