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.
If it hurts,
Kiss it better
You wear skirts,
I write nice letters
Never said nothing with flowers
Though we always talked for hours
And it seems to get much colder
When you cry on your own shoulder
And we know the show
Must go on
Guess I know
I guess I'll throw on
Some Jefferson Airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
Jefferson airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
'Cause when it's colder
I feel much better
When I cry on my own shoulder
I'll just throw on a sweater and go
And I'll go to undergo a change of heart, a change of clothes
And when I'm home, I think I'll go eat cereal and stare out the window
I'll make the calls
You cover your ears
Niagra falls
Still flows on new year's
I will save
Your plunging neck-line
Kiss your face
You try to deck mine
If I behave it's going to cost him
Stop the rave in downtown boston
And we know the show
Must go on
Guess I know
I guess I'll throw on
Some Jefferson Airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
Jefferson airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
'Cause when it's colder
I feel much better
When I cry on my own shoulder
I'll just throw on a sweater and go
And I'll go to undergo a surgery to purge me of this lonely mood
And my ego, the status quo, provides me with a decent attitude
And I'll go to undergo a change of heart, a change of clothes
And when I'm home, I'll think I'll go eat cereal and stare out the window
'Cause you confused me more than anyone
An adjustment has begun
To let me feel the desperate need to leave what we undid undone
And maybe you could sympathize
With the bags under my eyes
And we'll see the signs are saying that we have used up all our (tries)
Try to be a better person
To be a better friend
To be a better son
He tries to be a better someone
That understands the difference
And that he can't show all the people all the things that really mean as much as he could (feel)
Feels like I don't remember
Ever being this tired (before)
Before now my eyes were closed to all of the beauty in this world
Jefferson Airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
Jefferson airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
'Cause when it's colder
I feel much better
When I cry on my own shoulder
I'll just throw on a sweater and go
And I'll go to undergo a surgery to purge me of this lonely mood
And my ego, the status quo, provides me with a decent attitude
And I'll go to undergo a change of heart, a change of clothes
And I'll go, oh yes, I'll go and hope the new me shows so everybody knows
That I've found myself able to fly away without magic feathers or Jefferson aeroplanes
I've got with me all that I need
Kiss it better
You wear skirts,
I write nice letters
Never said nothing with flowers
Though we always talked for hours
And it seems to get much colder
When you cry on your own shoulder
And we know the show
Must go on
Guess I know
I guess I'll throw on
Some Jefferson Airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
Jefferson airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
'Cause when it's colder
I feel much better
When I cry on my own shoulder
I'll just throw on a sweater and go
And I'll go to undergo a change of heart, a change of clothes
And when I'm home, I think I'll go eat cereal and stare out the window
I'll make the calls
You cover your ears
Niagra falls
Still flows on new year's
I will save
Your plunging neck-line
Kiss your face
You try to deck mine
If I behave it's going to cost him
Stop the rave in downtown boston
And we know the show
Must go on
Guess I know
I guess I'll throw on
Some Jefferson Airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
Jefferson airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
'Cause when it's colder
I feel much better
When I cry on my own shoulder
I'll just throw on a sweater and go
And I'll go to undergo a surgery to purge me of this lonely mood
And my ego, the status quo, provides me with a decent attitude
And I'll go to undergo a change of heart, a change of clothes
And when I'm home, I'll think I'll go eat cereal and stare out the window
'Cause you confused me more than anyone
An adjustment has begun
To let me feel the desperate need to leave what we undid undone
And maybe you could sympathize
With the bags under my eyes
And we'll see the signs are saying that we have used up all our (tries)
Try to be a better person
To be a better friend
To be a better son
He tries to be a better someone
That understands the difference
And that he can't show all the people all the things that really mean as much as he could (feel)
Feels like I don't remember
Ever being this tired (before)
Before now my eyes were closed to all of the beauty in this world
Jefferson Airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
Jefferson airplane
I'm trapped and I am enclosed
But I won't complain
I'll open all the windows
'Cause when it's colder
I feel much better
When I cry on my own shoulder
I'll just throw on a sweater and go
And I'll go to undergo a surgery to purge me of this lonely mood
And my ego, the status quo, provides me with a decent attitude
And I'll go to undergo a change of heart, a change of clothes
And I'll go, oh yes, I'll go and hope the new me shows so everybody knows
That I've found myself able to fly away without magic feathers or Jefferson aeroplanes
I've got with me all that I need
Lyrics submitted by musickid07
Jefferson Aero Plane Lyrics as written by Matthew Arnold Thiessen
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing
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I totally agree with you about pretty much EVERYTHING you just said. I think this whole song is about him getting over a girl, and wanting to change because he sat around for months contemplating everything that went wrong. So he knows everything he did wrong, and he wants to change that so he can have a better relationship with the next girl.