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.
Emptiness, tears inside
On the night before she died
Strong the fire that burns
So bright inside of me
Through the years, through it all
You touched my heart, you touched my soul
Never gave up the fight but tonight you'll be free
All the tears in my own heart beating
But I want you to know
High the mountain we must climb
So far beyond the ocean's tide
We're torn apart but soon we'll all be home
And our hearts forevermore entwined
We'll save the night we said goodbye
No matter where you are, you're not alone
Long nights all alone we cry
Cold thoughts of a brighter time
An empty picture in an empty frame
Won't you take me away?
All the pain through my own life's end
'Til the end of our days
High the mountain we must climb
So far beyond the ocean's tide
We're torn apart but soon we'll all be home
And our hearts forevermore entwined
We'll save the night we said goodbye
No matter where you are, you're not alone
High the mountain we must climb
So far beyond the ocean's tide
We're torn apart but soon we'll all be home
High the mountain we must climb
So far beyond the ocean's tide
We're torn apart but soon we'll all be home
And our hearts forevermore entwined
We'll save the night we said goodbye
No matter where you are, you're not alone
On the night before she died
Strong the fire that burns
So bright inside of me
Through the years, through it all
You touched my heart, you touched my soul
Never gave up the fight but tonight you'll be free
All the tears in my own heart beating
But I want you to know
High the mountain we must climb
So far beyond the ocean's tide
We're torn apart but soon we'll all be home
And our hearts forevermore entwined
We'll save the night we said goodbye
No matter where you are, you're not alone
Long nights all alone we cry
Cold thoughts of a brighter time
An empty picture in an empty frame
Won't you take me away?
All the pain through my own life's end
'Til the end of our days
High the mountain we must climb
So far beyond the ocean's tide
We're torn apart but soon we'll all be home
And our hearts forevermore entwined
We'll save the night we said goodbye
No matter where you are, you're not alone
High the mountain we must climb
So far beyond the ocean's tide
We're torn apart but soon we'll all be home
High the mountain we must climb
So far beyond the ocean's tide
We're torn apart but soon we'll all be home
And our hearts forevermore entwined
We'll save the night we said goodbye
No matter where you are, you're not alone
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I'm going to break the lyrics down one section at a time. Here is my interpretation
"Emptiness tears inside on the night before she died"
Feeling empty and sad on the night before she died suggests that he knew she was going to die very soon. My thoughts are that she died from some sort of illness like cancer etc.
"Strong the fire that burns so bright inside of me"
She made him feel mentally strong and happy. She was his reason to live
"Through the years through it all You touched my heart you touched my soul"
He developed a very strong connection with her
"Never gave up the fight but tonight you'll be free"
Again this suggests she suffered from a serious illness. She was a strong fighter and was determined to beat the illness but in the end it was the cause of her demise and now her spirit and soul is free.
"All the tears in my own heart beating"
He is mourning his loss
"But I want you to know"
he want's to get a message across to her hoping she will receive it.
"High the mountain we must climb so far beyond the ocean side"
I'm thinking this refers to the challenges(the mountain we must climb) that we must overcome that are far beyond our comfort zones.
"we're torn apart but soon we'll all be home"
He lost his soul mate but he knows he will be reunited with her again in the afterlife.
"And our hearts forevermore entwined we'll save the night we said goodbye"
He is going to preserve the last memories they shared together.
"No matter where you are you're not alone"
He will always be thinking about her till the day he dies
"Long nights on a road we cry"
refers to the hardships and struggles they went through
"Come thoughts of a brighter time"
He was in a bad spot in his life
"An empty picture in an empty frame"
Every memory of his soul mate reminds him that she is gone
"Would you take me away"
He wants to be with her
"All the pain of my own life's end"
Not sure about this line
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@Dja427 And the sequel to this song is "Silence" right? Because he couldn't handle all the pain inside so it'll be the sunset of his life..