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.
Im waiting in your doubt
too tired and worn out
your lying on his couch
the weather is swimming
or drowning your breathing
into his lungs
I missed my last flight home
Im lying to be loved
id die here just to tell you that Im not alone
although Ive failed
Ive failed
a cast of a thousands
smile like horizons
Im jealous of laughters edge
I see you by lamp light
Im waiting just outside
you undress tonight
I missed my last flight home
Im lying to be loved
id die here just to tell you that Im not alone
although Ive failed
Ive failed
the trees would whisper
as I recall
you know I miss her
my stomach falls
I grabbed her fingers
I held them all
I missed my last flight home
Im lying to be loved
id die here just to tell you that Im not alone
although Ive failed
Ive failed
Ive failed
too tired and worn out
your lying on his couch
the weather is swimming
or drowning your breathing
into his lungs
I missed my last flight home
Im lying to be loved
id die here just to tell you that Im not alone
although Ive failed
Ive failed
a cast of a thousands
smile like horizons
Im jealous of laughters edge
I see you by lamp light
Im waiting just outside
you undress tonight
I missed my last flight home
Im lying to be loved
id die here just to tell you that Im not alone
although Ive failed
Ive failed
the trees would whisper
as I recall
you know I miss her
my stomach falls
I grabbed her fingers
I held them all
I missed my last flight home
Im lying to be loved
id die here just to tell you that Im not alone
although Ive failed
Ive failed
Ive failed
Lyrics submitted by CharliesAngels
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Hello Everyone! -Well! Where do I start with this song?! Well, firstly, I loved how when they video'd it, they'd only wrote it the same day, which is pretty awesome for starters, but then again, that's the guys for you eh? ;) The unnecessary bits I love in the video are; how random people/cars drive past, and you can see it in the curtains, Roy's smile at the end, n'aww! & then I love how you can just here him say 'Is that alright?, Cool! at the end! haha.
Anyway, I suppose I should get on to the proper meaning of the song, and why I love it so much! Once again, I have a favourite part, but I'll get on to that later.
I honestly have so much love for this song, It's unreal. I love how much emotion you can detect through the song, it might just be me, but how soft Roy is singing, and the overall beautifulness (is that even a word?) of the lyrics, it just makes it a really nice song.
This is gonna end up to be a fail of an explanation, cause I am supposed to say what the song means to me, but i'm just saying why I like it.. haha. Anyways, my favourite lyrics in this are; a cast of a thousands, smile like horizons, I'm jealous of laughters edge. Once again, I like Roy's voice, I think how he sings is just beautiful, but he knows that anyway. I don't have a proper explanation to why I like this so much, so I'll just sum it all up, by saying, if you could have an addiction to a song, this would ultimately be one of them I was addicted to. The song is awesome, and the guys have done so much in terms of music, and they don't actually know it, Music can help you escape to a different world, and forget everything, and just by listening to this song especially if i'm down, and I listen to a song by the guys it will INSTANTLY cheer me up. And If i'm honest, I don't care what people's opinions are when they say i'm obsessed or I sound like a massive douche for saying how much I love a song, people don't seem to get how much music is a part of my life, and how since the guys have been in it, with some awesome music, I actually look forward to Fridays, and i know that, whatever happens, I'll always have their music to help me through times where people can't. And I actually have so much love for them. It's unreal. My Forever - You and your music is an inspiration<3.