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.
We are the wind and the sea
Sun reflected you to me
We are the moon and the stars
Darkness hiding mystical heart
We have just begun
The dreams, the nightmares of everyone
We are mysterious things
Eternal, perpetual, and ending
We are the yin and the yang
The ending, the middle, and the big bang
We are the zero and one
The desert, the voice, and the ocean
[Bridge]
I've one conclusion
It's not illusion
But it's creativity
The supernatural thing that happens between you and me, yeah
[Chorus:]
Because it's magic
Something out of nothing
Magic
Something out of nothing
The paranormal became normal
Every time you're through the door
Don't care what they say
That's what I'll say
We are silver and gold
The eyes that see
The hands that hold
We are all you heard
A whisper to scream every word
You are everything
Eternal, perpetual, and ending
I am a mystical
The sweet science of seeing the whole
We are creative
Everyone of us is how we live, yeah
We are positive
Everyone of us is how we live
[Bridge]
I've one conclusion
It's not illusion
But it's creativity
The supernatural thing that happens between you and me, yeah
[Chorus]
Because it's magic
Something out of nothing
Magic
Something out of nothing
The paranormal became normal
Every time you're through the door
Don't care what they say
That's what I'll say
Magic, something out of nothing [Repeat: x1]
The paranormal became normal
Every time you're through the door
Don't care what they say
That's what I'll say
Because it's magic [Repeat: x2]
Something out of nothing
Don't care what they say
That's what I'll say
Sun reflected you to me
We are the moon and the stars
Darkness hiding mystical heart
We have just begun
The dreams, the nightmares of everyone
We are mysterious things
Eternal, perpetual, and ending
We are the yin and the yang
The ending, the middle, and the big bang
We are the zero and one
The desert, the voice, and the ocean
[Bridge]
I've one conclusion
It's not illusion
But it's creativity
The supernatural thing that happens between you and me, yeah
[Chorus:]
Because it's magic
Something out of nothing
Magic
Something out of nothing
The paranormal became normal
Every time you're through the door
Don't care what they say
That's what I'll say
We are silver and gold
The eyes that see
The hands that hold
We are all you heard
A whisper to scream every word
You are everything
Eternal, perpetual, and ending
I am a mystical
The sweet science of seeing the whole
We are creative
Everyone of us is how we live, yeah
We are positive
Everyone of us is how we live
[Bridge]
I've one conclusion
It's not illusion
But it's creativity
The supernatural thing that happens between you and me, yeah
[Chorus]
Because it's magic
Something out of nothing
Magic
Something out of nothing
The paranormal became normal
Every time you're through the door
Don't care what they say
That's what I'll say
Magic, something out of nothing [Repeat: x1]
The paranormal became normal
Every time you're through the door
Don't care what they say
That's what I'll say
Because it's magic [Repeat: x2]
Something out of nothing
Don't care what they say
That's what I'll say
Lyrics submitted by jbond311, edited by soundsalad
Something out of Nothing Lyrics as written by Nicholas Hexum Douglas Martinez
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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best line "We are the Zero and One" lol
i digs