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.
Love is pain
Love is unending
Love is haunting
And each tick of the clock moves me a step back
Each tock pushes me forward
I can’t move on
I can’t forget the pain
Even if I forgive you
I wont forget you
My grudge is growing
And my guilt is unforgiving
This knife turned your skin to stone
I can’t pull it free though I try so hard
But my strength can’t move my arms to swim through your blood
If I could I’d travel the winding stream
And make peace in your heart
Your heart beat id slowed
But never meant to stop
And as the life in you slowly runs out
The last thing you will see
Will be my eyes
Stabbing you with my gaze
See my deepest thoughts
Your final sleep in your coffin deep
I never wanted you
You were just a romance tragedy
Rehearsed to the tune of death
These actors are real
They’ll stab you for fun
Just to see you bleed would clean the salt from my cheeks
Every tear holds a story
Like a romantic murder novel
Love and death
An endless chain
Of remorse and sorrow
Cry for me one last time
Cry for yourself for the first time
You never knew what you were doing
I’d never show how much I was hurting
Now the writing on the wall
Written in my own blood
I am too weak to stand up to you
My fingers are daggers
When they touch my skin
Your lips are arsenic
That blends with me
In this twisted fairy tale
With no good ending
Where we all became traitors to ourselves
Love is alive
Love is a burden
Love is you
Love is unending
Love is haunting
And each tick of the clock moves me a step back
Each tock pushes me forward
I can’t move on
I can’t forget the pain
Even if I forgive you
I wont forget you
My grudge is growing
And my guilt is unforgiving
This knife turned your skin to stone
I can’t pull it free though I try so hard
But my strength can’t move my arms to swim through your blood
If I could I’d travel the winding stream
And make peace in your heart
Your heart beat id slowed
But never meant to stop
And as the life in you slowly runs out
The last thing you will see
Will be my eyes
Stabbing you with my gaze
See my deepest thoughts
Your final sleep in your coffin deep
I never wanted you
You were just a romance tragedy
Rehearsed to the tune of death
These actors are real
They’ll stab you for fun
Just to see you bleed would clean the salt from my cheeks
Every tear holds a story
Like a romantic murder novel
Love and death
An endless chain
Of remorse and sorrow
Cry for me one last time
Cry for yourself for the first time
You never knew what you were doing
I’d never show how much I was hurting
Now the writing on the wall
Written in my own blood
I am too weak to stand up to you
My fingers are daggers
When they touch my skin
Your lips are arsenic
That blends with me
In this twisted fairy tale
With no good ending
Where we all became traitors to ourselves
Love is alive
Love is a burden
Love is you
Lyrics submitted by thursdayatreyu
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