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.
Her blood is our blood too, I know.
And I feel all of it too, and you know, you know.
1936 breathing.
Garnet her stone, ever gleaming.
And Edith's hope is for love
but she doesn't hear of her grandchildren grieving, no.
Eldest raised by Al Ringling, spirit granted from Sing Sing.
All of her heart is for drugs
and she doesn't care that everyone is leaving.
Her blood is our blood too, I know.
And I feel all of it too, and you know, and you know.
Her blood is our blood too, and I know.
I feel all of it too, and you know.
And halfway in the hour, toward the mid of the night,
We met our hands, despite our wicked fight,
And we will sort our way around
This awful mess that all our genes have thrown around.
Her blood is our blood too, and I know.
And I feel all of it too, and you know.
Her blood is our blood too, and I know.
And I feel all of it too.
Her blood is our blood too, I know.
And I feel all of it too, and you know, you know.
1936 breathing.
Garnet her stone, ever gleaming.
And Edith's hope is for love
but she doesn't hear of her grandchildren grieving, no.
Eldest raised by Al Ringling, spirit granted from Sing Sing.
All of her heart is for drugs
and she doesn't care that everyone is leaving.
Her blood is our blood too, I know.
And I feel all of it too, and you know, and you know.
Her blood is our blood too, and I know.
I feel all of it too, and you know.
And halfway in the hour, toward the mid of the night,
We met our hands, despite our wicked fight,
And we will sort our way around
This awful mess that all our genes have thrown around.
Her blood is our blood too, and I know.
And I feel all of it too, and you know.
Her blood is our blood too, and I know.
And I feel all of it too.
Her blood is our blood too, I know.
Lyrics submitted by mctaggey, edited by expectedperfection
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