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.
Parlami
Il tuo silenzio guarda dentro
Non resisterò
E' un attimo,
Nel tuo vuoto sento che
io non ce la farò
Walk on by
You walk on by
Wondering why
Wandering from you
Falling at your side
Wandering from you
Healing my desire
Stumbling in your soul
Give yourself to me
Hurting your desire
Healing mine
Slegami
Dal mio rimorso,
sei diverso
mentre muoio e poi
risorgo dentro te
Finchè vivrò
ricordarti così
sarà una colpa eterna su di me
Il tuo silenzio guarda dentro
Non resisterò
E' un attimo,
Nel tuo vuoto sento che
io non ce la farò
Walk on by
You walk on by
Wondering why
Wandering from you
Falling at your side
Wandering from you
Healing my desire
Stumbling in your soul
Give yourself to me
Hurting your desire
Healing mine
Slegami
Dal mio rimorso,
sei diverso
mentre muoio e poi
risorgo dentro te
Finchè vivrò
ricordarti così
sarà una colpa eterna su di me
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thankyou so much for translating this!
This is part of a story Self Deception, Comalies, and When A Dead Man walks are all part of a story about an innocent man going to jail while the guilty man runs free, but later turns him in
Self Deception is the first part of the story When a Dead Man walks in the second Comalies is the third
(This is the total Run down)
A man takes the fall for someone who is guilty The innocent man thinks that the guilty man will soon turn himself in, but when he doesnt he lashes out and is sentanced to the death penalty (Self Deception)
The man deals with the thoughts of being a "Dead Man Walking" knowing that he is going to die. (When A Dead Man Walks)
The guilty man is feeling guilty for having this man suffer for him. And seeing him already practially dead, but still waiting to be killed will forever be a blame on him, so he finally comes forward (Comalies)
Not a problem. I love this song sooo much.
This song to me is about those symbiotic relationships. When one thing is hurting, the other is healing. If this is about a relationship, most likely one person is self-destructive, but the other is doing well. When the self-destructive one is happy, the other is feeling unhappy. Or something like that. They try to break away but when they do they realize that they cant live without each other.
Or this could be about a person with a split personality. One is in love with someone but the other less dominant one is trying to do all they can to break up with the others love.
I dunno. This is a hard one...
I can agree with nights of glass on this. It might also be about someone dying, just from the wandering from you falling at your side, (wandering from you as in coming in and out of being awake or dead, and falling at your side as in showing desperation) but this is only my opinion and im not positive on it. But i agree witheveryone on when I say this is one of my favorite songs off this cd. This one and daylight dancer are my favorites by far. Excellent CD
The relationship I have to it, and the meaning I myself have made for this song is this. Two people seperate, one is still in love with the other meanwhile, the other has no problem moving on, so the other takes more time, then when the one that couldn't move on finally does move on, the other person starts to realize the other person is actually gone and regrets it. It's just the way I see it. Great song though, I'm seeing them in concert on the 19th! :)
I'm partially agreed with nightsofglass. The song is about a symbiotic relationship where one of them (the guy I guess) is not longer in love of the girl and she feels kinda responsible of that ("as long as I live remembering you like this will be an eternal blame on me"), maybe she did something bad or wrong and things started to change and she asks why... She’s trying to get into him, doing everything possible and that makes her feel good, ‘because she feels like things can work out once again… But then she stumbles and the beg him to trust her and the relationship but that’s not what he wants, that makes him feel unhappy… Maybe he’s trying to break away, as nightsofglass said, but somehow he feels co-dependent or pushed not to cause any extra pain to her, ‘cause she still in love of him and is extremely co-dependent…
I dunno, it's a complicated relationship... That’s my humble opion…
I heard that this song is part of a story Self Deception, Comalies and When a Dead Man walks is all part of a story about an innocent man sentenced to jail and sentanced to death: in the end the real criminal giving in
This makes me think that this is the end of the story The guilty person is stepping forward
"in your emptiness I feel that I won't make it" makes me think that the guily person is feeling guilty for the person falling for them, but is scared to turn themselves in
"stumbling in your soul give yourself to me hurting your desire healing mine" - Makes me think of the person who is in jail for something the other person did. That person who is in jail is killing their desires, while the guilty one can run free.
"unleash me from my remorse" This reminds me of a person finally coming to the decision of turning them selves in
"remembering you like this will be an eternal blame on me " - To me says that this person is saying I should have done this sooner and your suffering is all on me and will be on me forever
Interesting point!