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.
Kill the lights
Im so sick of your face
Another nigth wasted wishing you away
Now im cut, im cut at the wrists
but i still cant kill the pain
Id give anything to rip you from my head
From my head
The return of your voice marks another failure
And i can feel your blades closing on my back
Ill savour this one last taste, this taste of sanity
As it clutches, tearing at my heart
This is my final act of desperation
One lost second gives way to disease
Id give anything to rip you fro my head
Cause i can feel you
Creeping through me
Like a sickness
Your weakness
Scars your ****ing face
Scares your name
The return of your voice
Marks another failure
And i can feel your blades
Closing on my back
As light fades to past
Darkness wells against me
But my shattered eyelids
Refuse to close
Your breathe is death to me
Im so sick of your face
Another nigth wasted wishing you away
Now im cut, im cut at the wrists
but i still cant kill the pain
Id give anything to rip you from my head
From my head
The return of your voice marks another failure
And i can feel your blades closing on my back
Ill savour this one last taste, this taste of sanity
As it clutches, tearing at my heart
This is my final act of desperation
One lost second gives way to disease
Id give anything to rip you fro my head
Cause i can feel you
Creeping through me
Like a sickness
Your weakness
Scars your ****ing face
Scares your name
The return of your voice
Marks another failure
And i can feel your blades
Closing on my back
As light fades to past
Darkness wells against me
But my shattered eyelids
Refuse to close
Your breathe is death to me
Lyrics submitted by CurseTheDaylight
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KILL THE LIGHTS I'M SO SICK OF YOUR FACE NOW I'M CUT, CUT AT THE WRISTS BUT I STILL CAN'T KILL THE PAIN I'D GIVE ANYTHING TO RIP YOU FROM MY HEAD COOL GUITAR FROM MY HEAD
I can't believe no one has commented.
Love that guitar part at the start.
fuckin awesome guitar solo at the beginning ! \m/ YOUR BREATH IS.. DEAD TO ME !!!
YOUR BREATH IS.. DEATH TO ME !!! \m/
YEAH ! there we go . .lol . stupid typo killed it -.-"
IMO this song is about being Straight Edge, and beating addiction "Ill savour this one last taste, this taste of sanity" represents the "last taste" of the addiction, and trying to stem the craving
"One lost second gives way to disease" is a merely anti-drug statement, refering to drugs as a disease
"Id give anything to rip you from my head" again is about trying to beat a relentless need for something.
just my opinions. feelfree to rip them to pieces. and have a go at Staright Edge lifestyle if you want to be pathetic about it, not that im suggestin people on here are pathetic. just talking from experiance if you do, im not Edge, so wont be offended.
joespeakPWD I don't get it.
Nah . .I'm just being an idiot. Good interpretation there. & your opinions are respected, no one has a right to bash down anyone's freedom of speech buddy. (with the exception of evil & corrupt thinking i.e. lol)
Plus it'll be a boring & meaningless world if we all thought the same x(
& nothing wrong with being straight edge . .I wouldn't say say i live by a straight edge lifestyle . . but I sure as hell don't need to be wasted to have a good time. Being wasted with drugs is overrated. Plus it kills your brain cells. Happy drunk or sober fest everyone!!! Whatever rings your bell. =P
I think its about someone who is doing things behind another person's back. However the backstabber hasn't realised that the other person knows. Now that the person knows, he/she feels like they can't love the backstabber anymore, so they just want to start a new life without them, but can't bring themselves to do so.
i agree with bullet4myskateboard
something along the lines of that anyway they despise them but love them at the same time
like me atm :\
this song, as well as a couple others, aren't on my 2 cd's i have of them and i'm really confused. can one of you explain?
To me, it's a song about a failed relationship and Winston's reaction after the fact.
Kill the lights Im so sick of your face Another nigth wasted wishing you away Now im cut, im cut at the wrists but i still cant kill the pain
Id give anything to rip you from my head From my head The return of your voice marks another failure And i can feel your blades closing on my back Ill savour this one last taste, this taste of sanity As it clutches, tearing at my heart This is my final act of desperation
One lost second gives way to disease Id give anything to rip you fro my head Cause i can feel you Creeping through me Like a sickness Your weakness Scars your ****ing face Scares your name
As light fades to past Darkness wells against me But my shattered eyelids Refuse to close Your breathe is death to me
That's just my take anyway.
Excellent interpretation! "Her life itself, though, is dead to him. He doesn't care for her anymore." Well, isn't that special (taken from a Saturday Night routine:) Send me a message and we can discuss music. I'll have my own interpretation to provide.