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.
All that will remain of us
Are a thousand voices floating in the atmosphere
Shadows falling in the dust
And i hear your voice singled out and i wanna say
You and i will never die
So don't think about all the space in between us
Get that rubbish off your mind
And how many times can i tell you i love you?
You never believed in yourself
You're living life upon a shelf
And now that the city's burning
You're radioing in
I'm radioing out
Come in, anyone
Is there anyone around?
All i wanna say
What's it all about?
Radioing in
I'm radioing out
Walking down a corridor
And i hear the sound of conversations through these walls
Feeling like a lonely soul
As the ghost of the shadows sing along with the radio
You and i will never die
As the sun's streaming in through the windows from the streets outside
Come on baby, it's alright
And how many times can i tell you i love you?
Singing
You never believed in yourself
You're living life upon a shelf
And now that the city's burning
You're radioing in
I'm radioing out
Come in, anyone
Is there anyone around?
All i wanna say
What's it all about?
Radioing in
I'm radioing out
I'm radioing out
I'm radioing out
I'm radioing out
I'm radioing out
All that will remain of us
Are a thousand voices floating in the atmosphere
Shadows falling in the dust
And how many times can i tell you i love you?
Are a thousand voices floating in the atmosphere
Shadows falling in the dust
And i hear your voice singled out and i wanna say
You and i will never die
So don't think about all the space in between us
Get that rubbish off your mind
And how many times can i tell you i love you?
You never believed in yourself
You're living life upon a shelf
And now that the city's burning
You're radioing in
I'm radioing out
Come in, anyone
Is there anyone around?
All i wanna say
What's it all about?
Radioing in
I'm radioing out
Walking down a corridor
And i hear the sound of conversations through these walls
Feeling like a lonely soul
As the ghost of the shadows sing along with the radio
You and i will never die
As the sun's streaming in through the windows from the streets outside
Come on baby, it's alright
And how many times can i tell you i love you?
Singing
You never believed in yourself
You're living life upon a shelf
And now that the city's burning
You're radioing in
I'm radioing out
Come in, anyone
Is there anyone around?
All i wanna say
What's it all about?
Radioing in
I'm radioing out
I'm radioing out
I'm radioing out
I'm radioing out
I'm radioing out
All that will remain of us
Are a thousand voices floating in the atmosphere
Shadows falling in the dust
And how many times can i tell you i love you?
Lyrics submitted by Crazy Angel
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