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.
The ones who made us
Are always looking for the ones who made them
The ones who contain us
Are always looking for the ones who made them
Encounters of the third kind
Look, there's a hanging, I think I'll go (?)
Three tries, he won't die
Beat him with stones so your father (?) pride
The ones who made us
Are always looking for the ones who made them
See, they want to contain us
But they're always looking for the ones
And I'm sorry, sorry, that they didn't tell you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
We're so sorry
So the ones who made us
Are always looking for the ones who made them
See, they want to contain us
But they're always looking for the ones
And I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that your seizure told you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
I'm sorry
No
We're so sorry
No
And I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
I'm so sorry
The children
Look to the stars for guidance and new life
We're human, excretions, (?) compromise
Encounters of the third kind
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Are always looking for the ones who made them
The ones who contain us
Are always looking for the ones who made them
Encounters of the third kind
Look, there's a hanging, I think I'll go (?)
Three tries, he won't die
Beat him with stones so your father (?) pride
The ones who made us
Are always looking for the ones who made them
See, they want to contain us
But they're always looking for the ones
And I'm sorry, sorry, that they didn't tell you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
We're so sorry
So the ones who made us
Are always looking for the ones who made them
See, they want to contain us
But they're always looking for the ones
And I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that your seizure told you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
And I'm sorry, I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
I'm sorry
No
We're so sorry
No
And I'm sorry that they didn't tell you about the world
I'm so sorry
The children
Look to the stars for guidance and new life
We're human, excretions, (?) compromise
Encounters of the third kind
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