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.
Don't say a word
Don't be grateful if I ever made you laugh
Let's make believe
What's at stake here is more than just your reputation
She's got the photos but no recollection
He's got the motive but no transportation
Purely courteous across her chest
Are you cutting me out now
After crawling inside
Turn away your head
What do I deserve
What do I deserve instead
It's a surprise you haven't caught on yet
It's nothing personal, you're an embarrassment
Don't cut me out
We're offering nothing but the best accommodations
Just tell us who you are
Just tell us who you are
We're offering nothing but the best accommodations
Just tell us who you are
Just tell us who you are
Turn away your head
What do I deserve
What do I deserve instead
It's a surprise you haven't caught on yet
It's nothing personal, you're an embarrassment
Don't cut me out
It's a surprise you haven't caught on yet
It's nothing personal, you're an embarrassment
Don't cut me out
Don't be grateful if I ever made you laugh
Let's make believe
What's at stake here is more than just your reputation
She's got the photos but no recollection
He's got the motive but no transportation
Purely courteous across her chest
Are you cutting me out now
After crawling inside
Turn away your head
What do I deserve
What do I deserve instead
It's a surprise you haven't caught on yet
It's nothing personal, you're an embarrassment
Don't cut me out
We're offering nothing but the best accommodations
Just tell us who you are
Just tell us who you are
We're offering nothing but the best accommodations
Just tell us who you are
Just tell us who you are
Turn away your head
What do I deserve
What do I deserve instead
It's a surprise you haven't caught on yet
It's nothing personal, you're an embarrassment
Don't cut me out
It's a surprise you haven't caught on yet
It's nothing personal, you're an embarrassment
Don't cut me out
Lyrics submitted by birdhouse978, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
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"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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I definitely see how this relates to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. However we all relate to music differently and it's why we listen.
I can almost see a kid or a guy who is probably not the "coolest" among his peers having a crush on a popular chick. They meet up at a party and he hooks up with her. She doesn't remember anything because she was too drunk and doesn't remember anything. The word maybe got out - hence the pictures that she doesn't remember. It didn't come from him because he doesn't have transportation - or drive or agenda.
After talking to her after the incident she acts like she doesn't know him. She turns away instead and the guy doesn't know what he did wrong. He doesn't know why he should deserve this kind of resentment. You crawled into my heart and now you're ignoring me.
"it's a surprise you haven't caught on yet it's nothing personal you're an embarassment."
I can picture the girl literally saying this to him. As if he were quoting. Telling him that he's nobody and he should forget about the whole thing.
Obviously he doesn't want to be cut out. He wants to know her. He wants to know who she really is as a person as he promises his love. The "best accommodation."
@nathanst67c Wow, didn't expect to read how this movie relates to the track. Awesome movie.