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.
Caught a light sneeze
Caught a light breeze
Caught a light weight
A lightning seed
You're on the left side
You're on the red side
I'm in the middle
And you're not here
I need a fake load
From a girl's own
[Chorus]
Billy
I don't believe
Help
Didn't know our love was so small
I couldn't stand it at all
Mr St John
Just bring your son
This fire is hot
And my fells can feed
And you still got that bell
Dragging your foot
I'm hiding it well sister Ernestine
But still got that bell dragging my foot
[Chorus]
Right on time
You get closer, and closer
You call my name
There's no way in
For you use that fame
Rent your wife and gives today
And maybe she will
And maybe she will
Caught a light sneeze, dreams a little dream
And make their own pretty hate machine
You're on the left side
You're on the red side
I'm in the middle
And you're not here
Voice and their touches
And you're not here
I need a fake load
From a girl's own
[Chorus]
Caught a light breeze
Caught a light weight
A lightning seed
You're on the left side
You're on the red side
I'm in the middle
And you're not here
I need a fake load
From a girl's own
[Chorus]
Billy
I don't believe
Help
Didn't know our love was so small
I couldn't stand it at all
Mr St John
Just bring your son
This fire is hot
And my fells can feed
And you still got that bell
Dragging your foot
I'm hiding it well sister Ernestine
But still got that bell dragging my foot
[Chorus]
Right on time
You get closer, and closer
You call my name
There's no way in
For you use that fame
Rent your wife and gives today
And maybe she will
And maybe she will
Caught a light sneeze, dreams a little dream
And make their own pretty hate machine
You're on the left side
You're on the red side
I'm in the middle
And you're not here
Voice and their touches
And you're not here
I need a fake load
From a girl's own
[Chorus]
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Caught a Lite Sneeze Lyrics as written by Tori Ellen Amos
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Yeah idk if these are the exact lyrics... im clueless on this...
they are i have the cd.
Actually, these are incorrect, as this song is a cover of "Caught a Lite Sneeze" by Tori Amos, so the lyrics are extremely similar with a few changes in pronoun use. What's interesting is that this is track 7 on their new CD, and track 7 of "The Melody..." is "Possession", another cover song.
Here are the lyrics:
Caught a light sneeze Caught a light breeze Caught a lightweight lightning seed
You're on my left side You're on my right side I'm in the middle And you're not here
I need a big loan from a girl zone
Building tumbling down Didn't know our love was so small Couldn't stand it at all Mister Saint John Just bring your son
The spire is hot And my cells can't feed And you still got that Belle Dragging your foot I'm hiding it well Sister Ernestine But I still got that Belle Dragging my foot
Building tumbling down Didn't know our love was so small Couldn't stand it at all Mister Saint John Just bring your son
Right on time You get closer and closer Call my name There's no way in Use that fame Rent your wife and kids today And maybe she will And maybe she will
Caught a light sneeze Dreamed a little dream Made my own Pretty hate machine
You're on my left side You're on my right side I'm in the middle And you're not here Boys in their dresses And you're not here
I need a big loan from a girl zone I need a big loan from a girl zone
Building tumbling down Didn't know our love was so small Couldn't stand it at all Mister Saint John Just bring your son
Another thing, my friend's a big Nine Inch Nails fan, and when he listened to this song, the "pretty hate machine" reference clicked, and he knew that supposedly Trent Reznor and Tori Amos were linked many many years ago, and remembered that reference in one of her songs, and when he discovered the song then it clicked that Evans Blue had covered it... so yeah, that's how I figured it out. I know this song is definitely a bitch to learn the lyrics by ear, so I'd say you did a really good job for not knowing it was a cover =D.
Another thing, my friend's a big Nine Inch Nails fan, and when he listened to this song, the "pretty hate machine" reference clicked, and he knew that supposedly Trent Reznor and Tori Amos were linked many many years ago, and remembered that reference in one of her songs, and when he discovered the song then it clicked that Evans Blue had covered it... so yeah, that's how I figured it out. I know this song is definitely a bitch to learn the lyrics by ear, so I'd say you did a really good job for not knowing it was a cover =D.
wow thank you so much
I thought it was "I need a big load from a calzone".
Which is slightly more awesome.
The line "I need a big loan from a girl zone" strikes me as such a cool lyric, a tiny bit comical, but I can't quite put a finger on what it's actually referring to.
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This song still confuses me. Part of me thinks that it doesn't make sense when being sung by a guy. I have always thought of Tori Amos as being a fairly sexually charged lyricist, so I don't know if the lyrics of the song translate correctly when sung by a male.