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.
All eyes are on you kid! You're the new sensation. It's a tough job keeping the stones situated, you have to annunciate it like a protest against the wind.
Speak strong with your feet deep in the mud or your words will blow away like dandelions in the wind. Separating you from your life, taking you from everything you know and the ones you thought you knew.
Fall a thousand times and get back up, your words are underlined in red so from the highest point in your chest push away from the edge, you've got this one under your belt. Push away from the end.
Tell them all you're a star and you can ride in the back of the car and get lost in the distance.
She's not going anywhere planted like a rose in thorns in the glare here's your shot to let her know its over. The only roads she'll ever see, she'll see alone.
Get back up and show them your teeth
When the lights on the stage begin to dim, bow out bow down. And if the airwaves make one sound shut them down shut them out.
Speak strong with your feet deep in the mud or your words will blow away like dandelions in the wind. Separating you from your life, taking you from everything you know and the ones you thought you knew.
Fall a thousand times and get back up, your words are underlined in red so from the highest point in your chest push away from the edge, you've got this one under your belt. Push away from the end.
Tell them all you're a star and you can ride in the back of the car and get lost in the distance.
She's not going anywhere planted like a rose in thorns in the glare here's your shot to let her know its over. The only roads she'll ever see, she'll see alone.
Get back up and show them your teeth
When the lights on the stage begin to dim, bow out bow down. And if the airwaves make one sound shut them down shut them out.
Lyrics submitted by _lowerDisforME_
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this song sounds to me like its about a guy who somehow gets in the spotlight, sounds like he has something to do with speaking or maybe singing(!possibly himself?!) He is warned that even if he falls a thousand times, to get back up and stand strong, because otherwise they will blow him away. It seems like maybe the media is watching his every move(your words are underlined in red) (Tell them all you're a star and you can ride in the back of the car and get lost in the distance) he is getting into all the "hot" parties, because he is recognized.
Now here's where it seems to take a turn: "She's not going anywhere planted like a rose in thorns in the glare here's your shot to let her know its over. The only roads she'll ever see, she'll see alone." Im thinking either he is talking about dumping a girl he's already with, because somebody is telling him that she isn't going anywhere and will only drag him down; or he has just picked up some chick for a one nighter, and is just letting her know that its not going anywhere and he isn't planning to be with her. It seems like this is the point where stardom gets to his head.
"When the lights on the stage begin to dim, bow out bow down. And if the airwaves make one sound shut them down shut them out." It seems like he is about to play a show, and he is being told (now im thinking by a manager or something) to ignore the critics and people saying that he has sold out or whatever and to just play.
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