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.
Crawlin' all alone along the floor
Woke up this mornin'
Trail of teeth under the door
I took a wrench to my chest
Cracked all my ribs
Let the blood run over my hands
I can't stand my own face anymore
The mirror is on the floor, shattered
A million eyes are crying please
Please don't forget about me
You say I'm gonna break up
And drive my car into a wall
Well I'm never gonna wake up
Wonder why they didn't care
As I pull out my tongue
Tie it round my neck
Hang myself alone in the dark
I can't stand my own face anymore
The mirror is on the floor, shattered
A million eyes are crying please
Please don't forget about me
Please don't forget about me
I can't stand my own face anymore
The mirror is on the floor, shattered
A million eyes are crying please
Please don't forget about me
Woke up this mornin'
Trail of teeth under the door
I took a wrench to my chest
Cracked all my ribs
Let the blood run over my hands
I can't stand my own face anymore
The mirror is on the floor, shattered
A million eyes are crying please
Please don't forget about me
You say I'm gonna break up
And drive my car into a wall
Well I'm never gonna wake up
Wonder why they didn't care
As I pull out my tongue
Tie it round my neck
Hang myself alone in the dark
I can't stand my own face anymore
The mirror is on the floor, shattered
A million eyes are crying please
Please don't forget about me
Please don't forget about me
I can't stand my own face anymore
The mirror is on the floor, shattered
A million eyes are crying please
Please don't forget about me
Lyrics submitted by michael_burk
Shattered Lyrics as written by Joacim Bo Persson Jimmy Andrew Richard
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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I think this song is bluntly talking about how he hates how he looks. But when he is talking about the mirror shattered and the million eyes looking up saying please don't forget about me, i don't think he literally means ''eyes''. I think he is talking about the million peices of his shattered reflection saying don't foreget about me. Like, you can change how you look, or shatter this mirror, but don't forget about who you are.
just what i thought..