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.
Maybe we believe
She was ready to go
In the morning light
Baby you believe
That she was made of gold
In the east where you killed her
You lead us
When you need to feed us
You comfortably delete us
When you need your fetus
You cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out and
Cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out
Goodbye, goodbye
She speaks unrehearsed
Languages from skin
In the morning light
Painting shadows on
The faces of the dead
In front of their windows
You cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out and
Cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Before it's too late
Before it's too late
Do you know that life is ending?
As we go, the dots connecting
Had our chance to save the garden
As it dies, our souls will harden
With these words chastising your conscience
We're breaking through and praying for transcendence
But you
Deceived us all now
You cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out and
Cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out and
Cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out and
Cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out
She was ready to go
In the morning light
Baby you believe
That she was made of gold
In the east where you killed her
You lead us
When you need to feed us
You comfortably delete us
When you need your fetus
You cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out and
Cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out
Goodbye, goodbye
She speaks unrehearsed
Languages from skin
In the morning light
Painting shadows on
The faces of the dead
In front of their windows
You cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out and
Cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Before it's too late
Before it's too late
Do you know that life is ending?
As we go, the dots connecting
Had our chance to save the garden
As it dies, our souls will harden
With these words chastising your conscience
We're breaking through and praying for transcendence
But you
Deceived us all now
You cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out and
Cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out and
Cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out and
Cheat us when you feed us with the lie
Stars look out
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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"Maybe we believe, She was ready to go, In the morning light, Maybe you believe, That she was made of gold, In the East where you killed her..." She is American soldiers, you made us beleive they were ready to go and fight a flawless victory against Iraq. but when they got to the east they fell.
"You lead us, When you need to feed us, You comfortable delete us, When you need your fetus..." feeding us lies and propoganda to get us to support the war he started. then when we don't matter he deletes us.
"You cheat us when you feed us with the lie, Stars look out and, Cheat us when you feed us with the lie, Stars look out...." i thinks the stars look out and say "goodbye" to the people who died for an unworthy cause.
"She speaks unrehearsed, Languages from skin, In the morning light, Painting shadows on the, Faces of the dead, In front of their windows..."(i don't think its windows but widows) we fight people, not by talking through and coming to an agreement but by soloing out skill color and killing whoever doesn't look pleasing.(this could also mean the discrimination towards people because they are from the middle east) painting shadows of the dead is forgetting about them, forgetting their existence. as their widows watch them do so.
"Do you know that life is ending, As we go, the dots connecting, We had our chance to save the garden, As it dies, our souls will harden, With these words chastising your conscience, We're breaking through and praying for transcendence..." they don't know that life is ending, the more the go the more things get worse. we had a chance of peace but as peace is no longer available our souls grow harder and we hate even more. the gov is punishing your conscience with words of propoganda. yet people break through and pray to surpass the governments actions.
thats about it change fetus to feed us and windows to widows