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.
Drunk the tears from
The darkest light
Ancient sigh of the vanish hopes
Drunk from wound
Of a crying bowel
Smeared by bloody
Torment's agony
Sneers my heart demised
Dreadful mistakes
Cloak of untruth embraced me
Silent refuge of a fragile love
Pouring prayer up to be
Silent omen, an afraid image
Sneers my heart demised
Dreadful mistakes
They're gonna take me down
Living horror of my face
A reflection, deep into my lust
Slowly turning, friendly look
My remorse will be washed away
Sneers my heart demised
Dreadful mistake
They're gonna take me down
I keep on to go down !
The black wind arrives,
My pathway is dust
The pathway has gone,
How deep is the night
Shades take care of me
Evil is the one, who rules his evil
Pure is the one, who tell his soul
Alive is the one,
Who doesn't blame
No colours, no poetry, can tell
Evil is the one, who rules his evil
Pure is the one, who tell his soul
Just because, I longed to be,
I'm not ...
The darkest light
Ancient sigh of the vanish hopes
Drunk from wound
Of a crying bowel
Smeared by bloody
Torment's agony
Sneers my heart demised
Dreadful mistakes
Cloak of untruth embraced me
Silent refuge of a fragile love
Pouring prayer up to be
Silent omen, an afraid image
Sneers my heart demised
Dreadful mistakes
They're gonna take me down
Living horror of my face
A reflection, deep into my lust
Slowly turning, friendly look
My remorse will be washed away
Sneers my heart demised
Dreadful mistake
They're gonna take me down
I keep on to go down !
The black wind arrives,
My pathway is dust
The pathway has gone,
How deep is the night
Shades take care of me
Evil is the one, who rules his evil
Pure is the one, who tell his soul
Alive is the one,
Who doesn't blame
No colours, no poetry, can tell
Evil is the one, who rules his evil
Pure is the one, who tell his soul
Just because, I longed to be,
I'm not ...
Lyrics submitted by Metallion
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