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.
Out here nothin' changes, not in a hurry anyway
You can feel the endlessness, with the comin' of the light of day
We're talkin' 'bout a chosen place
You wouldn't sell it in a marketplace? Well
Well, just a minute now
Standin' on solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change blowin' down the line
Right down the line
Round about the dawn of time, the dreamin' all began
Proud people came
Well, they were lookin' for their promised land
We're runnin' from the heart of darkness
Searchin' for the heart of light
It was their paradise
But they were standin' on solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change were blowin' cold that night, oh
No
Well, they were standin' on the shore one day
They saw the white sails in the sun
Wasn't long before they felt the sting
White man, white law, white gun
Don't tell me that it's justified
'Cause somewhere, well, someone lied
Yeah, well, someone lied
Someone lied, a genocide
Well, someone lied, oh, ah
And now you're standin' on solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change are blowin' down the line
Solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change are blowin' down the line
Solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change are blowin' down the line
Oh-oh, oh, no
No oh
You can feel the endlessness, with the comin' of the light of day
We're talkin' 'bout a chosen place
You wouldn't sell it in a marketplace? Well
Well, just a minute now
Standin' on solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change blowin' down the line
Right down the line
Round about the dawn of time, the dreamin' all began
Proud people came
Well, they were lookin' for their promised land
We're runnin' from the heart of darkness
Searchin' for the heart of light
It was their paradise
But they were standin' on solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change were blowin' cold that night, oh
No
Well, they were standin' on the shore one day
They saw the white sails in the sun
Wasn't long before they felt the sting
White man, white law, white gun
Don't tell me that it's justified
'Cause somewhere, well, someone lied
Yeah, well, someone lied
Someone lied, a genocide
Well, someone lied, oh, ah
And now you're standin' on solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change are blowin' down the line
Solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change are blowin' down the line
Solid rock
Standin' on sacred ground
Livin' on borrowed time
And the winds of change are blowin' down the line
Oh-oh, oh, no
No oh
Lyrics submitted by FunkOnCrack
Solid Rock Lyrics as written by Shane Howard
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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Well it's such an awesome song! It's about the Australian "genocide" (for lack of a better word). He's basically just talking about how the white people took over and the Aboriginies are slowly dying out. Pretty neat song!