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.
Just yesterday
I was walking on the moon with your stalker
And we talked about love and all the battles we'd won
A permanent malaise
Prevented us from hiding our fortunes
So we left them bare for all the natives to see
One of two things wish I had but never did
One of two things wish I had but never did
Slender is the finger
Points towards the floor
Offers you an excuse
To be on all fours
One of two things wish I had but never did
One of two things wish I had but never did
I was walking on the moon with your stalker
And we talked about love and all the battles we'd won
A permanent malaise
Prevented us from hiding our fortunes
So we left them bare for all the natives to see
One of two things wish I had but never did
One of two things wish I had but never did
Slender is the finger
Points towards the floor
Offers you an excuse
To be on all fours
One of two things wish I had but never did
One of two things wish I had but never did
Lyrics submitted by satori-birdy
Neverevereverdid Lyrics as written by Cameron Bird
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Slender is the finger points towards the floor offers you an excuse to be on all fours
what the hell is that supposed to mean. great song though. i love the way the singer's voice is all paranoid and nervous in that part.
Slender is the finger points towards the floor offers you an excuse to be on all fours
It's like if you were held captive, and you were so weak and scared you wanted to drop down. And then they demand you fall to the floor and finally it's an excuse to rest for a second.
Slender is the finger points towards the floor offers you an excuse to be on all fours
... OR, it's like you love a person with a beautiful finger, a finger so beautiful you want to worship it. And it just so happens that the owner of the beautiful finger happens to be a dominatrix. And that's your excuse for being a bootlicking sex slave.
Yeah, I definintly think is has something to do with wanting to be on all fours but being under control of someone with a...beautiful finger, and then getting the chance to.
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HAHAHAHAHA wtf ellie?
beautifully worded, ellie.
this is about anal sex or sth xD
i always heard it as
"slow down as the finger points towards the flaw i first used an excuse to get on the floor"
but then, i tend to hear lyrics as they would pertain to my own personal experiences. i just thought it may be worth sharing. it essentially holds the same meaning as the more correct lyrics.