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.
It's not chipped
We're not cracked
Oh, we're shattered
Ay hey, ay hey, ay hey
Ooh na, na-na-na
Na-na, na-na-na-na
I thought we had something special
And we had something good
But I shoulda had another mechanic under my hood
If you see me walking by you, boy, don't you even speak
Pretend you on the sofa and I'm on the TV
You might see me on a poster, see me at a show
But you won't see me for free, boy, this ain't no promo
Actin' all shamed now
Wherever you be laying, you can stay now
Gotta board the BBJ and put the shades down
I'm on the plane now
And don't keep calling from your mama's house
When I break I break, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, I break, uh
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, I break
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You gon' get a lot of calls
'Cause I CC-ed all your friends (when I break, I break)
I ain't walking 'round all mopey and sad
That ain't even my bag, baby
(I break, when I break, I break)
So look who's crying now, boo-ooh, hoo
Talking 'bout your missin' your boo
Oh no, you and getting it (I know)
No, you ain't hittin' it
No, you ain't a rapper
So you need to stop spittin' it
Ha ha, haa, ha ha
You wonder who I'm messin' with
While you ain't next to me
I'm goin', bye
So pay the consequences
'Cause you actin' all ignorant
So you ashamed now (ashamed)
Wherever you be laying, you can stay now
Gotta board the BBJ and put the shades down
I'm on the plane now
And don't keep calling from your mama's house
When I break I break, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, I break, uh
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, I break
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You gon' get a lot of calls
'Cause I CC-ed all your friends (when I break, I break)
I ain't walking 'round all mopey and sad
They're collecting my bags, baby (I break)
'Cause when I break, I break, I break
And no super glue can fix this sh-
When I break, I break, I break
Not even a welder and a builder could rebuild this sh-
When I break, I break, I break
Not even a nail technician with a whole lot of gel and acrylic
Can fix this when I break, I break
If we were two Lego blocks
Even the Harvard University graduating class of 2010
Couldn't put us back together again
When I break I break, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy (no, no, no)
Up out my face, I break, uh
(When I break, I break, I break)
Up out my face, boy (I break)
Up out my face, boy (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Up out my face, I break
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You gon' get a lot of calls
'Cause I CC-ed all your friends (ha, ha, ha, ha, haa)
(Ha, ha, ha, ha, haa)
I ain't walking 'round all mopey and sad (I break)
They're collecting my bags, baby ('cause when break, baby, baby)
I break, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, I break, uh (I tell you what)
Up out my face, boy (tell you nothin', here)
Up out my face, boy (I'll tell you something)
Up out my face, I break (I'm outta here, oh yeah)
We're not cracked
Oh, we're shattered
Ay hey, ay hey, ay hey
Ooh na, na-na-na
Na-na, na-na-na-na
I thought we had something special
And we had something good
But I shoulda had another mechanic under my hood
If you see me walking by you, boy, don't you even speak
Pretend you on the sofa and I'm on the TV
You might see me on a poster, see me at a show
But you won't see me for free, boy, this ain't no promo
Actin' all shamed now
Wherever you be laying, you can stay now
Gotta board the BBJ and put the shades down
I'm on the plane now
And don't keep calling from your mama's house
When I break I break, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, I break, uh
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, I break
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You gon' get a lot of calls
'Cause I CC-ed all your friends (when I break, I break)
I ain't walking 'round all mopey and sad
That ain't even my bag, baby
(I break, when I break, I break)
So look who's crying now, boo-ooh, hoo
Talking 'bout your missin' your boo
Oh no, you and getting it (I know)
No, you ain't hittin' it
No, you ain't a rapper
So you need to stop spittin' it
Ha ha, haa, ha ha
You wonder who I'm messin' with
While you ain't next to me
I'm goin', bye
So pay the consequences
'Cause you actin' all ignorant
So you ashamed now (ashamed)
Wherever you be laying, you can stay now
Gotta board the BBJ and put the shades down
I'm on the plane now
And don't keep calling from your mama's house
When I break I break, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, I break, uh
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, I break
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You gon' get a lot of calls
'Cause I CC-ed all your friends (when I break, I break)
I ain't walking 'round all mopey and sad
They're collecting my bags, baby (I break)
'Cause when I break, I break, I break
And no super glue can fix this sh-
When I break, I break, I break
Not even a welder and a builder could rebuild this sh-
When I break, I break, I break
Not even a nail technician with a whole lot of gel and acrylic
Can fix this when I break, I break
If we were two Lego blocks
Even the Harvard University graduating class of 2010
Couldn't put us back together again
When I break I break, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy (no, no, no)
Up out my face, I break, uh
(When I break, I break, I break)
Up out my face, boy (I break)
Up out my face, boy (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Up out my face, I break
You ain't never gonna feel this thing again
You gon' get a lot of calls
'Cause I CC-ed all your friends (ha, ha, ha, ha, haa)
(Ha, ha, ha, ha, haa)
I ain't walking 'round all mopey and sad (I break)
They're collecting my bags, baby ('cause when break, baby, baby)
I break, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, boy
Up out my face, I break, uh (I tell you what)
Up out my face, boy (tell you nothin', here)
Up out my face, boy (I'll tell you something)
Up out my face, I break (I'm outta here, oh yeah)
Lyrics submitted by bathinginwindex, edited by GHoward98, barbiee
Up Out My Face Lyrics as written by Mariah Carey Christopher A. Stewart
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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