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.
Roll your eyes now. Make you take it away right now. (Right Now!) Not Today!
All white lights up all over me. Take me gracefully.
I see you on the floor. With your face on the ground. (Ground!)
What are we going to do? (What are we going to do?!) The future is slowly dying.
(The future is slowly dying!) And we are already falling. (And we are already falling!)
Cut the tie where the rope beings to fray. You don’t want that anyway.
Those words that you never wanted me to say.
Cut the phone line and better voice decay. She will not be coming anyway.
Not you not today.
These thoughts are falling down the river. Pushing your broken boat to a distant town where the flowers grow back below the ground.
Your lying on telephone lines. All the lies you’ve fed to me have left me oh so hungry.
I’m rooted firmly on my knees as the nails begin to sink into your skin. Im begging you, begging you, begging you!
Your eyes engaging.
Look to make you forward into the ground
She left for good for you.
She’s so cold!
I feel you on the opposite end of this line.
These are the sins that driven us apart. If this is the last time.
I can’t take this anymore.
I can’t take this anymore.
I can’t take this anymore.
She’s so cold.
Like you wouldn’t know.
So think for me, I didn’t know I had. But it’s over now and I’m glad.
Trust like you have never lied. And it’s not like we didn’t tried.
To savor our lives.
To savor our lives.
Your lying on telephone lines. All the lies your feeding me are leaving me so hungry.
And as our lines both sync I think to sit and watch me as I sink. Too bad there is nothing you can do. Cause I am me and Your still you. (You!)
It’s not that your aren’t good enough. Which is far too complex.
That’s what’s she said, always ahead of the rest.
She’s always over it, over it, over it. Oooohhh!
And the way she is pushing me, is driving me crazy
All white lights up all over me. Take me gracefully.
I see you on the floor. With your face on the ground. (Ground!)
What are we going to do? (What are we going to do?!) The future is slowly dying.
(The future is slowly dying!) And we are already falling. (And we are already falling!)
Cut the tie where the rope beings to fray. You don’t want that anyway.
Those words that you never wanted me to say.
Cut the phone line and better voice decay. She will not be coming anyway.
Not you not today.
These thoughts are falling down the river. Pushing your broken boat to a distant town where the flowers grow back below the ground.
Your lying on telephone lines. All the lies you’ve fed to me have left me oh so hungry.
I’m rooted firmly on my knees as the nails begin to sink into your skin. Im begging you, begging you, begging you!
Your eyes engaging.
Look to make you forward into the ground
She left for good for you.
She’s so cold!
I feel you on the opposite end of this line.
These are the sins that driven us apart. If this is the last time.
I can’t take this anymore.
I can’t take this anymore.
I can’t take this anymore.
She’s so cold.
Like you wouldn’t know.
So think for me, I didn’t know I had. But it’s over now and I’m glad.
Trust like you have never lied. And it’s not like we didn’t tried.
To savor our lives.
To savor our lives.
Your lying on telephone lines. All the lies your feeding me are leaving me so hungry.
And as our lines both sync I think to sit and watch me as I sink. Too bad there is nothing you can do. Cause I am me and Your still you. (You!)
It’s not that your aren’t good enough. Which is far too complex.
That’s what’s she said, always ahead of the rest.
She’s always over it, over it, over it. Oooohhh!
And the way she is pushing me, is driving me crazy
Lyrics submitted by dewulikefatguyz
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