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.
(straight from the Blessthefall - His Last Walk booklet)
She's pulling out her eyelashes,
from pain she bears,
I'm far from home. I'm all alone.
This hole is way too deep.
I've left behind my happy life,
and I'm still asking how I dead.
Lay down,
pray now.
I'm walking though the cold of night,
so I can see your face.
At your window I will stand,
you smell I will embrace.
My eyes in yours and yours in mine,
and now I know just how I died.
As fire falls, I've never made life before,
I've never had this before
She's pulling out her eyelashes,
from pain she bears,
I'm far from home. I'm all alone.
This hole is way too deep.
I've left behind my happy life,
and I'm still asking how I dead.
Lay down,
pray now.
I'm walking though the cold of night,
so I can see your face.
At your window I will stand,
you smell I will embrace.
My eyes in yours and yours in mine,
and now I know just how I died.
As fire falls, I've never made life before,
I've never had this before
Lyrics submitted by Mikecarrozza
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also, before they pray, God visits them in a dream or something and it all becomes clear what their problem is. God talks to them in a dream and He seems so real, how can He not exist?
I like how his voice is sorta nasaly in this song. More than usual xD
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Could this song be about craig and his family? I mean, he did after all leave the band because of his child.
Man he sounds so sad in this one it's beautiful. It could definitely be about his kid.
Did he really leave the band? Are they done making music?
i really believe this is about his kid and now hes the lead singer of escape the fate
he left to join eft after ronnie left. this isnt about him being in eft, it was written quite a while back. i think its about losing anyone you love and how it kills you emotionally to not have them in your life anymore. blessthefall is still making music and they are writing for their new cd now. i saw them at taste of chaos and they put on a better show then i ever seen and i had seen them twice before that back when craig was still around. jared is so much better then craign it isnt even funny.
i heard ronnie left because hes only on probation, and i seen them at taste of chaos i think jareds screams are way better than craigs.
also forgot to put hat craig will prbably return to BTF
i think its about a family whose having a hard time and they dont know why. their about to fall apart and theres no hope for them, until they realize that God is their only hope. so they finaly pray and find out that the reason why their family is falling apart is that they didnt have God in their lives. so they accept God as their saviour and follow him. they see that they never really had a good life until now, because God is there with them to help them with thier problems
does anyone have the lyrics to the original? its so much better