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 tried to fight the feeling, the feeling took me down,
I struggle and I lost the day you knocked me out,
Now everything's got meaning and meanings bring me down,
I'm watching as the screening of my life plays out.
Every day I fight these feelings,
For your sake I will hide the real thing,
You can run all your life; for mine, I will chase...
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
But you have to follow nature?s law.
I'll live with never knowing, if knowing's gonna change,
I'll stop the feeling growing, I will stay away,
Like a broken record stuck before a song,
A million beginnings, none of them the one.
Every day I fight these feelings,
For your sake I will hide the real thing,
You can run all your life; for mine, I will chase...
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
But you have to follow nature's law.
I wrote her letters and tried to send them,
In a bottle I placed my hope,
An SOS full of good intentions,
Seek your will, you'll give it to me,
Don't make me wait,
You build me up, now take down,
But I will stand my ground,
And guide this light that I've found.
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
If you let them show you'll keep them,
I know you're hurt but soon you'll rise again,
Again, again, again, again, again, again, again..
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
I have to follow nature's law.
I struggle and I lost the day you knocked me out,
Now everything's got meaning and meanings bring me down,
I'm watching as the screening of my life plays out.
Every day I fight these feelings,
For your sake I will hide the real thing,
You can run all your life; for mine, I will chase...
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
But you have to follow nature?s law.
I'll live with never knowing, if knowing's gonna change,
I'll stop the feeling growing, I will stay away,
Like a broken record stuck before a song,
A million beginnings, none of them the one.
Every day I fight these feelings,
For your sake I will hide the real thing,
You can run all your life; for mine, I will chase...
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
But you have to follow nature's law.
I wrote her letters and tried to send them,
In a bottle I placed my hope,
An SOS full of good intentions,
Seek your will, you'll give it to me,
Don't make me wait,
You build me up, now take down,
But I will stand my ground,
And guide this light that I've found.
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
If you let them show you'll keep them,
I know you're hurt but soon you'll rise again,
Again, again, again, again, again, again, again..
You should never fight your feelings,
When your very bones believe them,
You should never fight your feelings,
I have to follow nature's law.
Lyrics submitted by nunnible, edited by jinhangshi2008
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"We don't choose who we love, we don't choose..."
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