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.
When all are dizzy and happy from too much wine
I leave the party behind
To be alone with my thoughts and this spinning mind
Through this cold night
But there she stands
And she walks like you
And she smiles almost like you
A child of the wild just like you
Yes.
For a second I think I get a glimpse
Of the real her, behind
She's warm and fragile
With smiles that reach to her eyes
But just this moment,
A change so sublime
If she looked me deep into my eyes
And softly asked me too
I'd be in her bed and in her flesh
And waste a life I knew
So I hold my breath and close my eyes
And focus on the wine
Let this trembling moment pass us by
So I could say goodnight
But then, an impulse
I almost touched her face
Before I pulled back my hand
And we get nervous
We laugh and she spills her wine
Both so awkward, for what's on our mind
And she talks like you
And she smells almost like you
A child of the wild just like you
But she's not all you
Even strives not to be you
Just like every sister would do
And perhaps it's the want
Of you in her eyes
But I want her this one single time
...Just this one time
If she looked me deep into my eyes
And softly asked me too
I'd be in her bed and in her flesh
And waste a life I knew
So I hold my breath and close my eyes
And focus on the wine
Let this trembling moment pass us by
So I could say goodnight
If I'd looked into her eyes
And softly asked her too
She would give herself and give her flesh
And waste a life she knew
So we hold our breath, and close our eyes
And take a sip of wine
But this thirst has emptied every glass
And we should say goodnight
...God, help me say goodnight.
I leave the party behind
To be alone with my thoughts and this spinning mind
Through this cold night
But there she stands
And she walks like you
And she smiles almost like you
A child of the wild just like you
Yes.
For a second I think I get a glimpse
Of the real her, behind
She's warm and fragile
With smiles that reach to her eyes
But just this moment,
A change so sublime
If she looked me deep into my eyes
And softly asked me too
I'd be in her bed and in her flesh
And waste a life I knew
So I hold my breath and close my eyes
And focus on the wine
Let this trembling moment pass us by
So I could say goodnight
But then, an impulse
I almost touched her face
Before I pulled back my hand
And we get nervous
We laugh and she spills her wine
Both so awkward, for what's on our mind
And she talks like you
And she smells almost like you
A child of the wild just like you
But she's not all you
Even strives not to be you
Just like every sister would do
And perhaps it's the want
Of you in her eyes
But I want her this one single time
...Just this one time
If she looked me deep into my eyes
And softly asked me too
I'd be in her bed and in her flesh
And waste a life I knew
So I hold my breath and close my eyes
And focus on the wine
Let this trembling moment pass us by
So I could say goodnight
If I'd looked into her eyes
And softly asked her too
She would give herself and give her flesh
And waste a life she knew
So we hold our breath, and close our eyes
And take a sip of wine
But this thirst has emptied every glass
And we should say goodnight
...God, help me say goodnight.
Lyrics submitted by 2006200720082009
Sisters Lyrics as written by Pelle Ahman Gottfrid Ahman
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There's not 2 sisters, it's a metaphor. Both sisters are the same person, the past and the present of the same girl.
He is lonely and sad in a party when all of a sudden he finds the girl he loved once.
"For a second I think I get a glimpse Of the real her, behind [...] But just this moment, A change so sublime"
So, for a moment he sees the person she was before, but just for a moment, then he realizes she's not the person he loved anymore.
Something happened in the past, we don't know what, maybe something she did or didn't do, who knows... But whatever it happened, it changed all, and changed her, and both of them know it would be a huge mistake coming back together.
The rest of the song he emphasizes that she still has "almost" the same smile the same smell, the same voice... but nevertheless "she's not all you" (like a sister).
And both are drinking wine, which makes them doubt, until it finishes and then they have to make their decision...
@srmufasa you sir, you are a genius<br />
@srmufasa definitely like this interpretation ... really makes you think, comparing the woman you feel in loved with and the one before you now (sometimes can seem two very different people ... both good and bad)