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.
[Verse One]
Another day, another sunrise
Calls to me
Saying get out of this place
Breaking down has become apart of my life now,
But I'm so sick of always having to feel this
[Hook]
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
I'm suffocating
[Verse Two]
I don't think that I can take another second,
Here like this
All I know is that I need to get away
[All I know is that I need to get away]
You could cut my heart my heart into pieces
I don't care,
Can you see the desperation
On my face?
[Chorus]
Could you throw away
All of,
Your sick desires
Just to suffocate like me?
And set the whole damn world on fire
Just to suffocate with me
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
I'm suffocating
[Verse Three]
So I'm being torn apart
To know the pieces in me,
Will start to crumble and fall
[Will start to crumble and fall]
All these voices in my head
Are screaming at me,
Saying just burn it all
[BURN IT ALL,
BURN IT ALL,
BURN IT ALL!]
[Chorus]
Could you throw away
All of,
Your sick desires
Just to suffocate like me?
And set the whole damn world on fire
Just to suffocate with me
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
I'm suffocating...
[Bridge]
What would you do
With the whole world
Rolled in your hands?
I'd like to watch it burn,
I'd like to watch it burn,
I'd like to watch it burn,
I'D LIKE TO WATCH IT BURN!
I'd like to watch it burn,
I'D LIKE TO WATCH YOU SUFFOCATE!
[Chorus Outro]
Could you throw away
All of,
Your sick desires
Just to suffocate like me?
And set the whole damn world on fire
Just to suffocate with me
Could you throw it all away?
[Just to suffocate like me]
Could you throw it all away?
[Just to suffocate like me]
Could you throw IT ALL AWAY!?
[Just to suffocate with me]
Just to suffocate like me...
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
Another day, another sunrise
Calls to me
Saying get out of this place
Breaking down has become apart of my life now,
But I'm so sick of always having to feel this
[Hook]
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
I'm suffocating
[Verse Two]
I don't think that I can take another second,
Here like this
All I know is that I need to get away
[All I know is that I need to get away]
You could cut my heart my heart into pieces
I don't care,
Can you see the desperation
On my face?
[Chorus]
Could you throw away
All of,
Your sick desires
Just to suffocate like me?
And set the whole damn world on fire
Just to suffocate with me
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
I'm suffocating
[Verse Three]
So I'm being torn apart
To know the pieces in me,
Will start to crumble and fall
[Will start to crumble and fall]
All these voices in my head
Are screaming at me,
Saying just burn it all
[BURN IT ALL,
BURN IT ALL,
BURN IT ALL!]
[Chorus]
Could you throw away
All of,
Your sick desires
Just to suffocate like me?
And set the whole damn world on fire
Just to suffocate with me
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
I'm suffocating...
[Bridge]
What would you do
With the whole world
Rolled in your hands?
I'd like to watch it burn,
I'd like to watch it burn,
I'd like to watch it burn,
I'D LIKE TO WATCH IT BURN!
I'd like to watch it burn,
I'D LIKE TO WATCH YOU SUFFOCATE!
[Chorus Outro]
Could you throw away
All of,
Your sick desires
Just to suffocate like me?
And set the whole damn world on fire
Just to suffocate with me
Could you throw it all away?
[Just to suffocate like me]
Could you throw it all away?
[Just to suffocate like me]
Could you throw IT ALL AWAY!?
[Just to suffocate with me]
Just to suffocate like me...
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
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