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.
Everyone around wants to give you their thanks
Everyone around wants to give you their hands
We want to thank you so much! we want to thank you so much!
May every breath you breathe be built on sacred things
And I don't wish for this alone
These are twisted times when trust and truth collide
When a stranger's love could make your heart explode
I want to give it all back! if I could give it all back
I'd send a thousand suns to warm your worthy lungs
And I don't wish for this alone
Everyone around wants to give you their hands
Everyone around puts their hands on your back
And they say: we want to thank you so much! we want to thank you so much!
Cause all you did for them, you also did for us
What you've done is not yours alone
What you've done echoes on and on
(On and on and on)
Everyone around wants to give you their hands
We want to thank you so much! we want to thank you so much!
May every breath you breathe be built on sacred things
And I don't wish for this alone
These are twisted times when trust and truth collide
When a stranger's love could make your heart explode
I want to give it all back! if I could give it all back
I'd send a thousand suns to warm your worthy lungs
And I don't wish for this alone
Everyone around wants to give you their hands
Everyone around puts their hands on your back
And they say: we want to thank you so much! we want to thank you so much!
Cause all you did for them, you also did for us
What you've done is not yours alone
What you've done echoes on and on
(On and on and on)
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A Thousand Suns Lyrics as written by Timothy John Baker
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I can't guarantee this 100% but it makes perfect sense to me.
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"cause all you did for them, you also did for us what you've done is not yours alone what you've done echoes on and on"
i love this. all the thank yous and the pats on the back could never amount to much of anything. they may not have been personally involved in the incident, but it's not the specific details of the event, or the specific individuals involved. it's the significance of what this shows. to me, it's about seeing the good in people, the idea of hope in humanity. this says something about everyone, and once you know it's there, it's forever. in other words, it's innate.