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.
Believe in memories to resurrect me
Besieged by falling dreams
Hold them tightly
Adorn my wings to thee, and use them nightly
I'm neither angel nor a demon spawn
Though some will call me god
Gravity is just a law I've wrought
Hear temptation take the sky for all to see
Sheer elation to write in history
I'm neither angel nor a demon spawn
Though some will call me god
Gravity is just a feeble plot
When I said I'd never kneel again
What I really meant
Was (fucking) pull the pin because time is spent
I'm neither angel nor a demon spawn
Though some will call me god
Fuck
Unite with ravens on their shadow flights
As my nocturnal right
Gravity is just a mortal's vice
When I said I'd never feel or see
Love and sight are last resorts for me
Besieged by falling dreams
Hold them tightly
Adorn my wings to thee, and use them nightly
I'm neither angel nor a demon spawn
Though some will call me god
Gravity is just a law I've wrought
Hear temptation take the sky for all to see
Sheer elation to write in history
I'm neither angel nor a demon spawn
Though some will call me god
Gravity is just a feeble plot
When I said I'd never kneel again
What I really meant
Was (fucking) pull the pin because time is spent
I'm neither angel nor a demon spawn
Though some will call me god
Fuck
Unite with ravens on their shadow flights
As my nocturnal right
Gravity is just a mortal's vice
When I said I'd never feel or see
Love and sight are last resorts for me
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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The lyrics to the clip following this song:
Thank you for purchasing Periphery's self titled debut long play record, Periphery. On this album you'll hear heavy metal, a genre of music from the future. Be dazzle by distortion, be bombarded by bass beats, and jitter-bug to Djent. We're sure you'll enjoy such finger-popping tunes as Light, Insomnia, and my own personal favorite, Ragtime Dandies. These songs and more are played by our talented troop of traveling troubadours, featuring the likes of Misha, the electric light bulb, Mansoor, who was voted the twenty-third most influential person in Brown Magazine and can be found on the cover of this month's Mocha Emporium. And look, up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's Trent Reznor, no, it's Jake Bowen and his seven strings of wonder. Rounding off the trio of strings-men is Alex Bois, the man with the arms of steel and the ass of a skunk. On drums is Matt Halpern, the only man who can break three symbols with one swing of the stick. Our lead singer will be Spencer Sotelo, who's voice goes up like an angel and down like a wounded ox. Last, but not least, is Tom Murphy, providing the rumble from down under and is the only member of Periphery decent enough for the institution of marriage. Experience heavy metal at it's finest. Periphery, love that shit.
I laughed so hard when i heard that i spilt my cereal xD
The new album is fucking amazing.
Holy crap. Hey Djent. <br /> <br /> 'Sup?
pretty sure this song is about that character in greek mytholgy who flew to close to the sun using wax wings....... ah who was that........ RIGHT KRATOS! (why i should've spent more time in school instead of playing video games)
would you maybe be thinking of... oh i don't know... Icarus? hence the track title, 'Icarus Lives!'
@tim102289 You do understand ka-tet's making a joke right :P