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.
(Chorus 3x)
Show me what lies just beyond my eyes
Would you take me to the world where my spirit flies?
Tell me is it really fact or a pack of lies?
What's beyond my eyes? (Why don't you?)
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes I see the blood on the wall
Neck and back start to contract
I'm bout to fall
When I open my eyes I only try to hide the pain
Cause legally, physically, mentally I'm insane
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes everything goes black
My heartbeat skips rhythms like a heart attack
I'm an insomniac with a nose bleed
You can ask Nosferatu bitch he knows me
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes I'm hoping everybody dies
Mission will accomplish when the carnival arrives
When I open my eyes the dead will resurrect
And we gonna issue bitches with problems with slit necks
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes
My body's paralyzed
Engulfed in the swarm by the Lord of the Flies
My eyes stay closed
My temperature falls
My bed starts shakin
Blood drippin from the walls
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes another day without a friend
Sick and tired, crazy and bored
When will it end?
When I open my eyes I wish that I could glue them shut
But then I couldn't see my cigarettes and I'd be fucked
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes I see how everybody dies
Hangin from a rope
All with fear in their eyes
Chokin on the lies, and the blood, and sweat
But don't leave now you ain't seen shit yet
Why don't you?
(Chorus 3x)
Show me what lies just beyond my eyes
Would you take me to the world where my spirit flies?
Tell me is it really fact or a pack of lies?
What's beyond my eyes? (Why don't you?)
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes
I can feel my ears bleed
Nerscleve shakin my hand
Wishing me Godspeed
When I open my eyes I'm in a trance
My only thought is rockin the dead until they dance
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes I see Hell turn to ice
Starving little children feedin on the rats and mice
My eyes stay closed
Angels fall from the sky
They said that it rains everytime God cries
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes I see Heaven on a cloud
All these people in the line but I can't hear a sound
When I open my eyes I'm steady fallin outta graves
Contacted by the beast of the flames and pure hate
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes the mirror goes black
A demon crawls through
And tries to kill me with an axe
He chase me around the room
Until I'm tired as fuck
And then I fell into the corner
Now I'm shit outta luck
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes I'm only askin to be buried alive
I can't escape the voices calling inside
When I open my eyes I know I'm better off dead
Still lookin for a way to cut off my own head
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes the Devil then appears
And tells me he's been hiding in my closet for years
My eyes stay closed and he rambles on
And hands me the lyrics to a Dark Lotus song
(Why don't you?)
(Chorus Repeat until end)
Show me what lies just beyond my eyes
Would you take me to the world where my spirit flies?
Tell me is it really fact or a pack of lies?
What's beyond my eyes? (Why don't you?)
Show me what's beyond my eyes (Why don't you?)
Show me what's beyond my eyes (Why don't you?)
Show me what's beyond my eyes (Why don't you?)
Show me what's beyond my eyes (Why don't you?)
Show me what lies just beyond my eyes
Would you take me to the world where my spirit flies?
Tell me is it really fact or a pack of lies?
What's beyond my eyes? (Why don't you?)
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes I see the blood on the wall
Neck and back start to contract
I'm bout to fall
When I open my eyes I only try to hide the pain
Cause legally, physically, mentally I'm insane
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes everything goes black
My heartbeat skips rhythms like a heart attack
I'm an insomniac with a nose bleed
You can ask Nosferatu bitch he knows me
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes I'm hoping everybody dies
Mission will accomplish when the carnival arrives
When I open my eyes the dead will resurrect
And we gonna issue bitches with problems with slit necks
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes
My body's paralyzed
Engulfed in the swarm by the Lord of the Flies
My eyes stay closed
My temperature falls
My bed starts shakin
Blood drippin from the walls
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes another day without a friend
Sick and tired, crazy and bored
When will it end?
When I open my eyes I wish that I could glue them shut
But then I couldn't see my cigarettes and I'd be fucked
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes I see how everybody dies
Hangin from a rope
All with fear in their eyes
Chokin on the lies, and the blood, and sweat
But don't leave now you ain't seen shit yet
Why don't you?
(Chorus 3x)
Show me what lies just beyond my eyes
Would you take me to the world where my spirit flies?
Tell me is it really fact or a pack of lies?
What's beyond my eyes? (Why don't you?)
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes
I can feel my ears bleed
Nerscleve shakin my hand
Wishing me Godspeed
When I open my eyes I'm in a trance
My only thought is rockin the dead until they dance
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes I see Hell turn to ice
Starving little children feedin on the rats and mice
My eyes stay closed
Angels fall from the sky
They said that it rains everytime God cries
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes I see Heaven on a cloud
All these people in the line but I can't hear a sound
When I open my eyes I'm steady fallin outta graves
Contacted by the beast of the flames and pure hate
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes the mirror goes black
A demon crawls through
And tries to kill me with an axe
He chase me around the room
Until I'm tired as fuck
And then I fell into the corner
Now I'm shit outta luck
(Monoxide)
When I open my eyes I'm only askin to be buried alive
I can't escape the voices calling inside
When I open my eyes I know I'm better off dead
Still lookin for a way to cut off my own head
(Madrox)
When I close my eyes the Devil then appears
And tells me he's been hiding in my closet for years
My eyes stay closed and he rambles on
And hands me the lyrics to a Dark Lotus song
(Why don't you?)
(Chorus Repeat until end)
Show me what lies just beyond my eyes
Would you take me to the world where my spirit flies?
Tell me is it really fact or a pack of lies?
What's beyond my eyes? (Why don't you?)
Show me what's beyond my eyes (Why don't you?)
Show me what's beyond my eyes (Why don't you?)
Show me what's beyond my eyes (Why don't you?)
Show me what's beyond my eyes (Why don't you?)
Lyrics submitted by th1rt3en
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