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 made you out of tooth and nail,
From better parts that never failed,
Then I kissed you then I filled you up with love,
To be the one, by my side,
As I grew old, as I grew quiet,
To be the one that missed me when I died
So meet me by the factories,
Where I made you out of coal and steam,
I would change, I would change the recipe,
Through artistry, and alchemy,
And bringing out the best in me,
You would stay, you would stay by my side
Where I could bind you, Where I could blind you,
Where I would guide you home.
So meet me by the factories,
Where I made you out of coal and steam,
I would change, I would change the recipe,
I have faded like the colours of summer,
You fly high with the sun on your back,
Somewhere new sirens are singing on these shores,
I lie and I die in the dinosaur tracks
Cold love, it means nothing to me, it never has and it never could,
If there's a God, looking down on me, with love to give it's getting hard to tell,
I need life, I have love to give, hands that hold and lungs that live,
Cold love, it means nothing to me, it never has and it never will.
From better parts that never failed,
Then I kissed you then I filled you up with love,
To be the one, by my side,
As I grew old, as I grew quiet,
To be the one that missed me when I died
So meet me by the factories,
Where I made you out of coal and steam,
I would change, I would change the recipe,
Through artistry, and alchemy,
And bringing out the best in me,
You would stay, you would stay by my side
Where I could bind you, Where I could blind you,
Where I would guide you home.
So meet me by the factories,
Where I made you out of coal and steam,
I would change, I would change the recipe,
I have faded like the colours of summer,
You fly high with the sun on your back,
Somewhere new sirens are singing on these shores,
I lie and I die in the dinosaur tracks
Cold love, it means nothing to me, it never has and it never could,
If there's a God, looking down on me, with love to give it's getting hard to tell,
I need life, I have love to give, hands that hold and lungs that live,
Cold love, it means nothing to me, it never has and it never will.
Lyrics submitted by bananahero
Cold Company Lyrics as written by Evan Heneghan
Lyrics © Blue Pie Publishing USA
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