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.
The daylight's gone.
The empty streets echo our past and the days that once were so beautiful.
Before now.
Before us.
So save yourself.
'Cause all dreams are gone.
And all hope has faded.
And as the sunlight fails I watch this world slip away.
And we smiled as we betrayed ourselfes.
And a clear sky is only a distant memory.
Our worst intentions carried away on the evening breathe.
Everything we lived for draws our final thought around our necks.
Your face lies still.
I can't see your breath and it's freezing my blood until the end.
One more time one more line.
What is this hell.
Reminisce to the beginning of everything.
But the irony alone would kill me.
Ten thousand hearts set to silence for the choice of one.
End it all with the touch of a switch and I can see our lives burn befrore my eyes.
'Cause all dreams are gone.
And all hope has faded.
And as the sunlight fails I watch this world slip away.
Your face lies still.
I can't see your breath and its freezing my blod until the end.
Ten thousand hearts set to silence for the choice of one.
End it all with the touch of a switch and I can see our lives burn.
I can see our lives.
I can see our lives burn.
Your face lies still.
I can't see your breath and it's freezing my blood until the end.
As we just let it slip away.
The empty streets echo our past and the days that once were so beautiful.
Before now.
Before us.
So save yourself.
'Cause all dreams are gone.
And all hope has faded.
And as the sunlight fails I watch this world slip away.
And we smiled as we betrayed ourselfes.
And a clear sky is only a distant memory.
Our worst intentions carried away on the evening breathe.
Everything we lived for draws our final thought around our necks.
Your face lies still.
I can't see your breath and it's freezing my blood until the end.
One more time one more line.
What is this hell.
Reminisce to the beginning of everything.
But the irony alone would kill me.
Ten thousand hearts set to silence for the choice of one.
End it all with the touch of a switch and I can see our lives burn befrore my eyes.
'Cause all dreams are gone.
And all hope has faded.
And as the sunlight fails I watch this world slip away.
Your face lies still.
I can't see your breath and its freezing my blod until the end.
Ten thousand hearts set to silence for the choice of one.
End it all with the touch of a switch and I can see our lives burn.
I can see our lives.
I can see our lives burn.
Your face lies still.
I can't see your breath and it's freezing my blood until the end.
As we just let it slip away.
Lyrics submitted by ..butiadoreher..
Pandora Lyrics as written by Jeffrey Cleve Ling Benjamin Michael Gordon
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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The first verse describes the effect that it caused. The destruction that a bombing would leave. The daylight blocked out by dust clouds, the streets are empty, and this was all before us. They're saying we caused the damage. At the part where they go on about saving yourself, ("all dreams are gone," "all hope has faded") .. I'd interpret that as somewhat of a "fuck it, do what you can, nobody's safe" message.
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