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 madness in me
The madness in me
The madness in me
The madness in me
The madness in me
Just once more is all it takes
I tried so hard but all goes up in flames
This is not the way that I thought
I would turn out to be
Tried to get but all that I got
Was more insanity
Broken everything that I touched
Just gone against me
I can't get away
From the fire that burns inside, consuming
I fight to stand up but I can't breathe
The voices scream, the enemy takes over everything
This is the madness in me
Madness in me
The madness in me
Madness in me
Madness in me
Just one chance is all it takes
Can't change the past but I can fight to change today
This is not the way that I thought
I would turn out to be
Tried to get but all that I got
Was more insanity
Broken everything that I touched
Just gone against me
Got to get away
From the fire that burns inside, consuming
I fight to stand up but I can't breathe
The voices scream, the enemy takes over everything
This is the madness in me
Madness in me
The madness in me
Madness in me
Just one spark it's all it takes
From the fire that burns inside, consuming
I fight to stand up but I can't breathe
The voices scream, the enemy takes over everything
This is the madness in me
From the fire that burns inside, consuming
I fight to stand up but I can't breathe
The voices scream, the enemy takes over everything
This is the madness in me
The madness in me
This is the madness in me
The madness in me
The madness in me
The madness in me
The madness in me
The madness in me
Just once more is all it takes
I tried so hard but all goes up in flames
This is not the way that I thought
I would turn out to be
Tried to get but all that I got
Was more insanity
Broken everything that I touched
Just gone against me
I can't get away
From the fire that burns inside, consuming
I fight to stand up but I can't breathe
The voices scream, the enemy takes over everything
This is the madness in me
Madness in me
The madness in me
Madness in me
Madness in me
Just one chance is all it takes
Can't change the past but I can fight to change today
This is not the way that I thought
I would turn out to be
Tried to get but all that I got
Was more insanity
Broken everything that I touched
Just gone against me
Got to get away
From the fire that burns inside, consuming
I fight to stand up but I can't breathe
The voices scream, the enemy takes over everything
This is the madness in me
Madness in me
The madness in me
Madness in me
Just one spark it's all it takes
From the fire that burns inside, consuming
I fight to stand up but I can't breathe
The voices scream, the enemy takes over everything
This is the madness in me
From the fire that burns inside, consuming
I fight to stand up but I can't breathe
The voices scream, the enemy takes over everything
This is the madness in me
The madness in me
This is the madness in me
The madness in me
Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20, edited by ralllik
Madness in Me Lyrics as written by David Hodges John Cooper
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I used to listen to this song all the time when the album first came out.
I sufered from major panic attacks back then. And this song really helped me understand what was going on inside me and knowing that I wasnt really the only person who went through this.