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.
Life a life of privilege,
Pushing back the last, the lost, the least of these,
To dull the edge of conscience with conceit.
Live a life and see the world,
Feel its weight on the shoulders of the least of these.
It spins and twirls without rest or relief.
We all, we all wear dignity.
It covers the strong, the weak.
We all, we all wear dignity.
Even the last, the lost, the least.
Step into a spacious place,
Where pride and right will give way to the least of these,
To know the face of who a man can be.
We all, we all wear dignity.
It covers the strong, the weak.
We all, we all wear dignity.
Even the last, the lost, the least.
His image shown,
When we give our lives, our time, our own,
To feed, to clothe,
Those in His image we have left alone.
We all, we all wear dignity.
It covers the strong, the weak.
We all, we all wear dignity.
Even the last, the lost, the least.
We all, we all wear dignity.
God help the blind like me.
Finding at last a voice we cry,
And see with clear, unblinking eyes.
Pushing back the last, the lost, the least of these,
To dull the edge of conscience with conceit.
Live a life and see the world,
Feel its weight on the shoulders of the least of these.
It spins and twirls without rest or relief.
We all, we all wear dignity.
It covers the strong, the weak.
We all, we all wear dignity.
Even the last, the lost, the least.
Step into a spacious place,
Where pride and right will give way to the least of these,
To know the face of who a man can be.
We all, we all wear dignity.
It covers the strong, the weak.
We all, we all wear dignity.
Even the last, the lost, the least.
His image shown,
When we give our lives, our time, our own,
To feed, to clothe,
Those in His image we have left alone.
We all, we all wear dignity.
It covers the strong, the weak.
We all, we all wear dignity.
Even the last, the lost, the least.
We all, we all wear dignity.
God help the blind like me.
Finding at last a voice we cry,
And see with clear, unblinking eyes.
Lyrics submitted by xguncalledhatex
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