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.
Put your ?? away, I'm already down
The higher we both climb, the further we fall
Now we're under, looking up into the floor
And burn each other though we're dying for more
We're stuck on this dysfunction, we love until our death
We celebrate destruction by lighting up this bed
You can take your love away, but don't you ever leave me alone
Burn the ghost we've carried on
And come on, touch me, show me you're imperfect too
These broken lights, they shine on us tonight
We don't talk much, when there's so much to say
We don't listen but try anyway
My stomach feels sick, better in a ??
Reveries of helplessness have left me all but hoping
We strip each other's beauty and we push it to the end
We face each other smiling and leave it all unsaid
You can take your love away, but don't you ever leave me alone
Burn the ghost we've carried on
And come on, touch me, show me you're imperfect too
These broken lights, they shine on us tonight
We kiss til we bleed
(We feel so much it's killing us)
We fight til we're free
(any fight we'll through it ??)
We cry til we see
(infatuation ??)
We're healing, you're free
We dance inside this tragedy
We dance inside this tragedy
You can take your love away, but don't you ever leave me alone
Burn the ghost we've carried on
And come on touch me, show me you're imperfect too
These broken lights, they shine on us tonight
Don't leave me alone, alone
Come on touch me, show me you're imperfect too
These broken lights, they shine on us tonight
The higher we both climb, the further we fall
Now we're under, looking up into the floor
And burn each other though we're dying for more
We're stuck on this dysfunction, we love until our death
We celebrate destruction by lighting up this bed
You can take your love away, but don't you ever leave me alone
Burn the ghost we've carried on
And come on, touch me, show me you're imperfect too
These broken lights, they shine on us tonight
We don't talk much, when there's so much to say
We don't listen but try anyway
My stomach feels sick, better in a ??
Reveries of helplessness have left me all but hoping
We strip each other's beauty and we push it to the end
We face each other smiling and leave it all unsaid
You can take your love away, but don't you ever leave me alone
Burn the ghost we've carried on
And come on, touch me, show me you're imperfect too
These broken lights, they shine on us tonight
We kiss til we bleed
(We feel so much it's killing us)
We fight til we're free
(any fight we'll through it ??)
We cry til we see
(infatuation ??)
We're healing, you're free
We dance inside this tragedy
We dance inside this tragedy
You can take your love away, but don't you ever leave me alone
Burn the ghost we've carried on
And come on touch me, show me you're imperfect too
These broken lights, they shine on us tonight
Don't leave me alone, alone
Come on touch me, show me you're imperfect too
These broken lights, they shine on us tonight
Lyrics submitted by Noise n Kisses
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