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 can't hear you, you sound like static
I can't hear you my ears have had it bad
You sound like a
Radio with the speakers blown
Treble high and the bass down low,
Down low
Tonight I'm drowning in my favorite records
Trying to forget how every thread
Reminds me of the nights I spent with you
They play the soundtrack to my falling tears
The soundtrack to this wasted year
And the sleeves hide scars better than I could ever do
So turn me up (so turn me up)
When you turn me on
When we hear hearts break we'll say they're playing our song
It sounds like a radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh woahoh
It sounds like a radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh
The record plays to the beat of my heart
And my heart you know it plays like a metronome
If the record skips a beat my heart will too
It plays the soundtrack to my falling tears
The soundtrack to this wasted year
And the sleeves hide scars better than I could ever do
So turn me up (so turn me up)
When you turn me on
When we hear hearts break we'll say they're playing our song
It sounds like a radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh woahoh
Radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh
So I'll play these records you've always hated
I'm feeling so sick and medicated
Aw come on, why are you so nervous boy?
My prescriptions read like ransom notes
And love letters you never wrote
Help me feel like I'm not paranoid
I can't hear you, you sound like static
I can't hear you my ears have had it bad
It sounds like a
Radio with the speakers blown
Treble high and the bass down low,
Down low
It sounds like a radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh woahoh
Radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh
Treble high and the bass down low
I can't hear you my ears have had it bad
You sound like a
Radio with the speakers blown
Treble high and the bass down low,
Down low
Tonight I'm drowning in my favorite records
Trying to forget how every thread
Reminds me of the nights I spent with you
They play the soundtrack to my falling tears
The soundtrack to this wasted year
And the sleeves hide scars better than I could ever do
So turn me up (so turn me up)
When you turn me on
When we hear hearts break we'll say they're playing our song
It sounds like a radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh woahoh
It sounds like a radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh
The record plays to the beat of my heart
And my heart you know it plays like a metronome
If the record skips a beat my heart will too
It plays the soundtrack to my falling tears
The soundtrack to this wasted year
And the sleeves hide scars better than I could ever do
So turn me up (so turn me up)
When you turn me on
When we hear hearts break we'll say they're playing our song
It sounds like a radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh woahoh
Radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh
So I'll play these records you've always hated
I'm feeling so sick and medicated
Aw come on, why are you so nervous boy?
My prescriptions read like ransom notes
And love letters you never wrote
Help me feel like I'm not paranoid
I can't hear you, you sound like static
I can't hear you my ears have had it bad
It sounds like a
Radio with the speakers blown
Treble high and the bass down low,
Down low
It sounds like a radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh woahoh
Radio with the speakers blown
The kind of sound that you'll never know
Treble high and the bass down low
Woahoh
Treble high and the bass down low
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
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