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.
Don't aim without a target
Where will we end up?
Don't tamper with the compass dial
Where will it take us?
We're headed back to the start
Feels like it's over
Don't aim without a target
Where will we end up?
When the fountain did fall from the sky
There'd be a thousand witnesses
But the crowd hears screams
We don't see a thing
Our eyes are open
Are we looking the right way?
Cause we don't see a thing
Our minds are open
There'll be a thousand witnesses
There'll be a thousand witnesses
Stay in place
Use it right
It was an anchor
Pour concrete on the roots
Just to make sure, just to make sure
You'll never move
If a fountain did fall from the sky
There'd be a thousand witnesses
Our eyes are open
We're headed back to start
It feels like it's over
We're headed back to the start
It feels like
It was an anchor
Pour concrete on the roots
Just to make sure, just to make sure
You'll never move
Where will we end up?
Don't tamper with the compass dial
Where will it take us?
We're headed back to the start
Feels like it's over
Don't aim without a target
Where will we end up?
When the fountain did fall from the sky
There'd be a thousand witnesses
But the crowd hears screams
We don't see a thing
Our eyes are open
Are we looking the right way?
Cause we don't see a thing
Our minds are open
There'll be a thousand witnesses
There'll be a thousand witnesses
Stay in place
Use it right
It was an anchor
Pour concrete on the roots
Just to make sure, just to make sure
You'll never move
If a fountain did fall from the sky
There'd be a thousand witnesses
Our eyes are open
We're headed back to start
It feels like it's over
We're headed back to the start
It feels like
It was an anchor
Pour concrete on the roots
Just to make sure, just to make sure
You'll never move
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mmk, i think this song has to do with Juturna. it sounds like its about the band and the type of music they want to create. The whole thing about "dont aim without a target and the compas dail" have to do with the fact that they have trouble deciding and sticking to their song ideas, which is what the title On Letting Go is about.
the whole "heading back to the start..feels like its over" is them saying that they tend to drift back to Juturna style songs but they dont necessarily know if they wanna create those kinds of songs n e more
The "if a foundtain did fall from the sky...1,000 witnesses" part basically says that if they let the style of Juturna go, all their fans would notice and the "croud screams, we dont hear a thing" means that their afraid the fans wont like the new sound
"are we looking the right way... our minds are open" is them wondering if where their music is going is right for them
the whole "it was an anchor... pour conrete on the roots" part has to do with the fact that since their old stuff has become to popular and everyone likes it so much, it feels like they have got themselves set into one sound
just my interpetation