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.
It's four a.m. again
Father forgive me this sin
Uncomfortable in this life, yeah
I can't put down this knife, yeah
I'm carving words in my arm, baby
Hey, scars are part of my charm, maybe
I need the touch of a hand
This isn't what I had planned
I need relief from this life
I wanna slip away into the night
Don't wanna see the sun again
But can't get swallowed up
By this tragic whirlwind
I wish the ocean was warm
I feel like drowning
I'm losing my faith in me
I can't remember the last time I felt free
From voices inside my head
When I taste liberation, they just feed me fear instead
You say I'm out of control
At least i still have a soul
No, I don't need your advice
Some compassion would be nice
I need relief from this life
I wanna slip away into the night
Don't wanna see the sun again
But can't get swallowed up
By this tragic whirlwind
I wish the ocean was warm
I feel like drowning
I can't take any more of your pills
They hold my head up
But still it feels so wrong
I can't believe the price that I've paid
For this chemically-induced, perceivably ideal
Take-it-with-a-glass-of-water day
I need relief from this life
I wanna slip away into the night
Don't wanna see the sun again
But can't get swallowed up
By this tragic whirlwind
I wish the ocean was warm
I feel like drowning
Father forgive me this sin
Uncomfortable in this life, yeah
I can't put down this knife, yeah
I'm carving words in my arm, baby
Hey, scars are part of my charm, maybe
I need the touch of a hand
This isn't what I had planned
I need relief from this life
I wanna slip away into the night
Don't wanna see the sun again
But can't get swallowed up
By this tragic whirlwind
I wish the ocean was warm
I feel like drowning
I'm losing my faith in me
I can't remember the last time I felt free
From voices inside my head
When I taste liberation, they just feed me fear instead
You say I'm out of control
At least i still have a soul
No, I don't need your advice
Some compassion would be nice
I need relief from this life
I wanna slip away into the night
Don't wanna see the sun again
But can't get swallowed up
By this tragic whirlwind
I wish the ocean was warm
I feel like drowning
I can't take any more of your pills
They hold my head up
But still it feels so wrong
I can't believe the price that I've paid
For this chemically-induced, perceivably ideal
Take-it-with-a-glass-of-water day
I need relief from this life
I wanna slip away into the night
Don't wanna see the sun again
But can't get swallowed up
By this tragic whirlwind
I wish the ocean was warm
I feel like drowning
Lyrics submitted by musictothedeaf
Drowning Lyrics as written by Andreas Carlsson Linda Thompson
Lyrics © Roba Music Verlag GMBH, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Anthem Entertainment, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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