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.
Just a kiss from your lips and I'm, gone
Just a smile from your touch and I'm, gone
Just a touch from your words makes me whole
And a glance from your eyes says home.
I see what you're doing, you're piling it all up one by one,
Pulling from the stars, drinking the teas,
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE PILING IT ALL UP ONE BY ONE,
PULLING THE EYES, PULLING THE TEAS,
And CROSSING THEM ALL OUT!
Just a kiss from your lips,
Just a smile from your touch and i'm, gone
Just a touch from your words makes me whole
And a glance from your eyes says home.
I see what you're doing, you're piling it all up one by one,
Pulling from the stars, drinking from the seas,
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE PILING IT ALL UP ONE BY ONE,
PULLING THE STARS, PULLING THE SEAS,
AND CROSSING THEM ALL OUT!
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope?
Just a kiss, a kiss from your lips
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope?
Just a kiss, a kiss from your lips
And I
Just a smile from your touch and I'm, gone
Just a touch from your words makes me whole
And a glance from your eyes says home.
I see what you're doing, you're piling it all up one by one,
Pulling from the stars, drinking the teas,
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE PILING IT ALL UP ONE BY ONE,
PULLING THE EYES, PULLING THE TEAS,
And CROSSING THEM ALL OUT!
Just a kiss from your lips,
Just a smile from your touch and i'm, gone
Just a touch from your words makes me whole
And a glance from your eyes says home.
I see what you're doing, you're piling it all up one by one,
Pulling from the stars, drinking from the seas,
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE PILING IT ALL UP ONE BY ONE,
PULLING THE STARS, PULLING THE SEAS,
AND CROSSING THEM ALL OUT!
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope?
Just a kiss, a kiss from your lips
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope
Don't you want to be my love?
Can't we suddenly elope?
Try and cross the sea above
Can't we suddenly elope?
Just a kiss, a kiss from your lips
And I
Lyrics submitted by xtreme2252
Bird Of Paradise Lyrics as written by Serj Tankian Charles C. Jr. Parker
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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its like, a phycotic poem. phycotic and insane. but good pshycotic/insane. and its kind of, well... dont you want to be with me? i think you do! but you wont admit it. [psycotic] youre making me suffer without your love. elope means ' to runaway with a lover' so its like... come on. you know and i know it. lets just go. but for somereason, shes resisting it.
um correction. "AND THE GLANCE FROM YOUR EYES SAYS HOME" not and a. and the. theres a difference.
its like, a phycotic poem. phycotic and insane. but good pshycotic/insane. and its kind of, well... dont you want to be with me? i think you do! but you wont admit it. [psycotic] youre making me suffer without your love. elope means ' to runaway with a lover' so its like... come on. you know and i know it. lets just go. but for somereason, shes resisting it.
its like, a phycotic poem. phycotic and insane. but good pshycotic/insane. and its kind of, well... dont you want to be with me? i think you do! but you wont admit it. [psycotic] youre making me suffer without your love. elope means ' to runaway with a lover' so its like... come on. you know and i know it. lets just go. but for somereason, shes resisting it.
which album is this from?
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This song seems to be drug influenced. This was also done during a time when I believe Serj has been "finding himself". The crowd he hung out with was rather dark and this probably has a bit more meaning to the person it was written about. The Bird of Paradise is after all an extremely rare bird, on the virge of extinction.