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 see him standing silhouetted
In the lamp-light
I cross the street
And I quicken my pace
He cups his hands and he
Lights a cigarette
I find myself in the bones of his face
It's just the night in my veins
Oh
Making me crawl in the dust again
It's just the night
Under my skin
Slipping it in
He's got his hands in my hair
And his lips everywhere
Oh yeah
It feels good
It's alright
Even if it's just
The night in my veins
He's got me up against the back of a
Pick-up truck
Out of sight of the neon and glare
We might as well be on a beach
Under the moonlight
Love's language reads the same
Anywhere yeah
It's just the night in my veins
Oh
Making me crawl in the dust again
It's just the night
Under my skin
Slipping it in
He's got his chest on my back
Across a new Cadillac
Oh yeah
It feels good
It's alright
Even if it's just
The night in my veins
Even if it's just the night in my veins
I've got my head on the
Kerb and I can't produce
A word
Oh year
It feels good
It's alright
Even if it's just
The night in my veins
It feels good
It's alright
Even if it's just
The night in my veins
Even if it's just
The night in my veins
It feels good
It's alright
In the lamp-light
I cross the street
And I quicken my pace
He cups his hands and he
Lights a cigarette
I find myself in the bones of his face
It's just the night in my veins
Oh
Making me crawl in the dust again
It's just the night
Under my skin
Slipping it in
He's got his hands in my hair
And his lips everywhere
Oh yeah
It feels good
It's alright
Even if it's just
The night in my veins
He's got me up against the back of a
Pick-up truck
Out of sight of the neon and glare
We might as well be on a beach
Under the moonlight
Love's language reads the same
Anywhere yeah
It's just the night in my veins
Oh
Making me crawl in the dust again
It's just the night
Under my skin
Slipping it in
He's got his chest on my back
Across a new Cadillac
Oh yeah
It feels good
It's alright
Even if it's just
The night in my veins
Even if it's just the night in my veins
I've got my head on the
Kerb and I can't produce
A word
Oh year
It feels good
It's alright
Even if it's just
The night in my veins
It feels good
It's alright
Even if it's just
The night in my veins
Even if it's just
The night in my veins
It feels good
It's alright
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Hey bochel --- you are ignoring the refrain in EVERY verse, "it feels good, it's alright it's just the the night in my veins" which is how she explains her somewhat naughty behavior. And drunk - which finally explains how she ends up with her head on the curb. NEver been there myself but when you've had too much to drink, I suppose it can happen.
And the first part --- "silhouetted in the lamplight I cross the street and I quicken my pace He cups his hands and he lights a cigarette I find myself in the bones of his face" she is in LOVE with this guy or at least crazy about him because then... "He's got his hands in my hair And his lips everywhere (oh yeah)"
"Oh yeah" --- she is pretty happy about what's happening and it's terribly romantic. I remember a guy who used to put his hands in my hair and lips everywhere --- it was awesome.
I can see why you think it's about rape but dearheart --- you're just not paying attention to EVERY word - just the ones that support your idea. "Making me crawl in the dust again." may be her reference to getting down and dirty but not in an entirely bad way.
I've LOVED this band for more than twenty years and this might be their BEST SONG EVER!!!!