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.
I was searching
You were on a mission
Then our hearts combined like
A neutron star collision
I have nothing left to lose
You took your time to choose
Then we told each other
With no trace of fear that
Our love would be forever
And if we die
We die together
And lie, I said never
'Cause our love would be forever
The world is broken
Halos fail to glisten
You try to make a difference
But no one wants to listen
Hail
The preachers, fake and proud
Their doctrines will be cloud
Then they'll dissipate
Like snowflakes in an ocean
Love is forever
And we'll die, we'll die together
And lie, I say never
'cause our love could be forever
Now I've got nothing left to lose
You take your time to choose
I can tell you now without a trace of fear
That my love will be forever
And we'll die
We'll die together
Lie, I will never
'Cause our love will be forever
You were on a mission
Then our hearts combined like
A neutron star collision
I have nothing left to lose
You took your time to choose
Then we told each other
With no trace of fear that
Our love would be forever
And if we die
We die together
And lie, I said never
'Cause our love would be forever
The world is broken
Halos fail to glisten
You try to make a difference
But no one wants to listen
Hail
The preachers, fake and proud
Their doctrines will be cloud
Then they'll dissipate
Like snowflakes in an ocean
Love is forever
And we'll die, we'll die together
And lie, I say never
'cause our love could be forever
Now I've got nothing left to lose
You take your time to choose
I can tell you now without a trace of fear
That my love will be forever
And we'll die
We'll die together
Lie, I will never
'Cause our love will be forever
Lyrics submitted by mooaura, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) Lyrics as written by Matt Bellamy
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
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I love this. And aside from the usual Twilight Haters that will hate this song for that reason alone...I applaud that it is not a typical sounding mainstream song to release as a first single off a soundtrack even if it is Twilight...what with the slow intro and slow/piano ending. I hope it takes off...
That said...my favorite part is the chorus. While I ADORE Matt's falsetto...I do so love to hear him sing in full voice. Lyrics have been called cheesy on blogs and youtube but I don't think they are at all. I think they are romantic lyrics...but I always think that about MAtt's lyrics.. :) BTW...any declaration of love can come off sounding cheesy. It's only because we tend to be jaded about love itself that we can think that way. I would love a T-shirt that says "MUSE fans-Our Love is Forever!" lol
But knowing that he wrote this after he and Gaia broke up makes me sad for Matt. :( And that said, by the lyrics it sounds like she left Matt...or didn't wanna make up her mind and commit to him like he had hoped or something. She must be an idiot to let him go. Sorry Gaia, but we're all thinkin' it.
BEST COMMENT EVER, thank you so much for being a wonderful human being and a TRUE muse fan!! I'm so sick of the people who hate it just because it's related to Twilight. I feel exactly the same way, especially that last part...what an idiot she is. <br /> <br /> and I would totally buy that t-shirt!<br />
THANKS! My question to people that say all the crap about "Muse has sold out" or "I hate that Muse is associated with Twilight" or blah blah blah and YET claim they are die-hard Muse fans...is this: Would you say all that crap to Matt's face? If the answer is "yes" then you really are NOT a true Muse fan. If the answer is "no"...then you are a hypocrite! I wouldn't care if their music was in Dora the Explorer...it's Muse and Matt's a friggin' genius and they should be able to do what they want with THEIR music without fans complaining about stupid stuff. <br /> p.s. Lemme know if you see that shirt anywhere!! LOL
omg! thank you, thank you, thank you i totally agree tat, this song is awesome and i would so buy that shirt in a heart beat, and gaia is the stupidest chick on this planet. ur second comment is soooo true if they really truly loved muse they wouldn't care if it associated wit anything, the fact that its a muse song should make u in love wit it in a second.
She broke up with Matt cos she thought that with his rockstar lifestyle, he couldn't be able to stay faithful to her. Utter bullshit. She obviously has no brains. He wrote a frickin' song for her!? He was obviously still very in love, so sad :( Don't worry Matt, you can cry on my shoulder any time, ;)