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.
Baby shoes, never used
Thought of you until it happened to us too
Jennifer, I have heard
You made it through, you finally moved
That's good for you
I'm a dog, I'm a bird
I'm a rat, and you're detached from all the words
I'm a dick, you're around
I am bound and terrified of making sounds
Satan's eyes, the surprise
Search inside and oh my god she's back alive
She is mean, she is harmed
She once belonged to us now belongs to the dark
She once belonged to us now belongs to the dark
She is gone, false alarm
Here we are and now I am growing out my arms
I can make, big mistakes
Evil comes, yeah it comes to me in ways
I'm a saint, sticky paint
Three sixes we can call her by her name
I'm a saint, sticky paint
Three sixes and we call her by her paint
I'm so lonely, feed me feed me
I'm so angry, pet me, pet me
I'm so lonely, kill me, kill me
She's so lonely, kill her through me
Here I come, down the hall
I've got a pretty fucking end to all in all
Hate the bars, I love the bars
At least I'm safe and you can't hurt me anymore
'Cause she is mean, mean and harmed
She once belonged to us but now to the dark
She once belonged to us now belongs to the dark
You and me, plucking feathers, and
You and me destroy the best of things
Sometimes I, can save the afterlife
And I am scared the apocalypse is three
She is mean, she can kill
She would do it just to have a simple thrill
She's a saint, sticky paint
Three sixes and they call me by her name
Three sixes and we call her by her name
Thought of you until it happened to us too
Jennifer, I have heard
You made it through, you finally moved
That's good for you
I'm a dog, I'm a bird
I'm a rat, and you're detached from all the words
I'm a dick, you're around
I am bound and terrified of making sounds
Satan's eyes, the surprise
Search inside and oh my god she's back alive
She is mean, she is harmed
She once belonged to us now belongs to the dark
She once belonged to us now belongs to the dark
She is gone, false alarm
Here we are and now I am growing out my arms
I can make, big mistakes
Evil comes, yeah it comes to me in ways
I'm a saint, sticky paint
Three sixes we can call her by her name
I'm a saint, sticky paint
Three sixes and we call her by her paint
I'm so lonely, feed me feed me
I'm so angry, pet me, pet me
I'm so lonely, kill me, kill me
She's so lonely, kill her through me
Here I come, down the hall
I've got a pretty fucking end to all in all
Hate the bars, I love the bars
At least I'm safe and you can't hurt me anymore
'Cause she is mean, mean and harmed
She once belonged to us but now to the dark
She once belonged to us now belongs to the dark
You and me, plucking feathers, and
You and me destroy the best of things
Sometimes I, can save the afterlife
And I am scared the apocalypse is three
She is mean, she can kill
She would do it just to have a simple thrill
She's a saint, sticky paint
Three sixes and they call me by her name
Three sixes and we call her by her name
Lyrics submitted by sightofyourdemons, edited by thenextseanril
Baby Shoes Lyrics as written by John Andrew Hull
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From Andy Hull during a studio session with 104.5, a Philadelphia radio station: "It's a fictitious story (...) if it was me, say I'm the character. I have a kid and the kid dies and then I give the kid to Satan and Satan brings it back to life. But it's an apocalyptic baby so it tries to kill me and so I try and kill it and that lands me in prison and her out on the loose."
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