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 can tell him that I'm waiting
You can tell him that I'm not coming home
It's been a couple weeks debating
And I'm still not sure if she really knows
Fight off your urges to tell her how you feel
It can only cause you problems tonight
Hold tight till you leave, then decide
Whether the timing was wrong, or was it right?
Cause I know I would, regret if I ever left
Take a look just a little closer
Because she's the one that makes it feel like home
And I see now, but I can't fight
Wait here just a little longer
Hold on tight you about to lose her
These feelings that I have inside for her
Call me a friend when you're in dire need of
Falling cause I'm always there to help you up
Call me when you have a place to run away from
Call me cause I..
Cause I know I would, regret if I ever left
Take a look just a little closer
Because she's the one that makes it feel like home
And I see now, but I can't fight
Wait here just a little longer
Hold on tight you about to lose her
These feelings that I have inside for her
Give me a chance to prove that I
Could be your one, your inspiration.
Cause I swear, I won't, mess it all up give me a try
I know that I have my own flaws
But they just build my motivation
So take me, right now, before I start to change my mind
Cause I know I would, regret if I ever left
Take a look just a little closer
Because she's the one that makes it feel like home
And I see now, but I can't fight
Wait here just a little longer
Hold on tight you about to lose her
These feelings that I have inside for her
You can tell him that I'm not coming home
It's been a couple weeks debating
And I'm still not sure if she really knows
Fight off your urges to tell her how you feel
It can only cause you problems tonight
Hold tight till you leave, then decide
Whether the timing was wrong, or was it right?
Cause I know I would, regret if I ever left
Take a look just a little closer
Because she's the one that makes it feel like home
And I see now, but I can't fight
Wait here just a little longer
Hold on tight you about to lose her
These feelings that I have inside for her
Call me a friend when you're in dire need of
Falling cause I'm always there to help you up
Call me when you have a place to run away from
Call me cause I..
Cause I know I would, regret if I ever left
Take a look just a little closer
Because she's the one that makes it feel like home
And I see now, but I can't fight
Wait here just a little longer
Hold on tight you about to lose her
These feelings that I have inside for her
Give me a chance to prove that I
Could be your one, your inspiration.
Cause I swear, I won't, mess it all up give me a try
I know that I have my own flaws
But they just build my motivation
So take me, right now, before I start to change my mind
Cause I know I would, regret if I ever left
Take a look just a little closer
Because she's the one that makes it feel like home
And I see now, but I can't fight
Wait here just a little longer
Hold on tight you about to lose her
These feelings that I have inside for her
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This is my favorite song my The Scene Aesthetic. I believe it is about crushing on someone and being afriad to tell them. I would say most people have been there before and can relate.
I just love to take lines from songs and apply them to my personal life though.
Because she's the one that makes it feel like home
Yep.
i agree with shaolin2419
this is beautiful. such beautiful harmony
i think this song is about a guy in love with his best friend (a girl). but he knows that if he tells her how he feels, she's gonna see him differently and everything will change between them. most people can usually relate to this song in some way or another... this is my favorite tsa song too :)
I think this song is about a guy who has strong feelings for a girl but is not sure if it's right to tell her.. he knows that he would be good for her and could prove to be the right one. and he's thinking about maybe giving up, "Cause I know I would, regret if I ever left" and "So take me, right now, before I start to change my mind".. this is by far one of the best songs by the scene aesthetic..
sufimlh is completely correct. that is how i take the song too. great song. my favorite by far. but i think i like the acoustic version better
yeah i agree with sufimlh thats how i view this song also this is a sweet song
sufimlh is right, but i think The Scene Asthetic wanted to get across that this song means more than a guy trying to tell his girl best friend how he feels. I think they want people to know that this song is also about growing up, because the title is "So Peter, You've Become a Pirate", this is a line said by one of The Lost Boys (i think) to Peter Pan in the 1991 movie, "Hook"
Actually, Wendy said it to Peter.
this song is amazing. fiction_we_live: wendy said "so peter, you've become a pirate." when jack was telling her about peter's job. =]
reading what evenstarsbreak said i think that this song could be totally about peter pan and wendys relationship. ''You can tell him that I'm waiting You can tell him that I'm not coming home'' could be about Never-never land ''Call me a friend when you're in dire need of Falling cause I'm always there to help you up Call me when you have a place to run away from'' running away from home ''Cause I know I would, regret if I ever left'' Peter leaving Wendy in england. just an idea :)