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.
You could have been all I wanted
But you weren't honest
Now get in the ground
You choked off the surest of favors
But if you really loved me
You would've endured my will
Well if you're just as I presumed
A whore in sheep's clothing
Fucking up all I do
And if so here we stop
Then never again will you see this in your life
Hang on to the glory at my right hand
Here laid to rest, is our love ever low
With truth on the shores of confession
You seem to take premise to all of these songs
You stormed off to scar the armada
Like Jesus played letter
I'll drill through your hands
The stone for the curse you have blamed me
With love and devotion, I'll die as you sleep
But if you could just write me out
To neverless wonder, happy will I become?
Be true that this is no option
So with sin, I condemn you
Demon pray, demon out
Hang on to the glory at my right hand
Here laid to rest is our love ever low
With truth on the shores of confession
You seem to take premise to all of these songs
One last kiss for you
One more wish 'til you
Please make up your mind, girl
I'll do anything for you
One last kiss for you
One more wish 'til you
Please make up your mind, girl
Before I hope you die
But you weren't honest
Now get in the ground
You choked off the surest of favors
But if you really loved me
You would've endured my will
Well if you're just as I presumed
A whore in sheep's clothing
Fucking up all I do
And if so here we stop
Then never again will you see this in your life
Hang on to the glory at my right hand
Here laid to rest, is our love ever low
With truth on the shores of confession
You seem to take premise to all of these songs
You stormed off to scar the armada
Like Jesus played letter
I'll drill through your hands
The stone for the curse you have blamed me
With love and devotion, I'll die as you sleep
But if you could just write me out
To neverless wonder, happy will I become?
Be true that this is no option
So with sin, I condemn you
Demon pray, demon out
Hang on to the glory at my right hand
Here laid to rest is our love ever low
With truth on the shores of confession
You seem to take premise to all of these songs
One last kiss for you
One more wish 'til you
Please make up your mind, girl
I'll do anything for you
One last kiss for you
One more wish 'til you
Please make up your mind, girl
Before I hope you die
Lyrics submitted by hellarack99, edited by Mellow_Harsher, Shirbukh, rhystic1
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"surest of favors" "endured my reign" "and on to the glory at my right hand" "with truth on the shores of confession" "premise to all of these songs" "Like Jesus PLAYED LETTER" "but if you could just rat me out" "never mis-warn her" "so rinse it, condem you"
Correct<br /> "Endured my will" - can definitely hear the W and L<br /> "Hang on" - there is a H and it still makes sense<br /> Correct<br /> Correct - I can't believe it's different in the lyrics!<br /> "Like Jesus played martyr" - JESUS PLAYED MARTYR AND HAD HIS HANDS DRILLED THROUGH! THINK LOGICALLY!<br /> "If you would just write me out" - you can't be ratted out to neverless wonder.<br /> "To neverless wonder" - you missed out the "to". What you are proposing makes little sense and isn't a metaphor, analogy or reference.<br /> "With sin, condemn you" - rinse... what exactly? Not to mention there is an N not a T at the end of that line.<br /> <br />