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.
Little miss J likes to fuck like in a painting
Destroying fine art
Little miss J isn't quite like other girls at all
Little miss J puts her soul inside a letter
Destroying fine art
She is hurting herself so bad
Destroying, destroy
Picture-perfect
Picture black
Little miss J
Can I come in and play?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Another dark day
Can you help me, miss J?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Little miss J has a certain taste for chaos
Destroying fine art
Little miss J always tends to find a way
To fall
Little miss J cannot take the shit she's given
Destroying fine art
She is fading away so fast
Destroying, destroy
Picture-perfect
Picture black
Little miss J
Can I come in and play?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Another dark day
Can you help me miss J?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Running out of colors
Running out of light
I run
I run
Running out of time
Running out of here
Running out of sight
Running out of fear
I run
I run as fast as I can
Little miss J
Can I come in and play?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Another dark day
Can you help me miss J?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Little miss J
Can I come in and play?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Another dark day
Can you help me miss J?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Destroying fine art
Little miss J isn't quite like other girls at all
Little miss J puts her soul inside a letter
Destroying fine art
She is hurting herself so bad
Destroying, destroy
Picture-perfect
Picture black
Little miss J
Can I come in and play?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Another dark day
Can you help me, miss J?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Little miss J has a certain taste for chaos
Destroying fine art
Little miss J always tends to find a way
To fall
Little miss J cannot take the shit she's given
Destroying fine art
She is fading away so fast
Destroying, destroy
Picture-perfect
Picture black
Little miss J
Can I come in and play?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Another dark day
Can you help me miss J?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Running out of colors
Running out of light
I run
I run
Running out of time
Running out of here
Running out of sight
Running out of fear
I run
I run as fast as I can
Little miss J
Can I come in and play?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Another dark day
Can you help me miss J?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Little miss J
Can I come in and play?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
Another dark day
Can you help me miss J?
Cut my skin
Make me perfect
Paint me red
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There was an interview with Johannes who said he based this on 3 different women he knew. It's three women who mess up their lives in different ways. One uses sex to make herself feel worthwhile. One uses cutting to make herself feel. And the other uses drama bombs to get people to see her. (well, that's my interpretation anyway)
@LosGatosGirl Seems to be he may be talking about ms j being a herion dealer because a soul in a letter would be lady H and cutting is what hypes refer to as slamming to make them perfect.