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.
All you've taken
All forsaken
Where ya gonna go
No one told ya how it would be
Helter Skelter
Ain't no shelter
Stare into the sun
You can look but you won't see
Where are ya gonna go
The rise before the fall
When you're just sick of it all
When you're just sick of it all
Fly so high you're gonna die
When ones got broken wings
No one told you how it would be
The battle between the highs and lows
Drown yourself again
It's where ya find that your free
Where are ya gonna go
Nothing's left that ya know
The rise before the fall
When you're just sick of it all(x3)
Where are ya gonna go
When nothing's left that ya know
The rise before the fall
When you're just sick of it all(x3)
All forsaken
Where ya gonna go
No one told ya how it would be
Helter Skelter
Ain't no shelter
Stare into the sun
You can look but you won't see
Where are ya gonna go
The rise before the fall
When you're just sick of it all
When you're just sick of it all
Fly so high you're gonna die
When ones got broken wings
No one told you how it would be
The battle between the highs and lows
Drown yourself again
It's where ya find that your free
Where are ya gonna go
Nothing's left that ya know
The rise before the fall
When you're just sick of it all(x3)
Where are ya gonna go
When nothing's left that ya know
The rise before the fall
When you're just sick of it all(x3)
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This is a good song. Not one of my favorite from them, though. But I'm still a little surprised no one commented on it.
I agree very much with metalfan4ever. This is a good song. It is a feeling that every single one of us has had. Whether or not we admit to it or not. Everyone is "Sick of it all" at one point or another.
this song really gets me. as heavensigil says, all of us get sick of everything we get. "All you've taken,All forsaken,Where ya gonna go No one told ya how it would be" -this really makes sense to everyone, since most people just do their best and sacrifice, but realize that they did it all for the wrong purpose. and "rise before the fall" is kinda the same thing, saying that we all get really proud, and happy, but in the end we basically all fall, cause no one can achieve it all in life