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.
Love is like a melody
It haunts my every memory
The harmony is dissonant despair
The orchestra is tuning up
Its doors as swung as swiftly shut
I think about you more than I can bear
Love is like a minor key
A jaded weeping willow tree
Hooks its claws until the blood is drawn
The audience is spilling out
I slip into the busy crowd
Still your face remains inside my door (?)
I could sleep until the summertime
Maybe then I'd get the peace of mind
Cut the wires in my telephone line
Even in the dead of night
I toss and turn like a little child
A heavy heart can never be satisfied
Love is a melody
A deafening symphony
I'll sing from the heavens
Love is a melody
A desperate symphony
I'll sing from the heavens
Can you, can you hear me?
Love is like a melody
The fever to the remedy
I see you like a silent movie star
If you could step out of the screen
And wake me from this wretched dream
I can only watch you from afar
I could sleep until the summertime
Maybe then I'd get the peace of mind
Cut the wires in my telephone line
Even in the dead of night
I toss and turn like a little child
A heavy heart can never be satisfied
Love is a melody
A deafening symphony
I'll sing from the high hills (?)
Love is a melody
A desperate symphony
I'll sing from the high hills (?)
Can you, can you hear me?
Love is like a minor key
A widow in the cemetery
Whose make-up leaves a trail upon the ground
I thought I saw a name in lights
That was there before my life
The song I sing is never sung aloud
Love is just a melody
You will never hear me make a sound
It haunts my every memory
The harmony is dissonant despair
The orchestra is tuning up
Its doors as swung as swiftly shut
I think about you more than I can bear
Love is like a minor key
A jaded weeping willow tree
Hooks its claws until the blood is drawn
The audience is spilling out
I slip into the busy crowd
Still your face remains inside my door (?)
I could sleep until the summertime
Maybe then I'd get the peace of mind
Cut the wires in my telephone line
Even in the dead of night
I toss and turn like a little child
A heavy heart can never be satisfied
Love is a melody
A deafening symphony
I'll sing from the heavens
Love is a melody
A desperate symphony
I'll sing from the heavens
Can you, can you hear me?
Love is like a melody
The fever to the remedy
I see you like a silent movie star
If you could step out of the screen
And wake me from this wretched dream
I can only watch you from afar
I could sleep until the summertime
Maybe then I'd get the peace of mind
Cut the wires in my telephone line
Even in the dead of night
I toss and turn like a little child
A heavy heart can never be satisfied
Love is a melody
A deafening symphony
I'll sing from the high hills (?)
Love is a melody
A desperate symphony
I'll sing from the high hills (?)
Can you, can you hear me?
Love is like a minor key
A widow in the cemetery
Whose make-up leaves a trail upon the ground
I thought I saw a name in lights
That was there before my life
The song I sing is never sung aloud
Love is just a melody
You will never hear me make a sound
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