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.
"Je ne t'aime pas" "tu n'es pas mon ami" "retire tes mains"
I am the great Leviathan
A creature of the deep
I was the prey to conquer
The means through which you seek release of desire
So you chased me down with a rubber band
To drink the wine from your hand
And as I lay beneath your hold
My tongue pinned by a stone
I was witness of the power play
To share the blame of quiet rape
And if you fight, if you fight
You get tired
And if you fight, if you fight
You lose something
I lost something
But who would have known
That my lover was my hunter
But I had been told
So I should have known
I should have known
But for all the sins committed
The greatest struggle is to find forgiveness
For myself, for myself
And I was swimming on the sand
Searching for the fisher of men
While you ripping the skin from my bones
You think you have won
And when you ride, when you ride
You will slide less than easy
Into my mind, into my mind
Into my mind, into my mind
Into my mind, into my mind
But who would have known
That my lover was my hunter
But I had been told
So I should have known
I should have known
But for all the sins committed
The greatest struggle is to find forgiveness
For myself, for myself, for myself
How am I supposed to be
How am I supposed to heal
If I hate you, I hate you
Can’t hate you
But I hate you
Cause the replays won’t go away
The replays won’t go away
But who would have known
That my lover was my hunter
But I had been told
So I should have known
But for all the sins committed
The greatest struggle is to find forgiveness
For myself, for myself.
I am the great Leviathan
A creature of the deep
I was the prey to conquer
The means through which you seek release of desire
So you chased me down with a rubber band
To drink the wine from your hand
And as I lay beneath your hold
My tongue pinned by a stone
I was witness of the power play
To share the blame of quiet rape
And if you fight, if you fight
You get tired
And if you fight, if you fight
You lose something
I lost something
But who would have known
That my lover was my hunter
But I had been told
So I should have known
I should have known
But for all the sins committed
The greatest struggle is to find forgiveness
For myself, for myself
And I was swimming on the sand
Searching for the fisher of men
While you ripping the skin from my bones
You think you have won
And when you ride, when you ride
You will slide less than easy
Into my mind, into my mind
Into my mind, into my mind
Into my mind, into my mind
But who would have known
That my lover was my hunter
But I had been told
So I should have known
I should have known
But for all the sins committed
The greatest struggle is to find forgiveness
For myself, for myself, for myself
How am I supposed to be
How am I supposed to heal
If I hate you, I hate you
Can’t hate you
But I hate you
Cause the replays won’t go away
The replays won’t go away
But who would have known
That my lover was my hunter
But I had been told
So I should have known
But for all the sins committed
The greatest struggle is to find forgiveness
For myself, for myself.
Lyrics submitted by stentorian
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