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 never meant to be this silent
But I think you kind of wanted me to
And I never meant to be this lonely
Fact that's why I'm here telling you
If you wanna be out
Then somebody please ring the bell
One ding would solve the bout
Maybe we could begin while you go on fighting the world
For everyone else's problems
So keep dreaming
So deep is the pride that swallows this life
It's closing in way over my head
Another, another
Loose end keeps haunting me
So keep away from me
'Cause every day you've given me has
Another, another loose end
That I gotta tie up
Now there's much that has changed in me
Since the end of that year
There's not much to be said for
Taking time to be hearing
These words that I say
From so far, far away
This rhetorical, wonderful, magical, laughable life is discovering
The situations clear
Everything seems to be over
So stop dreaming
So deep is the pride that swallows this life
It's closing in way over my head
Another, another
Loose end keeps haunting me
So keep away from me
'Cause every day you've given me has
No, no
No temporary vanity can change what you're afraid to show
If you can't find me
You won't know where to run
When it falls down
So deep is the pride that swallows this life
It's closing in way over my head
Another, another
Loose end keeps haunting me
So keep away from me
'Cause every day you've given me has
Another, another, another loose end
But I think you kind of wanted me to
And I never meant to be this lonely
Fact that's why I'm here telling you
If you wanna be out
Then somebody please ring the bell
One ding would solve the bout
Maybe we could begin while you go on fighting the world
For everyone else's problems
So keep dreaming
So deep is the pride that swallows this life
It's closing in way over my head
Another, another
Loose end keeps haunting me
So keep away from me
'Cause every day you've given me has
Another, another loose end
That I gotta tie up
Now there's much that has changed in me
Since the end of that year
There's not much to be said for
Taking time to be hearing
These words that I say
From so far, far away
This rhetorical, wonderful, magical, laughable life is discovering
The situations clear
Everything seems to be over
So stop dreaming
So deep is the pride that swallows this life
It's closing in way over my head
Another, another
Loose end keeps haunting me
So keep away from me
'Cause every day you've given me has
No, no
No temporary vanity can change what you're afraid to show
If you can't find me
You won't know where to run
When it falls down
So deep is the pride that swallows this life
It's closing in way over my head
Another, another
Loose end keeps haunting me
So keep away from me
'Cause every day you've given me has
Another, another, another loose end
Lyrics submitted by judaskissidismiss
Loose End Lyrics as written by David E. Frazier David Frazier
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Light Up The Sky
Van Halen
Van Halen
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Dreamwalker
Silent Planet
Silent Planet
I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.