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.
Its late, your eyes crossed with someone,
a pretty picture with a crooked smile,
she'll take everything you have away, away, away.
You .....until it bleeds,
you taste your fingers...maybe shes still lingering,
its not so easy, no its not so easy to wait, to wait, to wait,
I don't feel no remorse,
And I don't feel sympathy,
well I don't feel anything, but right now I'm feeling you.
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me some how,
I guess there's always something killing me, so it might as well be you.
Its 4am and someones at my door,
She stumbles in and throws herself to the floor,
its just so easy, oh she's just so easy to take, to take, to take.
I don't feel no remorse,
And I don't feel sympathy,
well I don't feel anything, but right now I'm feeling you.
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me some how,
I guess there's always something killing me, so it might as well be you
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me.
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me some how,
I guess there's always something killing me, so it might as well be you.
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me.
a pretty picture with a crooked smile,
she'll take everything you have away, away, away.
You .....until it bleeds,
you taste your fingers...maybe shes still lingering,
its not so easy, no its not so easy to wait, to wait, to wait,
I don't feel no remorse,
And I don't feel sympathy,
well I don't feel anything, but right now I'm feeling you.
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me some how,
I guess there's always something killing me, so it might as well be you.
Its 4am and someones at my door,
She stumbles in and throws herself to the floor,
its just so easy, oh she's just so easy to take, to take, to take.
I don't feel no remorse,
And I don't feel sympathy,
well I don't feel anything, but right now I'm feeling you.
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me some how,
I guess there's always something killing me, so it might as well be you
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me.
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me some how,
I guess there's always something killing me, so it might as well be you.
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me,
I guess there's always something killing me.
Lyrics submitted by DementedJohn, edited by clairbrodie
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Second line is actually:
a pretty picture with a crooked smile
I agree.<br /> <br /> Also, the fouth line is actually:<br /> <br /> You bite into your lip untill it bleeds,