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 everybody makes mistakes
But I feel alright when I come undone
You are not not making me wait
But it seems alright as long as something's happening
I try to make you late
But you fight me off like a fighter does
You try making me wait
But it feels alright as long as something's happening
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
But I feel alright when I come undone
You are not not making me wait
But it seems alright as long as something's happening
I try to make you late
But you fight me off like a fighter does
You try making me wait
But it feels alright as long as something's happening
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
Get your payments from the nation
For your trials and tribulations
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this song makes perfect sense to me now or atleast its taken a new meaning
i always thought it was about sex because of the 'i try to make you late' lyric, but i never listened to it all too clearly.
"everybody makes mistakes but i feel alright when i come undone you are not making me wait but it seems alright as long as something's happening"
he made a mistake to piss off this girl and while trying to reconvene the relationship shes being difficult with it but he doesnt care since shes giving him a 2nd chance.
"get your payments from the nation for your trials and tribulations"
i think what this means is shes a fucking attention whore and wants/has everyone feeling sorry for her.
i connect too well with this song when i take this meaning
this makes sense until...<br /> <br /> "everybody makes mistakes...but it seems its mine that always keep on stickin."<br /> <br /> so he does care, god bless james murphy. he knows he fucked up, but hes sick of having that forced into his relationship.<br /> <br /> i always thought "get your payments..." basically meant,take your bullshit and go somewhere else. <br /> <br /> Not a "break-up song", but "on the precipice of break up" song.<br /> <br /> i love you and i know i fucked up, but lets not let that destroy what could be, is always what i thought the meaning was.<br /> <br /> "i try to make you late."<br /> <br /> i always viewed simply as murphy being with a girl with too much attachments to what HAS to be going on. when he could just sit back and chill with her, she wants to go out.<br /> <br /> dont think its sexual at all<br />