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 audience, come on dance
Push it just enough
Ancient hands, distant lands
Take a chance my love
River ran, past the rocks
to the waterfall
Piece of man, life began
spirit up above
Way beyond, the cliff tops
Where it meets the blue sea
Just beyond further still
where you left me
Disarm now
Disarm your armies
and beat the sun
Just like this now
days in the sun
Artifact, secret kept
wisdom passed along
The audience, stopped and danced
as they looked around
Way beyond, the cliff tops
Where it meets the blue sea
Just beyond further still
where you met me
Disarm now
Disarm your armies
and beat the sun
Just like this now
days in the sun
Whisper now
I don't want to hear about that
Just go easy now
I don't want to play it like that
Oh just come back, no baby run back
Don't waste another minute of your heartache
Oh just come back, no baby run back
Just come back
Disarm now
Disarm your armies
and beat the sun
Just like this now
days in the sun
Push it just enough
Ancient hands, distant lands
Take a chance my love
River ran, past the rocks
to the waterfall
Piece of man, life began
spirit up above
Way beyond, the cliff tops
Where it meets the blue sea
Just beyond further still
where you left me
Disarm now
Disarm your armies
and beat the sun
Just like this now
days in the sun
Artifact, secret kept
wisdom passed along
The audience, stopped and danced
as they looked around
Way beyond, the cliff tops
Where it meets the blue sea
Just beyond further still
where you met me
Disarm now
Disarm your armies
and beat the sun
Just like this now
days in the sun
Whisper now
I don't want to hear about that
Just go easy now
I don't want to play it like that
Oh just come back, no baby run back
Don't waste another minute of your heartache
Oh just come back, no baby run back
Just come back
Disarm now
Disarm your armies
and beat the sun
Just like this now
days in the sun
Lyrics submitted by embiggenator
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Does anyone else think the lyrics above are extremely off? I did not submit those, but those took place of my lyrics because that is what the copywrite holder provided or something. This is what I'm hearing:
"The audience, come on dance Push it just enough Ancient hands, distant lands Take a chance my love
River ran, past the rocks to the waterfall Piece of man, life began spirit up above
Way beyond, the cliff tops Where it meets the blue sea Just beyond further still where you left me
Disarm now Disarm your armies and beat the sun Just like this now days in the sun
Artifact, secret kept wisdom passed along The audience, stopped and danced as they looked around
Way beyond, the cliff tops Where it meets the blue sea Just beyond further still where you met me
Disarm now Disarm your armies and beat the sun Just like this now days in the sun
Whisper now I don't want to hear about that Just go easy now I don't want to play it like that
Oh just come back, no baby run back Don't waste another minute of your heartache Oh just come back, no baby run back Just come back
Disarm now Disarm your armies and beat the sun Just like this now days in the sun"
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