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.
Baby!
You don't wanna make me cry
Or I will fill you with the emptiness inside.
Okay! Alright!
Baby!
You don't wanna say goodbye
Or I will soak you in this rich formaldehyde.
Cause you're beautiful tonight
And the stars are burning bright.
And I give this curse to you
Like there is nothing else to do.
So let the purple sky explode.
Let it shower us with toads.
Let the scarlet river flood,
So it can drown us all in blood.
I just hope you don't,
Hope you don't.
It's funny,
How crazy you make me feel sometimes.
I'm so broken
I can barely even rhyme.
Okay! Alright!
Honey!
It's crazy that you take up all my time
Got me sippin' at a gross amount of wine.
But you're beautiful tonight
And the stars are burning bright.
And I give this curse to you
Like there's nothing else to do.
So let the purple sky explode.
Let it shower us with toads.
Let the scarlet river flood,
Let it drown us all in blood.
Tonight, I guess, I'm human.
So thank you for fighting
And havin' sex with me.
Tonight, I guess, I'm human.
So thank you for fighting
And havin' sex with me.
Oh!
You don't wanna make me cry
Or I will fill you with the emptiness inside.
Okay! Alright!
Baby!
You don't wanna say goodbye
Or I will soak you in this rich formaldehyde.
Cause you're beautiful tonight
And the stars are burning bright.
And I give this curse to you
Like there is nothing else to do.
So let the purple sky explode.
Let it shower us with toads.
Let the scarlet river flood,
So it can drown us all in blood.
I just hope you don't,
Hope you don't.
It's funny,
How crazy you make me feel sometimes.
I'm so broken
I can barely even rhyme.
Okay! Alright!
Honey!
It's crazy that you take up all my time
Got me sippin' at a gross amount of wine.
But you're beautiful tonight
And the stars are burning bright.
And I give this curse to you
Like there's nothing else to do.
So let the purple sky explode.
Let it shower us with toads.
Let the scarlet river flood,
Let it drown us all in blood.
Tonight, I guess, I'm human.
So thank you for fighting
And havin' sex with me.
Tonight, I guess, I'm human.
So thank you for fighting
And havin' sex with me.
Oh!
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This song is not about passover lol... Max, doesn't right songs about holidays, c'mon.
I think that it's about him being in love with a girl who he thinks is going to leave him. And he threatens her that he'll make her feel just as empty as him. Or in the latter verse, kill her and preserve her(which I'm sure is just him taking it too far like he always does)
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I really like the way you put that.