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.
Closed off from love, I didn't need the pain
Once or twice was enough and it was all in vain
Time starts to pass, before you know it you're frozen, frozen
But something happen for the very first time with you
My heart melts into the ground, found something true
And everyone's looking 'round thinking I'm going crazy, crazy
But I don't care what they say I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away but they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
Trying hard not to hear but they talk so loud
Piercing sounds fill my ears, tryin' to fill with doubt
Yet I know that the goal is to keep me from falling, falling
But nothing's greater than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness I see your face
Yet everyone around me thinks that I'm going crazy baby maybe
But I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away but they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
And it's draining all of me
Oh, they find it hard to believe
I'll be wearing these scars for everyone to see
But I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away but they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
Ooh, you cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
Ooh, you cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love, oh
Once or twice was enough and it was all in vain
Time starts to pass, before you know it you're frozen, frozen
But something happen for the very first time with you
My heart melts into the ground, found something true
And everyone's looking 'round thinking I'm going crazy, crazy
But I don't care what they say I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away but they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
Trying hard not to hear but they talk so loud
Piercing sounds fill my ears, tryin' to fill with doubt
Yet I know that the goal is to keep me from falling, falling
But nothing's greater than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness I see your face
Yet everyone around me thinks that I'm going crazy baby maybe
But I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away but they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
And it's draining all of me
Oh, they find it hard to believe
I'll be wearing these scars for everyone to see
But I don't care what they say, I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away but they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
Ooh, you cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love
Ooh, you cut me open and I
Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love, oh
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Bleeding Love Lyrics as written by Ryan Benjamin Tedder Jesse Mccartney
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