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.
What you might do does trouble me
(Don't wanna know, I don't wanna)
You're mine to hate what you've grown to be
(Don't push it baby, don't push me)
You're not the same since all the friends we've lost
And heaven is not enough
So listen to what I have to say before you're without me
[Chorus:]
There's not a better place I'd rather burn
You told be but I'll never learn
There's not a better place id rather burn
You told be but I'll never learn
Then your heart
Teenage dreams come into us
(Don't bother me, don't bother)
All over me they're forced to breathe
(All over me they're forced to breathe)
Don't try to save me cause
Its me that must
And baby its just a gun
So listen to what I say with your heart above her
[Chorus]
Soldiers everywhere around me
Prisoners of sound
So go ahead and drown me
Soldiers everywhere around me
Prisoners of sound
So go ahead and drown me
In your heart
In your heart
There's not a better place id rather burn
There's not a better place id rather burn
There's not a better place id rather burn
There's not a better place id rather burn
Yeah
Yeah
Burn
Burn
(Don't wanna know, I don't wanna)
You're mine to hate what you've grown to be
(Don't push it baby, don't push me)
You're not the same since all the friends we've lost
And heaven is not enough
So listen to what I have to say before you're without me
[Chorus:]
There's not a better place I'd rather burn
You told be but I'll never learn
There's not a better place id rather burn
You told be but I'll never learn
Then your heart
Teenage dreams come into us
(Don't bother me, don't bother)
All over me they're forced to breathe
(All over me they're forced to breathe)
Don't try to save me cause
Its me that must
And baby its just a gun
So listen to what I say with your heart above her
[Chorus]
Soldiers everywhere around me
Prisoners of sound
So go ahead and drown me
Soldiers everywhere around me
Prisoners of sound
So go ahead and drown me
In your heart
In your heart
There's not a better place id rather burn
There's not a better place id rather burn
There's not a better place id rather burn
There's not a better place id rather burn
Yeah
Yeah
Burn
Burn
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Fatherpunk Lyrics as written by Mike Fox Caroline Kawa
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first, the original lyrics written by Care actually go :
What you might do does bother me (don’t want to know I don’t want to) in yr mind you hate what you’ve grown to be (don’t push it baby don’t push me) you’re not the same since all the friends we’ve lost and heaven is not enough so listen to what I say before you’re without me
(chorus…) There’s not a better place I rather burn you taught me but I’ll never learn there’s not a better place I rather burn there’s not a better place I rather burn than yr heart
Teenage chains carved into arms (don’t bother me you don’t bother) all over me they’re forced to bleed and don’t try to save me cos’ it’s me that must and baby it’s just a gun so listen to what I say with yr hands above you
(chorus…)
There’s not a better place I rather burn… soldiers everywhere around me prisoners of sound so go ahead and drown me in yr heart….. there’s not a better place I rather burn… there’s not a better place I rather burn…
and that's what CARE wrote me about this beautiful song, when I asked her to explain it to me...
oH my Good ness anna.. you could noT Have Picked a lyric ThaT meanT more To me.
i fell in love when i was 12 wiTH a beauTiful russian older man. He was back and fourTH ThrouGH moscow To ToronTo jusT To visiT me.. of course i lied and PreTended i was older.. 16.... i said.. uT wasa very secreT relaTionsHiP for more reasons than my overly sTricT ParenTs.. i Had a very abusive boy friend aT The same Time.. i THouGHT raPe was ParT of a normal relaTionsHiP. and THis man.. from russia TauGHT me ThaT was noT The case. i fell for Him madly. we were in love..
we joked abouT The fuTure wHaT a GreaT dad He would make.. i joked and called Him faTherPunk. (and myself moTHerPunk..). Ha.. The sonG was oriGinally called moTherPunk. wroTe iT wHen i was 14 fuckinG years old....
because ThaT is wHen he died.
buT back To THe PresenT.. around The Time i was 13 or so.. my besTesT Girl friend tried To end her life.. sHe was TyP_inG or cHaTTinG To my man in russia while iT was GoinG on.. so he called His friend in THe sTaTes.. wHo called The 911 crew in cnaada.. and effecTively sved Her life.. i was aT scHoolw Hile iT was HaPPeninG.. my Girlfriend wenT To anoTher scHool and skiPPed Her afTernoon.
The Police called me inTo THe staTion ThaT eveninG wiTH my ParenTs... (i was eladinG a very huGe double life..). They ThouGHT iT was an assisTed suicide.. THaT i knew sHe was GoinG To do wHaT sHe Tried To do.. wHicH of course i did noT. buT naTasHa.. my friend.. Had wriTTen me a sPecial suicide noTe. iT Has some band syymbols scribbled around iT.. so The coPs banned me from music.
imaGine ThaT. How can one do ThaT.??. wel They did. iT was around The wHole "columbine" TraGedy.. and They were blaminG every THinG on music..
around This Time.. They allso wenT ThrouGH my e-mial.. sTriPPed me of my True love.. and i never sPoke To him since. He came down once To sTab my eX boy friend raPisT junie ThaT firsT goT me Hooked To H.... and THen wenT Home and proceeded To Take His own life.
i Have been wiTH anThony my bass Player since i was 17... buT There's noT a beTTer Place ThaT He will ever bur Than in my HearT. beauTiful firsT love.. endinG in TraGedy..
There you Go. noT very uPlifTinG.. buT iT is The TruTH.
mucH love. iT will make a beauTiful TaTToo... .. .-.. .care.. .f....