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.
Wake up straight, caught out by the sun.
On the first day of April.
Out of bed, thought there was a plane crash.
But I'm sure that I was
Dreaming
TV on, of course caffeine.
A science of submission again
Another day, on this little island, just a bell hangs on.
Porridge done, I take my kid to school past the pound shop, Woolworth's
Under bridge, where the subway the daytime, and the Westway flies by
Then on my bike, down the Ladbroke Grove, to the forthcoming dramas
A studio, and a love of all sweet music, we just can't let go
Let go, let go, let go, let go
So meditate, on what we've all become, on a cold day in springtime
Civil war, is what were all born into, raise your left hand, right, sing.
Don't capitulate to the forces of the marketplace, they've long departed
Consolidate, the love we have together, on a cold day in springtime.
On the first day of April.
Out of bed, thought there was a plane crash.
But I'm sure that I was
Dreaming
TV on, of course caffeine.
A science of submission again
Another day, on this little island, just a bell hangs on.
Porridge done, I take my kid to school past the pound shop, Woolworth's
Under bridge, where the subway the daytime, and the Westway flies by
Then on my bike, down the Ladbroke Grove, to the forthcoming dramas
A studio, and a love of all sweet music, we just can't let go
Let go, let go, let go, let go
So meditate, on what we've all become, on a cold day in springtime
Civil war, is what were all born into, raise your left hand, right, sing.
Don't capitulate to the forces of the marketplace, they've long departed
Consolidate, the love we have together, on a cold day in springtime.
Lyrics submitted by botonazul, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Fool's Day Lyrics as written by David Rowntree Steven Alexander James
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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