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.
You dont know how much I adore
This damp rag soaked in choloroform
It makes it so hard to ignore
'Cause I can never keep your attention
I'm not one to make threats
I've been reduced to promises
I lie to myself cause I do it best
I'm not honest with my intentions
So when the blindfold starts to slip, and
The rope starts to rip, and
I slowly start to give, and
Girl, you know I'm sorry
But tonight I'll wait until
I know you're fast asleep
To poison you with memories
Of you and me
I pray you die slowly
So I can be the last thing you see
You'll see
Girl, you're busy and thats fine
But theres on thing I gotta get off my mind I,
Won't take too much of your time
I promise this won't last long, no
I used to be your biggest fan, you
Used to say I was your man,
Now if I can't have you, no one can
I'll be the last boy you hang up on
So when the blindfold starts to slip and
The rope starts to rip and
I slowly start to give and
Girl, you know I'm sorry
But tonight I'll wait until
I know you're fast asleep
To poison you with memories
Of you and me
I pray you die slowly
So I can be the last thing you see
Oh, you'll see
She's losing consciousness
And gaining confidence
It's starting to make sense
woah woah oh
She's covered in fingerprints
From her lips to her hips
All I wanted was one more kiss
woah woah
She's losing consciousness
I'm gaining confidence
It's starting to make sense
woah woah oh
She's covered in fingerprints
From her lips to her hips
All I wanted was one more kiss
woah woah oh
Tonight I'll wait until
I know you're fast asleep
To poison you with memories
Of you and me
I pray you die slowly [die slowly]
So I can be the last thing you see
I pray you die slowly [die slowly]
So i can be the last thing you see
I pray you die slowly
So i can be the last thing you see
This damp rag soaked in choloroform
It makes it so hard to ignore
'Cause I can never keep your attention
I'm not one to make threats
I've been reduced to promises
I lie to myself cause I do it best
I'm not honest with my intentions
So when the blindfold starts to slip, and
The rope starts to rip, and
I slowly start to give, and
Girl, you know I'm sorry
But tonight I'll wait until
I know you're fast asleep
To poison you with memories
Of you and me
I pray you die slowly
So I can be the last thing you see
You'll see
Girl, you're busy and thats fine
But theres on thing I gotta get off my mind I,
Won't take too much of your time
I promise this won't last long, no
I used to be your biggest fan, you
Used to say I was your man,
Now if I can't have you, no one can
I'll be the last boy you hang up on
So when the blindfold starts to slip and
The rope starts to rip and
I slowly start to give and
Girl, you know I'm sorry
But tonight I'll wait until
I know you're fast asleep
To poison you with memories
Of you and me
I pray you die slowly
So I can be the last thing you see
Oh, you'll see
She's losing consciousness
And gaining confidence
It's starting to make sense
woah woah oh
She's covered in fingerprints
From her lips to her hips
All I wanted was one more kiss
woah woah
She's losing consciousness
I'm gaining confidence
It's starting to make sense
woah woah oh
She's covered in fingerprints
From her lips to her hips
All I wanted was one more kiss
woah woah oh
Tonight I'll wait until
I know you're fast asleep
To poison you with memories
Of you and me
I pray you die slowly [die slowly]
So I can be the last thing you see
I pray you die slowly [die slowly]
So i can be the last thing you see
I pray you die slowly
So i can be the last thing you see
Lyrics submitted by IamHEAVENsent
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I think this song is about a guy who found out about his girlfriend cheating on him, or anything parallel to that caliber.
"Girl, you're busy and thats fine But theres one thing I gotta get off my mind I, Won't take too much of your time I promise this won't last long..."
I think this was prior to him knowing that she cheated on him.
"...,no I used to be your biggest fan, you Used to say I was your man, Now if I can't have you, no one can I'll be the last boy you hang up on"
and this is after he finds out.
"She's losing consciousness I'm gaining confidence It's starting to make sense woah woah oh She's covered in fingerprints From her lips to her hips All I wanted was one more kiss woah woah oh"
And this is the twist in the story. Instead of her intentionally cheating on him she was raped, if you will. However, it was too late and he already 'killed' her. A: Killed as in... You know, killed. B: Killed as in... He forever ruined their relationship.
Tonight I'll wait until I know you're fast asleep To poison you with memories Of you and me I pray you die slowly [die slowly] So I can be the last thing you see I pray you die slowly [die slowly] So i can be the last thing you see I pray you die slowly So i can be the last thing you see
And now that he's found out that she didn't cheat on him, he's feeling bad. A: so he lies next to her on a bed waiting for her death.
Just to let everyone know... I know this interpretation was awfully done. I just wanted to steer away from the whole, "he killed her indefinitely" thing.