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.
Iba caminando por las calles empapadas en olvido
Iba por los parques con fantasmas y con ángeles caídos
Iba sin luz, iba sin sol
Iba sin un sentido
Iba muriéndome
Iba volando sobre el mar
Con las alas rotas
Ay amor, apareciste en mi vida
Y me curaste las heridas
Ay amor, eres mi luna, eres mi sol
Eres mi pan de cada día
Apareciste con tu luz
No, nunca te vayas
No, no te vayas, no
Tú eres la gloria de los dos
Hasta la muerte
En un mundo de ilusión
Yo estaba desahuciado
Yo estaba abandonado
Vivía sin sentido
Pero llegaste tú
Ay amor
Tú eres mi religión
Tú eres luz, tú eres mi sol
Abre el corazón
Abre el corazón
Hace tanto tiempo, corazón
Viví en dolor, en el olvido
Ay amor, eres mi bendición, mi religión
Eres mi sol que cura el frío
Y apareciste con tu luz
No, no, no me abandones
No, nunca mi amor
Gloria de los dos
Tú eres sol, tu eres mi todo
Toda, tú eres bendición
En un mundo de ilusión
Yo estaba desahuciado
Yo estaba abandonado
Vivía sin sentido
Pero llegaste tú
Ay, amor
Tú eres mi religión
Tú eres luz, tú eres mi sol
Abre el corazón
Abre el corazón
Ay, amor
Tú eres mi bendición
Tú eres luz, tú eres mi sol
Abre el corazón
Abre, abre el corazón
Viviré siempre a tu lado con tu luz
Oh, oh, oh
Moriré estando a tu lado
Eres gloria y bendición
Oh, oh, oh
Eres tu mi bendición
Eres tú mi religión, yeah
Oh, oh, oh
Eres tú mi eternidad
Y hasta eres salvación
Oh, oh, oh
No tenia nada
Y hoy te tengo con la gloria
Con la gloria, con la gloria
Amor, amor, amor, amor, amor
Eres tú mi bendición
Eres mi luz, eres mi sol
Iba por los parques con fantasmas y con ángeles caídos
Iba sin luz, iba sin sol
Iba sin un sentido
Iba muriéndome
Iba volando sobre el mar
Con las alas rotas
Ay amor, apareciste en mi vida
Y me curaste las heridas
Ay amor, eres mi luna, eres mi sol
Eres mi pan de cada día
Apareciste con tu luz
No, nunca te vayas
No, no te vayas, no
Tú eres la gloria de los dos
Hasta la muerte
En un mundo de ilusión
Yo estaba desahuciado
Yo estaba abandonado
Vivía sin sentido
Pero llegaste tú
Ay amor
Tú eres mi religión
Tú eres luz, tú eres mi sol
Abre el corazón
Abre el corazón
Hace tanto tiempo, corazón
Viví en dolor, en el olvido
Ay amor, eres mi bendición, mi religión
Eres mi sol que cura el frío
Y apareciste con tu luz
No, no, no me abandones
No, nunca mi amor
Gloria de los dos
Tú eres sol, tu eres mi todo
Toda, tú eres bendición
En un mundo de ilusión
Yo estaba desahuciado
Yo estaba abandonado
Vivía sin sentido
Pero llegaste tú
Ay, amor
Tú eres mi religión
Tú eres luz, tú eres mi sol
Abre el corazón
Abre el corazón
Ay, amor
Tú eres mi bendición
Tú eres luz, tú eres mi sol
Abre el corazón
Abre, abre el corazón
Viviré siempre a tu lado con tu luz
Oh, oh, oh
Moriré estando a tu lado
Eres gloria y bendición
Oh, oh, oh
Eres tu mi bendición
Eres tú mi religión, yeah
Oh, oh, oh
Eres tú mi eternidad
Y hasta eres salvación
Oh, oh, oh
No tenia nada
Y hoy te tengo con la gloria
Con la gloria, con la gloria
Amor, amor, amor, amor, amor
Eres tú mi bendición
Eres mi luz, eres mi sol
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