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.
it's a revelation, a moment of clarity,
and i am trapped inside this moment deadlines are left to die
and i guess i am truly free.
my brain was spent i worried as I fell in knee deep
where consequences and circumstances suffocated and i could barely breathe.
and by all means, this rain should be bringing me down.
seattle is keeping me in tune with just right now
and a song that tends to be so oddly timed.
the city is cold and miserable but i am not.
all we are is all we've started. all could be gone.
SO LET'S BEGIN!
i often wonder if i'll ever finish all i've started, and the answer i have found is NO.
no, i will never finish all that i have started because life is about doing, the process
and not the result. life is about doing whether you want to or not.
MY LIFE!: a constant work in progress and i wouldn't have it any other way.
take a look back. is that what you wanted?
chances are that it's not what was intended to be, because it's gonna be better than everything.
everything, you will see, comes together in it's own ironic kind of way, so live in just today.
in my eyes i hold a vision in contradiction of what once existed.
and i am trapped inside this moment deadlines are left to die
and i guess i am truly free.
my brain was spent i worried as I fell in knee deep
where consequences and circumstances suffocated and i could barely breathe.
and by all means, this rain should be bringing me down.
seattle is keeping me in tune with just right now
and a song that tends to be so oddly timed.
the city is cold and miserable but i am not.
all we are is all we've started. all could be gone.
SO LET'S BEGIN!
i often wonder if i'll ever finish all i've started, and the answer i have found is NO.
no, i will never finish all that i have started because life is about doing, the process
and not the result. life is about doing whether you want to or not.
MY LIFE!: a constant work in progress and i wouldn't have it any other way.
take a look back. is that what you wanted?
chances are that it's not what was intended to be, because it's gonna be better than everything.
everything, you will see, comes together in it's own ironic kind of way, so live in just today.
in my eyes i hold a vision in contradiction of what once existed.
Lyrics submitted by brian wilson
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