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.
Regardless of the love and pain
I promise you were
Not in vain
I was drain
Tide to the train
Then we were dancing
In the rain
(How could I walk away)
When you really stay
Strangers from the start till we were too far then we fell apart wait who are you again?
I swore we were
Friends till the end
I wish I never
Vent to you
I will never forget
My memories with you
Now they'll be free
In the sea
Hope you'll see
Strangers from the start till we were too far then we fell apart wait who are you again?
I swore we were
Friends till the end
I wish I never
Did all of this
You made me feel shit
I was into the abyss
You put me down
So hard that I drowned
Even when we were friends
Guess that's his the end
Strangers from the start till we were too far then we fell apart wait who are you again?
I swore we were
Friends till the end
I wish I never
Stayed
I really feel like
All these songs and stuff is like
The end of a chapter
And Yeah they are about people but like
You know like right now
Once I put it out it's gonna be in the past
But right now I feel so good I hope they love these songs but I can't wait for the future
I promise you were
Not in vain
I was drain
Tide to the train
Then we were dancing
In the rain
(How could I walk away)
When you really stay
Strangers from the start till we were too far then we fell apart wait who are you again?
I swore we were
Friends till the end
I wish I never
Vent to you
I will never forget
My memories with you
Now they'll be free
In the sea
Hope you'll see
Strangers from the start till we were too far then we fell apart wait who are you again?
I swore we were
Friends till the end
I wish I never
Did all of this
You made me feel shit
I was into the abyss
You put me down
So hard that I drowned
Even when we were friends
Guess that's his the end
Strangers from the start till we were too far then we fell apart wait who are you again?
I swore we were
Friends till the end
I wish I never
Stayed
I really feel like
All these songs and stuff is like
The end of a chapter
And Yeah they are about people but like
You know like right now
Once I put it out it's gonna be in the past
But right now I feel so good I hope they love these songs but I can't wait for the future
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Okay, so I know no one has posted on this song, but I just have to say that this is one of my absolute FAVORITE stars songs. It's just so relatable and it makes me think of this specific point in my life.
So I used to have a crush on this guy, let's call him Bob (generic name lol XD) and he was probably the first boy I ever really liked, and the thing is, he liked me back. We would sit next to each other in class and talk about what we did in our spare time and stuff. So when the school year ended I looked forward to going back to school the entire summer so I could see him again.
When the school year started up again, he started to ignore me. It wasn't anything too serious, but it just wasn't what it used to be like hanging out with him. He became really popular and started spending less time with me and more time with all the other girls in our school that were all wayyy more popular. Can't say I blame him, school is like that, but I'm not saying that what he did was necessarily right.
Anyway, I've moved on and gotten over him, but I've noticed a pattern. Bob seems to make a girl - he's done this several times - think that he likes her, therefore making her like him. "And you have a gift for making people love you." And then, when he's had his fun teasing her and such, he ignores her and makes her think that it's all her fault that he doesn't like her anymore.
I've talked to one of my close friends about this and she agrees. But the reason this song reminds me of Bob is because one day he'll have broken enough hearts for everyone to realize what he's done. "Now you're a stranger, now it feels better, it feels better and better, until you feel nothing at all." Then he'll know what it's like to be "The Stranger" and he'll feel the loneliness that he's caused all these people to feel.