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.
And you can clean around the wound
If you want to
It just takes time
And you can go to the moon
But if you want something to change
You gotta change your life
And take your time
It just takes time
It just takes time
It just takes time
Hard work and your time
And the sun will leave a wound
And leave you to the night
And that's alright
Because before the moonbeam comes
There's a certain calm
And then there's light
It just takes time
It just takes time
A little trust and your time
You can change your life
It just takes time
A little trust and your time
And I can sit and talk
'Cause I was just like you
So arrogant and brave
Impetuous and rude
Trust me as a friend
And I'll do all that I can do
And I'd do anything for you
Because I want to see you through
It just takes time
Hard work and your time
You can change your life
It just takes time
A little trust and your time
A little trust and your time
A little trust and your time
It just takes time
It just takes time
Hard work and your time
If you want to
It just takes time
And you can go to the moon
But if you want something to change
You gotta change your life
And take your time
It just takes time
It just takes time
It just takes time
Hard work and your time
And the sun will leave a wound
And leave you to the night
And that's alright
Because before the moonbeam comes
There's a certain calm
And then there's light
It just takes time
It just takes time
A little trust and your time
You can change your life
It just takes time
A little trust and your time
And I can sit and talk
'Cause I was just like you
So arrogant and brave
Impetuous and rude
Trust me as a friend
And I'll do all that I can do
And I'd do anything for you
Because I want to see you through
It just takes time
Hard work and your time
You can change your life
It just takes time
A little trust and your time
A little trust and your time
A little trust and your time
It just takes time
It just takes time
Hard work and your time
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from what I heard:
and you can clean around a wound/ but if you want it to heal/ ... and you can go -up- to the moon/ ... and the sun will leave your room (?)/ ... because before the morning comes/
This is what happens when people don't wait for the album versions to come out. Now they will most likely not be fixed, even if they are mostly accurate.
I hate that I can't right click and copy lyrics. It would have saved me time to post the correct lyrics.
You can clean around the wound But if you want it to heal It just takes time
And you can call up to the moon But if you want something to change You've gotta change your life And take your time
It just takes time It just takes time It just takes time Hard work and your time
The sun will leave the room Will leave you to the night And that's alright
Because before the morning comes There's a certain calm And then there's light It just takes time
It just takes time A little trust and your time You can change your life It just takes time A little trust and your time
And I can sit and talk Because I was just like you So arrogant and brave Impetuous and blue
But trust me as a friend And I'll do all that I can do And I'd do anything for you Because I want to see you through
It just takes time Hard work and your time You can change your life
It just takes time A little trust your time A little trust and your time...
“You can clean around the wound<br /> But if you want it to heal<br /> It just takes time”<br /> <br /> Overall meaning of the song in these first lyrics and pretty self-explanatory: “Time Heals All Wounds” <br /> <br /> “And you can call up to the moon<br /> But if you want something to change<br /> You've gotta change your life<br /> And take your time”<br /> <br /> You can call up to a higher being like God but if you really want to change your life then it can only be done by your own means. Praying and wanting to change won’t do a bit of help but if you go out and take the time to change your life then it can.<br /> <br /> “It just takes time<br /> It just takes time<br /> It just takes time<br /> Hard work and your time”<br /> <br /> Great mantra to have about all aspects of life.<br /> <br /> “The sun will leave the room<br /> Will leave you to the night<br /> And that's alright”<br /> <br /> The bright and happy moments won’t always be there and there will be difficult times along the journey through life but you have to see that it’s always going to be alright. You’re eventually going to get to where you need to be with time and shouldn’t get lost even when it gets really dark.<br /> <br /> “Because before the morning comes<br /> There's a certain calm<br /> And then there's light<br /> It just takes time”<br /> <br /> You just have to stick it out and wait. Just a reminder that a new day will come and it will always get better even when you think it won’t. Again, it just takes time. <br /> <br /> “It just takes time<br /> A little trust and your time<br /> You can change your life<br /> It just takes time<br /> A little trust and your time”<br /> <br /> A restatement of the themes of the song. It just takes your time and you’ve got to trust that it will get better. You are ultimately in control of your life. <br /> <br /> “And I can sit and talk<br /> Because I was just like you<br /> So arrogant and brave<br /> Impetuous and blue”<br /> <br /> The artist relating to the listener, and giving advice not to be overly confident and hasty with decisions.<br /> <br /> “But trust me as a friend<br /> And I'll do all that I can do<br /> And I'd do anything for you<br /> Because I want to see you through”<br /> <br /> This is probably referring to the artists personal situation with a relationship in his life. He doesn’t want to give up on the person he loves and wants them to start from the beginning.<br /> <br /> Then at the end just a restatement of the mantras that you need to keep telling yourself through all the drama of your life.<br /> <br /> I love this song, deep meaning to me and all the situations I’ve been through with people I care about.
This song is amazing. I can't describe how gratifying it was listening to it right at the moment when things in my life were kind of synchronized with what's going on here. Beautiful and reassuring.
Seems to me the song is making a reference to recovery. Could be from alcohol, drugs, or a relationship. These can cause wounds that it just takes time to heal, and, well, the rest of the lyrics...