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 n'ai pas su te dire les mots justes du coeur que tant d'autres soupirent
Je n'ai pas su trouver mes sentiments dormants qui restent et me survivent
Et la nuit revient, ce n'est qu'un mauvais rêve qui reste dans ma tête
Et je te retiens de partir sans rien dire, sans même un dernier geste
Je ne peux pas vous porter au-dessus de ces champs de pluie et d'eaux salées
Je ne peux pas vous cacher de ces jolis visages fantômes vite oubliés
Et la nuit revient, ce n'est qu'un mauvais rêve qui reste dans ma tête
Et je te retiens de partir sans rien dire, sans même un dernier geste
Je ne sais pas regarder au travers de tes yeux, de ces miroirs dorés
Je n'ai pas oublié les mots de ma douleur que toi seul consolais
Et la nuit revient, ce n'est qu'un mauvais rêve qui reste dans ma tête
Et je te retiens de partir sans rien dire, sans même un dernier geste
Je n'ai qu'un regret comme une tendre faiblesse,
De ne pouvoir chavirer les navires de tempête
Et la nuit revient, ce n'est qu'un mauvais rêve qui reste dans ma tête
Et je te retiens de partir sans rien dire, sans même un dernier geste
Je n'ai pas su trouver mes sentiments dormants qui restent et me survivent
Et la nuit revient, ce n'est qu'un mauvais rêve qui reste dans ma tête
Et je te retiens de partir sans rien dire, sans même un dernier geste
Je ne peux pas vous porter au-dessus de ces champs de pluie et d'eaux salées
Je ne peux pas vous cacher de ces jolis visages fantômes vite oubliés
Et la nuit revient, ce n'est qu'un mauvais rêve qui reste dans ma tête
Et je te retiens de partir sans rien dire, sans même un dernier geste
Je ne sais pas regarder au travers de tes yeux, de ces miroirs dorés
Je n'ai pas oublié les mots de ma douleur que toi seul consolais
Et la nuit revient, ce n'est qu'un mauvais rêve qui reste dans ma tête
Et je te retiens de partir sans rien dire, sans même un dernier geste
Je n'ai qu'un regret comme une tendre faiblesse,
De ne pouvoir chavirer les navires de tempête
Et la nuit revient, ce n'est qu'un mauvais rêve qui reste dans ma tête
Et je te retiens de partir sans rien dire, sans même un dernier geste
Lyrics submitted by AidanDies
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Night Returns
I didn't know how to tell you the fair words of the heart that so many others sigh I didn't know how to find my dormant feelings that stay and outlive me
And night returns, it's only a bad dream that will stay in my head And I hold you back from leaving without saying a word, without even a last gesture
I cannot carry you over this fields of rain and salty water I cannot hide from you those pretty faces ghosts fast forgotten
And night returns, it's only a bad dream that will stay in my head And I hold you back from leaving without saying a word, without even a last gesture
I don't know how to look through your eyes, these golden mirrors I didn't forget the words of my pain that only you consoled
And night returns, it's only a bad dream that will stay in my head And I hold you back from leaving without saying a word, without even a last gesture
I have only one regret like a tender weakness, To not being able to capsize the storm ships
And night returns, it's only a bad dream that will stay in my head And I hold you back from leaving without saying a word, without even a last gesture