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.
Doing everything by heart
Got a real flare with excuses
Meeting someone at the bar
Where loose ends still have your sins
It's complicated
This time I think it could be
Triangulated
It could be just what we need
So what you say we give it up and walk away
We're overrated anyway
We're kissing without kissing
Got it down to a fine art
Love's supposed to keep you young and frisky
We grew up and wide apart
Not now not ever, no it's never a good time
How will the good times ever roll along
Comparing photos that are no longer there
Just wondering where it all went
It's complicated
This time I think it could be
Triangulated
It could be just what we need
So what you say we give it up and walk away
Nothing to salvage anyway
Oh, oh, oh none of the above
Oh, oh, oh none of the above
Oh, oh, oh none of the above
Oh, oh,
It's complicated
This time I think it could be
Triangulated
It could be just what we need
So what you say we give it up and walk away
We're overrated anyway
It's complicated
This time I think it could be
Triangulated
It could be just what we need
So what you say we give it up and walk away
Nothing to salvage anyway.
Got a real flare with excuses
Meeting someone at the bar
Where loose ends still have your sins
It's complicated
This time I think it could be
Triangulated
It could be just what we need
So what you say we give it up and walk away
We're overrated anyway
We're kissing without kissing
Got it down to a fine art
Love's supposed to keep you young and frisky
We grew up and wide apart
Not now not ever, no it's never a good time
How will the good times ever roll along
Comparing photos that are no longer there
Just wondering where it all went
It's complicated
This time I think it could be
Triangulated
It could be just what we need
So what you say we give it up and walk away
Nothing to salvage anyway
Oh, oh, oh none of the above
Oh, oh, oh none of the above
Oh, oh, oh none of the above
Oh, oh,
It's complicated
This time I think it could be
Triangulated
It could be just what we need
So what you say we give it up and walk away
We're overrated anyway
It's complicated
This time I think it could be
Triangulated
It could be just what we need
So what you say we give it up and walk away
Nothing to salvage anyway.
Lyrics submitted by THEshibby6794, edited by xpacc
Loose Ends Lyrics as written by Imogen Jennifer Heap
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This is how I relate to it.
"doing everything by halves" (making plans, yet, not being able to do them) "got a real flare with excuses" (the reasons why we cant do them) "meeting someone at the bar where loose ends still have your sins" (Id meet someone, and think it way be easier to be with someone else, due to the loose ends with the other guy, but, it felt like aa sin to even be thinking it)
"it's complicated" (It's a long distance relationship) "this time I think it could be triangulated" (maybe we could just wait, until we can actually be together, so "see" someone else, nothing serious, but always know, that we still wanna make it work when we can) "it could be just what we need" (maybe the only way it can work, without us getting to frustrated) "so what you say we give it up and walk away" (but hes too jelous to want this, but, theres no way of it working the way its going) "we're overrated anyway" (we couldnt even see eachother)
"we're kissing without kissing" (Just wanting to so badly, but only being able to say "I want to kiss you") "got it down to a fine art" (got so used to just remembering, and knowing that we now cant) "love's supposed to keep you young & frisky" (it was wearing us both down, and couldnt do a think, so, it wasnt really keeping us young and frisky) "we grew up and wide apart" (I guess this part doesnt fit too well, like we were so close, but, we got drove apart from te frustration) "not now not ever, no it's never a good time, how will the good times ever roll along" (all the times we made plans, but, then for some reason, couldnt do them anymore) "comparing photos that are no longer there" (we compared photos of us, with our friends, nights/days out, showing eachother what we had been up to, yet....still none of us as a couple) "just wondering where it all went" (Thats the bit that doesnt fit for me)
"nothing to salvage anyway" (we never saw eachother when we were "a couple" we decided we should be together, when the distance was too much, so there was nothing physical there, and we were emotionally, just messed up)