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.
I was into
Like a sudden fix from a bowl of sugar, to you
And all that you were standing for,
Yeah, you knew
I was so caught up that I could barely move,
To stop you,
From having everything and more
Do you pick me up
To put me under
Break me in
So you can choose your ways to put me back again?
[Chorus]
You can leave a hole like a nail in my head
You can leave me turned into nothing instead
You can leave me close to the edge
You won't ever hear me hit the ground
Are you into
Have you given up, have we gone to far?
Do you wander, or are you staying where we are?
I abhor you
Yet all the while still I adore knowing you
And all that might have been before
Do I say too much, to take you over?
Break me in
So I can choose my ways to put me back again
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm floored but not broken,
And I'm scarred but I'll heal
Yeah I'm blissfully tortured, naked and real
And I'm stung and I'm sorry,
But I'm calm now and clear
Like the sky hanging over,
Like the scratch on my shoulder,
That I no longer feel, feel
I was in too, too close to the edge, too close to the edge
[Chorus]
Like a sudden fix from a bowl of sugar, to you
And all that you were standing for,
Yeah, you knew
I was so caught up that I could barely move,
To stop you,
From having everything and more
Do you pick me up
To put me under
Break me in
So you can choose your ways to put me back again?
[Chorus]
You can leave a hole like a nail in my head
You can leave me turned into nothing instead
You can leave me close to the edge
You won't ever hear me hit the ground
Are you into
Have you given up, have we gone to far?
Do you wander, or are you staying where we are?
I abhor you
Yet all the while still I adore knowing you
And all that might have been before
Do I say too much, to take you over?
Break me in
So I can choose my ways to put me back again
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm floored but not broken,
And I'm scarred but I'll heal
Yeah I'm blissfully tortured, naked and real
And I'm stung and I'm sorry,
But I'm calm now and clear
Like the sky hanging over,
Like the scratch on my shoulder,
That I no longer feel, feel
I was in too, too close to the edge, too close to the edge
[Chorus]
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