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 don't want to die out here in the valley
Waiting for my luck to change
And I just want my dad to know
That I finally made it
Everybody gets high
Everybody gets low
Everybody gets bruised
Everybody gets sold
I don't want to die out here in the valley
You don't have to lie,
I know that's what I'll do
I don't want my mom to know
That I never loved my life
And I sold my soul
Everybody gets high
Everybody gets low
Everybody gets bruised
Everybody gets sold
Everybody gets dark
Everybody unfolds
Everybody gets high
Everybody gets so low
And everyone's eyes are blue
And everyone's mouth is dry
And nobody wants to die
In Van Nuys
Van Nuys
Everybody gets high
Everybody gets low
Everybody gets bruised
Everybody gets sold
Everybody gets dark
Everybody unfolds
Everybody gets high
Everybody gets so low
Well you don't know how to get back to your crawlspace
Underneath the dirt and the rust and the waste
But the sun sets fast these days.
Everyone's eyes are blue
And everyone's mouth is dry
And nobody wants to die
In Van Nuys
Van Nuys
Everyone's eyes are blue
And everyone's mouth is dry
And nobody wants to die
In Van Nuys
Van
Everyone's eyes are blue
And everyone's mouth is dry
And nobody wants to die
In Van Nuys, oh
Everyone's eyes are blue
And everyone's mouth is dry
And nobody wants to die
In Van Nuys
Van Nuys
Waiting for my luck to change
And I just want my dad to know
That I finally made it
Everybody gets high
Everybody gets low
Everybody gets bruised
Everybody gets sold
I don't want to die out here in the valley
You don't have to lie,
I know that's what I'll do
I don't want my mom to know
That I never loved my life
And I sold my soul
Everybody gets high
Everybody gets low
Everybody gets bruised
Everybody gets sold
Everybody gets dark
Everybody unfolds
Everybody gets high
Everybody gets so low
And everyone's eyes are blue
And everyone's mouth is dry
And nobody wants to die
In Van Nuys
Van Nuys
Everybody gets high
Everybody gets low
Everybody gets bruised
Everybody gets sold
Everybody gets dark
Everybody unfolds
Everybody gets high
Everybody gets so low
Well you don't know how to get back to your crawlspace
Underneath the dirt and the rust and the waste
But the sun sets fast these days.
Everyone's eyes are blue
And everyone's mouth is dry
And nobody wants to die
In Van Nuys
Van Nuys
Everyone's eyes are blue
And everyone's mouth is dry
And nobody wants to die
In Van Nuys
Van
Everyone's eyes are blue
And everyone's mouth is dry
And nobody wants to die
In Van Nuys, oh
Everyone's eyes are blue
And everyone's mouth is dry
And nobody wants to die
In Van Nuys
Van Nuys
Lyrics submitted by Morrigan619
Van Nuys Lyrics as written by James Michael
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Can someone tell me what the line "Everyone's eyes are blue" means? I have no idea.
I take it that they are crying.
hey crying was a good guess but im 100% positive it is referring to a heroin overdose. In the song it goes "Everyones eyes are blue And everyone's mouth is dry And nobody wants to die in Van Nuys...." when u overdose on heroin your lips and skin turn blue or have a blue discolorment, and your mouth is anything but dry. its sayin that no one wants to overdose cuz or dont want to die in this particular place therefore instead of their lips being blue there eyes are(if thats the color they are) and there mouth is dry. Expirience is the easiest way to understand the meaning of a song.
I think it means everyone is sad... Blue represents sadness
@Dante07 The line "every ones eyes are blue" is a description of the sorrow that can be seen in the eyes of all those seeking their dreams and not finding them. Blue, and "Having the Blues" are and always have been descriptive of sorrow, so it would not matter in this context if one was Latino, Black, Asian..what have you...Just some thoughts on an amazing song!!:-)
@Dante07 for the longest time having blue eyes and blonde hair was seen as a sign of purity and beauty dating all the way back to the time of the nazis in WWII. In early acting days and even in modern times if a girl was beautiful but and the industry believed that a woman was lacking something they would encourage her to bleach her hair and wear blue eye contacts to fit that stereotype of the "Perfect Beautiful Woman"
@Dante07 for the longest time having blue eyes and blonde hair was seen as a sign of purity and beauty dating all the way back to the time of the nazis in WWII. In early acting days and even in modern times if a girl was beautiful but and the industry believed that a woman was lacking something they would encourage her to bleach her hair and wear blue eye contacts to fit that stereotype of the "Perfect Beautiful Woman"