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.
I've seen the way that the sun sets in your face
Our love is too big for us to break
You've got me wishing for the stars in outer space
I'm holding onto this life and love and for
The possibility, you and me, let me be
I need to find a way
To put this struggle behind us
Can't spend my life in shame
Making light of these dark days
I've seen the way that the rain spits in your face
Just falling upon your lips to taste
If I could give to you the stars in outer space
I'm holding onto this life and love and for
The possibility, you and me, let me be
I need to find a way
To put this struggle behind us
Can't spend my life in shame
Making light of these dark days
Another time and place
To put this struggle behind us
Can't spend my life in shame
Making light of these dark days
So far away, so far away
So far away
Look into your heart
And let time heal this pain
We're not so far away
We're not so far away
The possibility, you and me, let me be
I need to find a way
To put this struggle behind us
Can't spend my life in shame
Making light of these dark days
Another time and place
To put this struggle behind us
Can't spend my life in shame
Making light of these dark, light of these dark
Light of these dark days
All as one, you made me come home
And all this, I'm one to never follow
In all this, I'm one who will ever love you
All this I'm done, all this I'm done
Our love is too big for us to break
You've got me wishing for the stars in outer space
I'm holding onto this life and love and for
The possibility, you and me, let me be
I need to find a way
To put this struggle behind us
Can't spend my life in shame
Making light of these dark days
I've seen the way that the rain spits in your face
Just falling upon your lips to taste
If I could give to you the stars in outer space
I'm holding onto this life and love and for
The possibility, you and me, let me be
I need to find a way
To put this struggle behind us
Can't spend my life in shame
Making light of these dark days
Another time and place
To put this struggle behind us
Can't spend my life in shame
Making light of these dark days
So far away, so far away
So far away
Look into your heart
And let time heal this pain
We're not so far away
We're not so far away
The possibility, you and me, let me be
I need to find a way
To put this struggle behind us
Can't spend my life in shame
Making light of these dark days
Another time and place
To put this struggle behind us
Can't spend my life in shame
Making light of these dark, light of these dark
Light of these dark days
All as one, you made me come home
And all this, I'm one to never follow
In all this, I'm one who will ever love you
All this I'm done, all this I'm done
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Dark Days Lyrics as written by Quinn Allman Jeph Howard
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I think this is about a relationship which is falling apart, and he's not ready to accept it, so he's searching for a way to make things go back to the way they used to be. This is an awesome song, I love the line "As in the way that the sun spits in your face". :]
chadamistheshit, is that really what he's saying at the end? It sounds like it. And its beautiful.
I really like this song, it makes so much sense. When you love the person so much, and you just want to get past the troubles between the two of you, so bad, like it never happened. But you can't. And you just want to be happy again.
all as one, you made me come home and all this, i'm one to never follow all this, i'm one who will ever love you all thisi'm done, all this i'm done
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all as one, you made me come home (or low?) and i'll be someone to never follow and i'll be someone who will ever love you all this time, gone, all this i'm done
That's what it more sounds like at the very end.
you missed the last part when bert says sonething like this: I'm as one, you made me come low. In all this I'm one...to never fall low. In all this I'm one...who will ever love you. All this I'm done....all this I'm done.
Fucking good song.. Specially the ending. Props to them and their fucking wicked style !!
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