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.
Walls are closing
Anxiously
Channel surfing
Frantically
Burning City
Smoke and fire
Planes, we're certain
Faith inspired?
No clues
A complete surprise
Who'll be
Coming home tonight?
Heads all turning
Towards the sky
Towers crumble
Heroes die
Who would wish this
On our people?
And proclaim
That His will be done
Scriptures they heed have misled them
All praise their sacrificed sons
All praise their sacrificed sons
Teach them
What to think and feel
Your ways
So enlightening
Words they preach
I can't relate
If God's true Love
Are acts of Hate
Who would wish this
On our people?
And proclaim
That His will be done
Scriptures they heed have misled them
All praise their sacrificed sons
All praise their sacrificed sons
God on high
Our mistake
Will mankind be extinct?
There's no time to waste
Who serves the truth
For Heaven's sake?
Anxiously
Channel surfing
Frantically
Burning City
Smoke and fire
Planes, we're certain
Faith inspired?
No clues
A complete surprise
Who'll be
Coming home tonight?
Heads all turning
Towards the sky
Towers crumble
Heroes die
Who would wish this
On our people?
And proclaim
That His will be done
Scriptures they heed have misled them
All praise their sacrificed sons
All praise their sacrificed sons
Teach them
What to think and feel
Your ways
So enlightening
Words they preach
I can't relate
If God's true Love
Are acts of Hate
Who would wish this
On our people?
And proclaim
That His will be done
Scriptures they heed have misled them
All praise their sacrificed sons
All praise their sacrificed sons
God on high
Our mistake
Will mankind be extinct?
There's no time to waste
Who serves the truth
For Heaven's sake?
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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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Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
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JP's solo honest to God made me cry the first time I heard it. I always thought abstract 'art' (whether in music or painting etc) was bullshit till I heard this;
I have two parts for JP's solo.
I- Confusion.
The harmonics, the unnatural bends, even the way he plays this solo (Score) is just beautiful and makes complete sense.
Its chaos, its uncertainty. Parts of it even manifest bombs dropping (well whammy bars are known for that)
Its just mass confusion, where to turn, what to trust. Its anxiety, paranoia, acting on impulse.
Part II
I don't even know what to label this, this part speaks the most to me but ironically I have not as much to say about it.
When that guitar wails it HITS this spot in me, my adam's apple goes up into my throat and tears jerk in my eyes.
It paints a dualistic picture; I always see;
A kid in the doctors office just about to get a shot. He knows its coming and the anxiety and fear are unbearable. His mother is right next to him holding his hand and telling him to just squeeze her hand when it hurts and it'll be alright.
likewise;
Our soldiers are always known for their oo-rah! But even they are human. After killing, watching people get killed (their commrades) limbs flying off and being separated from loved ones for so long. Even they hit a point where they huddle into the fetal position wishing that their mothers hand was there to squeeze.
The solo ends kind of. Then it hits back into a break down.
That to me always seemed like the soldier snaps back into consciousness and realizes that its do or die. Time to get yourself together, theres no time for bawling.
Thats what this instrumental section meant to me.