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.
So many nights have been lost over a glass tube of an extremely false understanding of what the world really is.
So we march into the flame with a dignity set by our heroes.
We take the successes and make them your mistakes.
We got the exact situation that's been letting me burn.
So tell me.
What's it gonna take?
Just one voice is my only hope.
One forgotten song is enough reason to believe.
That the road ahead isn't endless at all.
In fact from where I'm standing
It cuts off at the horizon.
7 miles past we that wall.
But we never wanted to stay for just one band.
But it took three years of this for you to walk onto the stage.
So can ya please tell me
What's it gonna take
To break the fire and the icing?
Just one voice is my only hope
Let me sing this song before you walk into that flame.
The fear of change grabs us by the throat.
Bringing us face to face to face to face with what we hate.
So call us, call it music, but if you choose music.
You're gonna wind up with the record needle straight through your heart.
So can ya please tell me
What's it gonna take
To break the fire and the icing?
Just one voice is my only hope
Let me sing this song before you walk into the flames.
But we never wanted to stay for just one band.
But it took three years of this for you to walk out a set.
So can ya please tell me
What's it gonna take
To break the fire and the icing?
To break the fire and the icing!
So we march into the flame with a dignity set by our heroes.
We take the successes and make them your mistakes.
We got the exact situation that's been letting me burn.
So tell me.
What's it gonna take?
Just one voice is my only hope.
One forgotten song is enough reason to believe.
That the road ahead isn't endless at all.
In fact from where I'm standing
It cuts off at the horizon.
7 miles past we that wall.
But we never wanted to stay for just one band.
But it took three years of this for you to walk onto the stage.
So can ya please tell me
What's it gonna take
To break the fire and the icing?
Just one voice is my only hope
Let me sing this song before you walk into that flame.
The fear of change grabs us by the throat.
Bringing us face to face to face to face with what we hate.
So call us, call it music, but if you choose music.
You're gonna wind up with the record needle straight through your heart.
So can ya please tell me
What's it gonna take
To break the fire and the icing?
Just one voice is my only hope
Let me sing this song before you walk into the flames.
But we never wanted to stay for just one band.
But it took three years of this for you to walk out a set.
So can ya please tell me
What's it gonna take
To break the fire and the icing?
To break the fire and the icing!
Lyrics submitted by CFaz23
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