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.
I'm slowly embracing
The concept of you as a ghost
Hauting my kitchen
A phantom
A spector
A fantastic cloud
Such pedestrian dreams
What sexless visions
Of triumph and phonecalls
And email
Send me a kite
With a paper note
Flown up the string
Leaving the house
Has started to feel like
A fourth graders christmas eve
Killing time at the thrift store
Returning on fire to
Tear through the caller ID
But my houdini lover
You've escaped and vanished
The bermuda triangle
Sunk to Atlantis
I'm slowly embracing
The concept of you
As it never was
And never will
But maybe
I don't know if I'm waiting
I don't know if I'm waiting anymore
Or if it's over
It's probably over
I don't know if I'm waiting
I don't know if I'm waiting anymore
Or if it's over
It's probably over
I don't know if I'm waiting
I don't know if i'm waiting anymore
Or if it's over
It's probably over
I don't know if I'm waiting
I don't know if I'm waiting anymore
Or if it's over
It seems like it's over
Lyrics submitted by RyanSmart
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