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.
Oh start, send me grieves and before breathing
I have your voice on tape in a southern accent screaming at me
I was only one and we weren't prepared for people screaming.
(I have your voice on tape in a southern accent screaming at me)
Know things look lovely to you
Holding back, now and forever sweetheart
Know things look lovely lonely boy
Holding for midnight and I deny
You were walking so peculiar like you had something to hide (still so deadly)[x2]
Sweet penance for a sound - it might explode in our hands
I'm falling in a brown pigmentation of
Where the element marked cut short, turned in and stopped
I've been watching rose giving in that's when I started savoring the sound
I've been watching rose give in to it severing the ties between mother and son [x2]
Know things look lovely to you
Holding back, now and forever sweetheart
Know things look lovely lonely boy
Holding for midnight and I deny
You were walking so peculiar like you had something to hide(still so deadly)[x2]
Sweet penance for a sound - it might explode in our hands (it might explode) [x2]
oh, I once saw many place the end, I promised the world and a dozen roses. [x2]
I have your voice on tape in a southern accent screaming at me
I was only one and we weren't prepared for people screaming.
(I have your voice on tape in a southern accent screaming at me)
Know things look lovely to you
Holding back, now and forever sweetheart
Know things look lovely lonely boy
Holding for midnight and I deny
You were walking so peculiar like you had something to hide (still so deadly)[x2]
Sweet penance for a sound - it might explode in our hands
I'm falling in a brown pigmentation of
Where the element marked cut short, turned in and stopped
I've been watching rose giving in that's when I started savoring the sound
I've been watching rose give in to it severing the ties between mother and son [x2]
Know things look lovely to you
Holding back, now and forever sweetheart
Know things look lovely lonely boy
Holding for midnight and I deny
You were walking so peculiar like you had something to hide(still so deadly)[x2]
Sweet penance for a sound - it might explode in our hands (it might explode) [x2]
oh, I once saw many place the end, I promised the world and a dozen roses. [x2]
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