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 feel a certain need
the drug is on my tongue
and I swallow
I need to see my love
the drug is just the door
which I open
every night I hear her call
and I cannot resist at all
perfect beauty in my reach
the drugs is all I need to see
the only woman that I really want
I surrender to her call
tonight we are alone
come closer now
and feel my desire
her warmth flows over me
two lives turn into one
and I'm flying
she could not resist my call
we could not resist at all
perfect beauty, perfect love
two hearts together, but one soul
hoping that this night will never end
she surrenders to my call
morning, the unwelcome guest
beneath me, a girl I don't know
her skin pale
her blood on my hands
gone is the dream of last night
I could not resist her call
even now I hear her call
love's deceitful and untrue
yet she still keeps calling me
and I know
that I will answer her
at any cost
we must go on
for our love
I sacrifice
one life each night
she calls me...
the drug is on my tongue
and I swallow
I need to see my love
the drug is just the door
which I open
every night I hear her call
and I cannot resist at all
perfect beauty in my reach
the drugs is all I need to see
the only woman that I really want
I surrender to her call
tonight we are alone
come closer now
and feel my desire
her warmth flows over me
two lives turn into one
and I'm flying
she could not resist my call
we could not resist at all
perfect beauty, perfect love
two hearts together, but one soul
hoping that this night will never end
she surrenders to my call
morning, the unwelcome guest
beneath me, a girl I don't know
her skin pale
her blood on my hands
gone is the dream of last night
I could not resist her call
even now I hear her call
love's deceitful and untrue
yet she still keeps calling me
and I know
that I will answer her
at any cost
we must go on
for our love
I sacrifice
one life each night
she calls me...
Lyrics submitted by PublicFailureNumberOne
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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