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.
I'm so confused, I must be losing it, this can't be right
I never knew that you could choose to love someone
Then change your mind
So I just wonder why and was it something I said?
You tell me once, you tell me twice
You tell me three times more
Tell me everything I want to hear and nothing more
?Cause you know I am on your side no matter what you do
With every consequence it?s your defense on why it?s mine
And I could take it if I knew just why I waste my time with you
So I just have to find out
Was it something I said to you
And was it something we can't work through
And was it something I made you do
Or was that something you?
So let me ask you, I just have to now that you're not mine
Do you feel free, have what you need
Or do you still feel scared inside?
?Cause I am on the line and don't know what to do
No you know I am on the line so
Was it something I said to you
And was it something we can't work through
And was it something I made you do
Or was that something you?
Sometimes I'm bold and brash, and sometimes I'm prone to crash
And sometimes I say too much, and sometimes it?s not enough
But I?ll never hold you back from something you want so bad
Just tell me so I'm not sad, was it something I said?
Something I said to you
And was it something we can't work through
And was it something I made you do
Or was it something I said to you, you?
Was it something that we just can't work through?
Something, something, something you
I never knew that you could choose to love someone
Then change your mind
So I just wonder why and was it something I said?
You tell me once, you tell me twice
You tell me three times more
Tell me everything I want to hear and nothing more
?Cause you know I am on your side no matter what you do
With every consequence it?s your defense on why it?s mine
And I could take it if I knew just why I waste my time with you
So I just have to find out
Was it something I said to you
And was it something we can't work through
And was it something I made you do
Or was that something you?
So let me ask you, I just have to now that you're not mine
Do you feel free, have what you need
Or do you still feel scared inside?
?Cause I am on the line and don't know what to do
No you know I am on the line so
Was it something I said to you
And was it something we can't work through
And was it something I made you do
Or was that something you?
Sometimes I'm bold and brash, and sometimes I'm prone to crash
And sometimes I say too much, and sometimes it?s not enough
But I?ll never hold you back from something you want so bad
Just tell me so I'm not sad, was it something I said?
Something I said to you
And was it something we can't work through
And was it something I made you do
Or was it something I said to you, you?
Was it something that we just can't work through?
Something, something, something you
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Something I Said Lyrics as written by Douglas Hamilton Brown
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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haha Someone Like You comes on all the time at my job, Build A Bear. but legit, the best part of the song to me is:
And sometimes I'm bold and brash And sometimes I'm prone to crash And sometimes I say too much And sometimes it's not enough But I'll never hold you back From something you want so bad
They both love each other but suddenly out of nowhere the girl changes her minds and claims she doesn't love him anymore. He knows she couldn't have possibly fallen out of love with him for no reason. So he wonders if it was something that he said wrong. He says that no matter what happens, he's on her side so whatever it is that he said wrong, he didn't mean it the way that she took it. It almost seems as if she really does still love him, but she keeps claiming that she doesn't. This seems to have happened more than once before and he's getting tired of it. He keeps asking himself why he wastes his time with her. But he knows deep down that he would do anything for her and all he really wants is to work things out between them. Halfway through the song, you can tell that she ends up leaving him. Although they arent together, he wants to know if she still loves him. He wants to know if she's happier now, or if she is worse without him. He knows that he often does things wrong. Either by saying too much or not saying enough. But he just wants to know why she ended it. He needs closure.
this songs pretty self explanitory; the singers trying to state that this girl said she loved him and than all of a sudden changed hermind. and he's wondering if it was his fault, something he said, something he made her do... or ECT. he's confused and he wants her back.
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