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.
Save you, the world's unfortunate.
We feign out existance.
Save me from what the enemy calls
peaceful resistance.
Though the world is older, she can't
read the signs before her.
Slowly getting warmer, burning for a
little order.
Make way, make way for the king.
Silence, the silence captures me.
Straight down, the feeling I get.
Straight up, it's fascinating.
Hold on, hold on for peace.
Out loud, they're shouting at me.
Straight down, the feeling I get.
Straight up, it's fascinating.
Take two- we count our second chances
as we count sheep.
Shame you- enslaving people with the
promise they are free.
All the ones before me preached the
past in order to warn me.
I was listening closely, whole heartedly
ignoring.
Make way, make way for the king.
Silence, the silence captures me.
Straight down, the feeling I get.
Straight up, it's fascinating.
Hold on, hold on for peace.
Out loud, they're shouting at me.
Straight down, the feeling I get.
Straight up, it's fascinating.
We feign out existance.
Save me from what the enemy calls
peaceful resistance.
Though the world is older, she can't
read the signs before her.
Slowly getting warmer, burning for a
little order.
Make way, make way for the king.
Silence, the silence captures me.
Straight down, the feeling I get.
Straight up, it's fascinating.
Hold on, hold on for peace.
Out loud, they're shouting at me.
Straight down, the feeling I get.
Straight up, it's fascinating.
Take two- we count our second chances
as we count sheep.
Shame you- enslaving people with the
promise they are free.
All the ones before me preached the
past in order to warn me.
I was listening closely, whole heartedly
ignoring.
Make way, make way for the king.
Silence, the silence captures me.
Straight down, the feeling I get.
Straight up, it's fascinating.
Hold on, hold on for peace.
Out loud, they're shouting at me.
Straight down, the feeling I get.
Straight up, it's fascinating.
Lyrics submitted by monkeysuncle
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