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.
The number to the house is on the door
But every time you open it, it's as if you are not sure
If you even live here anymore, anymore
Well I know what you're about to say
I know that look there on your face
But I'm tired of reading your mind this way
So why don't you say it
You're tearing me up inside, you're tearing me up inside
It feels like something in me died, feels like something in me died
All of the bright colors that live inside of me are now
Just tiny pieces of what used to be
And it just feels like confetti
Well I remember on our wedding day
Thinking how those flowers would all just fade away
And it seemed like such a waste of beauty
And
Now your tearing me up inside
You're tearing me up inside
Feels like something in me died, feels like something in me died
All of the bright colors that lived inside of me
Are now just tiny pieces of what used to be
And it just feels like confetti, confetti
Isn't it a crying shame that nothing ever stays the same?
I can't fit into that wedding dress or be 23 again
But you're looking at me now like you don't know who I am
And it's tearing me up inside
All of the bright colors that lived inside of me are
Tiny little pieces of who I used to be
And it just feels like confetti, confetti, confetti
But every time you open it, it's as if you are not sure
If you even live here anymore, anymore
Well I know what you're about to say
I know that look there on your face
But I'm tired of reading your mind this way
So why don't you say it
You're tearing me up inside, you're tearing me up inside
It feels like something in me died, feels like something in me died
All of the bright colors that live inside of me are now
Just tiny pieces of what used to be
And it just feels like confetti
Well I remember on our wedding day
Thinking how those flowers would all just fade away
And it seemed like such a waste of beauty
And
Now your tearing me up inside
You're tearing me up inside
Feels like something in me died, feels like something in me died
All of the bright colors that lived inside of me
Are now just tiny pieces of what used to be
And it just feels like confetti, confetti
Isn't it a crying shame that nothing ever stays the same?
I can't fit into that wedding dress or be 23 again
But you're looking at me now like you don't know who I am
And it's tearing me up inside
All of the bright colors that lived inside of me are
Tiny little pieces of who I used to be
And it just feels like confetti, confetti, confetti
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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