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.
My debut is coming soon
You already know what I'm gonna do
You got my time on the dotted line
But you show up invited and before I sign
And someone say I'm not making mistakes
But please don't be fake
My debut comes today
And my feelings have all run away
With the man that I am but understand
Hey, if I don't keep going it'll just go to show
That I've been beat by an industry I've never seen
This is me on my knees
Singing take it all from me, take it all
Speak to my needs, my needs
Oh, and take it all, oh, just take it all, this is me
So the crowd gets quiet, I start to play
And I think they're buying what I got to say
But to my defiance the music fades
And we all sit silent and I crawl back inside
Because it wasn't supposed to go this bad
This is me on my knees
Singing take it all from me, take it all
Speak to my needs, my needs
Oh, and take it all, oh, just take it all, this is me
And when you grow silent I start to fall
And when you grow silent I start to fall
And when you grow silent I start to fall
When you grow silent I
And when you grow silent I start to fall
And when you grow silent I start to fall
And when you grow silent I start to fall
And when you grow silent, when you grow silent
This is me on my knees
Singing take it all from me, take it all
Speak to my needs, my needs
And take it all, oh, just take it all
This is me on my knees
Singing take it all from me, take it all
And speak to my needs, my needs
And take it all, yeah
You already know what I'm gonna do
You got my time on the dotted line
But you show up invited and before I sign
And someone say I'm not making mistakes
But please don't be fake
My debut comes today
And my feelings have all run away
With the man that I am but understand
Hey, if I don't keep going it'll just go to show
That I've been beat by an industry I've never seen
This is me on my knees
Singing take it all from me, take it all
Speak to my needs, my needs
Oh, and take it all, oh, just take it all, this is me
So the crowd gets quiet, I start to play
And I think they're buying what I got to say
But to my defiance the music fades
And we all sit silent and I crawl back inside
Because it wasn't supposed to go this bad
This is me on my knees
Singing take it all from me, take it all
Speak to my needs, my needs
Oh, and take it all, oh, just take it all, this is me
And when you grow silent I start to fall
And when you grow silent I start to fall
And when you grow silent I start to fall
When you grow silent I
And when you grow silent I start to fall
And when you grow silent I start to fall
And when you grow silent I start to fall
And when you grow silent, when you grow silent
This is me on my knees
Singing take it all from me, take it all
Speak to my needs, my needs
And take it all, oh, just take it all
This is me on my knees
Singing take it all from me, take it all
And speak to my needs, my needs
And take it all, yeah
Lyrics submitted by LuvtheWeez
Industry [Bonus Track] Lyrics as written by Jonathan Michael Mclaughlin
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Exactly. Jon McLaughlin is EVERYTHING I listen for in a great, feel-good, I-can-totally-relate artist, and this song is just another example of how crazy it is that he's not HUGE!!
I'm going to enjoy it now, though, because I know someday he's going to be all over the radio, and I'll be the one telling everyone that it's about time!
This is me on my knees Singing take it all from me Take it all Speak to my needs My needs yeah And take it all Oh just take it all This is me
yes. this is Jon McLaughlin.