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.
You were my beliefs all rusting over
And I was the support within your spine.
We noticed that the stars were all exploding
So we stared into the sky until we were blind
Then cut off both of our arms and reached for nothing
And rewound the frames that twisted in our minds
And we watched separate lives in backwards motion
So we ended up connected at the sides
I wondered if the sky was just a ceiling
Adn you wondered if the ground was just a floor
Oh how the world will make a fool of a believer
I was a believer once before
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
But the airways in our stomachs (You will come home)
Never seemed to find it funny (You will come home)
As we'd float above the ocean (You will come home)
But I loved you from a corner (You will come home)
Through the bricks and through the borders (You will come home)
Without motions (You will come home)
So we'll place all of our remains (You will come home)
Within a freezer (You will come home)
And believe that they won't spoil (You will come home)
And I'll trade being your spine (You will come home)
With another one who thinks (You will come home)
That he can keep your bones aligned (You will come home)
And I'll watch until he finds that (You will come home)
I'm your home (You will come home)
You will come home
And I was the support within your spine.
We noticed that the stars were all exploding
So we stared into the sky until we were blind
Then cut off both of our arms and reached for nothing
And rewound the frames that twisted in our minds
And we watched separate lives in backwards motion
So we ended up connected at the sides
I wondered if the sky was just a ceiling
Adn you wondered if the ground was just a floor
Oh how the world will make a fool of a believer
I was a believer once before
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
You will come home
But the airways in our stomachs (You will come home)
Never seemed to find it funny (You will come home)
As we'd float above the ocean (You will come home)
But I loved you from a corner (You will come home)
Through the bricks and through the borders (You will come home)
Without motions (You will come home)
So we'll place all of our remains (You will come home)
Within a freezer (You will come home)
And believe that they won't spoil (You will come home)
And I'll trade being your spine (You will come home)
With another one who thinks (You will come home)
That he can keep your bones aligned (You will come home)
And I'll watch until he finds that (You will come home)
I'm your home (You will come home)
You will come home
Lyrics submitted by shadowboxing
Spine Lyrics as written by Michael Scott Nau Jr.
Lyrics © SC PUBLISHING DBA SECRETLY CANADIAN PUB.
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