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.
So Sweet to me, so sweet,
but this means nothing to the circumstances i'm in and out
Ready to fall, ready to call
the last sirens in life, you know
I felt fucking uncomfortable
Alone, so alone with anyone
So alone with everyone
So damn depressed with anything
I felt like shit and piss
Dirt
Fuck
I'm with you boys and girls
So sweet, so sweet to me
These pills
So alone, so sweet, I'm with you
I'm feeling like i'm with you
Hold this feeling, hold this and I will show you how to choke
Let me choke, swallow, boys, girls, pills, nothing, feel nothing, but love
disappearing, always loosing, always dissapear
I feel the fuck out here, always loosing, always disappear
I Feel the fuck out of here
I can't stand it no more, i'm not the one
i'm not the one
i'm not the one
I can't stand it
I can't stand it
I can't stand it no more and I don't care
I'm not the one and I can't stand it no more
Boys and girls and pills
Boys and girls and pills
Boys and girls and pills
Boys, girls, pills
I don't care
but this means nothing to the circumstances i'm in and out
Ready to fall, ready to call
the last sirens in life, you know
I felt fucking uncomfortable
Alone, so alone with anyone
So alone with everyone
So damn depressed with anything
I felt like shit and piss
Dirt
Fuck
I'm with you boys and girls
So sweet, so sweet to me
These pills
So alone, so sweet, I'm with you
I'm feeling like i'm with you
Hold this feeling, hold this and I will show you how to choke
Let me choke, swallow, boys, girls, pills, nothing, feel nothing, but love
disappearing, always loosing, always dissapear
I feel the fuck out here, always loosing, always disappear
I Feel the fuck out of here
I can't stand it no more, i'm not the one
i'm not the one
i'm not the one
I can't stand it
I can't stand it
I can't stand it no more and I don't care
I'm not the one and I can't stand it no more
Boys and girls and pills
Boys and girls and pills
Boys and girls and pills
Boys, girls, pills
I don't care
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