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.
For the best that it stays on
Sweat like branches motions to
Pink surrounding you is gone
Forgeries of plastic bound
Proud
Drown
Crawl
Cold
Sound
I would mold you into plastic
Plant you in sound with a thirst for
Burning your clutching demands
Around your neck a little too tight
To put up the proudest drown
Rapt fast to the burning in your face
I feel your insides shake
The murderous surrounding you are
Speaking widely of closed crimes
Worst of your type burst in murderous wit
Heat falls from your mouth to burn the whites of my eyes
It's disappointing like dark skies
Crawling on cold tiles
Legs like they've been skinned alive
I can feel your insides shake
I can feel your insides shake
Thin lights shine a vision on
The instep of your first born undone
Forgeries from heart to hand
Molding you in plastic sand
Proud
Drown
Crawl
Cold
Sound
Proud
Drown
I see all the worthless done for
Best of your type past the last door
Murdered spit that foams your mouth
To burn the whites of my eyes a sigh
This disappointing in dark holes
On cold tiles with legs like skinned alive
I feel your insides shake
The murderer surrounding you is
Speaking widely of closed crimes
Wrapped fast to the burning forgeries sent from Your heart to the pen around your throat
Gray petals wrap around your lowered chin
Walking far past proud to drown
Trapped in leaves on broken sound
Burning roofs in scalpless towns
Hoping you can hear it now
Speaking widely of screened in walls
Worst of types crawl on cold broken tiles
Lets end it in the lines
I can feel your insides shake
Sweat like branches motions to
Pink surrounding you is gone
Forgeries of plastic bound
Proud
Drown
Crawl
Cold
Sound
I would mold you into plastic
Plant you in sound with a thirst for
Burning your clutching demands
Around your neck a little too tight
To put up the proudest drown
Rapt fast to the burning in your face
I feel your insides shake
The murderous surrounding you are
Speaking widely of closed crimes
Worst of your type burst in murderous wit
Heat falls from your mouth to burn the whites of my eyes
It's disappointing like dark skies
Crawling on cold tiles
Legs like they've been skinned alive
I can feel your insides shake
I can feel your insides shake
Thin lights shine a vision on
The instep of your first born undone
Forgeries from heart to hand
Molding you in plastic sand
Proud
Drown
Crawl
Cold
Sound
Proud
Drown
I see all the worthless done for
Best of your type past the last door
Murdered spit that foams your mouth
To burn the whites of my eyes a sigh
This disappointing in dark holes
On cold tiles with legs like skinned alive
I feel your insides shake
The murderer surrounding you is
Speaking widely of closed crimes
Wrapped fast to the burning forgeries sent from Your heart to the pen around your throat
Gray petals wrap around your lowered chin
Walking far past proud to drown
Trapped in leaves on broken sound
Burning roofs in scalpless towns
Hoping you can hear it now
Speaking widely of screened in walls
Worst of types crawl on cold broken tiles
Lets end it in the lines
I can feel your insides shake
Lyrics submitted by tiagon
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