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.
Anguish and misery fall here like a dead star
And everything you ever said
Now tears me all apart
He goes down, down to his bitter end
He knows now, now it's the gutter
He goes down, down to his bitter end
He knows now, now you can't touch him
Pray for the rain
Oh, are you up there
Do you listen
It's the terror and the pain and I
Just wait for you to have risen
He goes down, down to his only friend
He knows now, now that you love him
He goes down, down to his bitter end
He knows now, now you can't touch him
I hold on to you like the death of an angel
And I hold on to you with all the life that's in me
Why was I not good enough to save you from destruction?
And your end and my beginning
Oh, they need no introduction
He goes down, down to his only friend
He knows now, now that you love him
He goes down, down to his bitter end
He knows now, now you can't touch him
Sweet as honey
I'll live forever
Pure as first love
Just come home
I hold on to you like the death of angel
And I hold on to you with all the life that's in me
And I hold on to you like the death of an angel
And I hold on to you with all the hope I have left
And I hold on to you
Watch the death of an angel
And I hold on to you
Until the light pours like honey
And everything you ever said
Now tears me all apart
He goes down, down to his bitter end
He knows now, now it's the gutter
He goes down, down to his bitter end
He knows now, now you can't touch him
Pray for the rain
Oh, are you up there
Do you listen
It's the terror and the pain and I
Just wait for you to have risen
He goes down, down to his only friend
He knows now, now that you love him
He goes down, down to his bitter end
He knows now, now you can't touch him
I hold on to you like the death of an angel
And I hold on to you with all the life that's in me
Why was I not good enough to save you from destruction?
And your end and my beginning
Oh, they need no introduction
He goes down, down to his only friend
He knows now, now that you love him
He goes down, down to his bitter end
He knows now, now you can't touch him
Sweet as honey
I'll live forever
Pure as first love
Just come home
I hold on to you like the death of angel
And I hold on to you with all the life that's in me
And I hold on to you like the death of an angel
And I hold on to you with all the hope I have left
And I hold on to you
Watch the death of an angel
And I hold on to you
Until the light pours like honey
Lyrics submitted by deadweather
Honey Lyrics as written by Nick Harrison Paul Epworth
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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