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.
Cling to truths unknown
They flow like sweet wine
You follow them down
One voice of two breaths
Destroys his perfect design
Reality transforms
It changes all what lies behind
I can see all this now
Cause I'm finally awake
Remain faithful to the core of the obsessed mind!
Come and watch the blackest sea
It runs deeper than you dare to dream it could be
Come and watch the blackest sea
It runs deeper than you dare to dream it could be
We remain faithful to the core
Free from our confines
Awaken the light, chaos and fury
Irresistible force
Come salvation!
Come and revive us in the graves
We pay with our blood, flesh and regret
Aeons of suffering to find there's no life
We're all dead from the start
Future's nothing, it's pure deception to taste
Each second by your blind minds
Save yourself from thyself
If you ever really fucking cared
To know why we came
Come bloody judgement
In heaven as on earth
Where pain bounds our souls
Where darkness never fails
Come across the Styx
And find my Emptiness
And secrets remain untold
We're spinning round and round
On our way to hell
Would you die for my sins?
In the end to find
There's no life, we're all dead
From the start...
Come and watch the blackest sea
It runs deeper than you dare to dream it could be
Aeons of suffering to find there's no life
We're all dead from the start
Future's nothing - it's pure deception to taste
Each second by your blind minds
Save yourself from thyself
If you ever really fucking cared
To know why we came
Come bloody judgement
In heaven as on earth...
Where pain bounds our souls
Where darkness never fails
Come across the Styx
And find my Emptiness
And secrets remain untold
We're spinning round and round
On our way to hell
Would you die for my sins?
In the end to find
There's no life, we're all dead
From the start...
They flow like sweet wine
You follow them down
One voice of two breaths
Destroys his perfect design
Reality transforms
It changes all what lies behind
I can see all this now
Cause I'm finally awake
Remain faithful to the core of the obsessed mind!
Come and watch the blackest sea
It runs deeper than you dare to dream it could be
Come and watch the blackest sea
It runs deeper than you dare to dream it could be
We remain faithful to the core
Free from our confines
Awaken the light, chaos and fury
Irresistible force
Come salvation!
Come and revive us in the graves
We pay with our blood, flesh and regret
Aeons of suffering to find there's no life
We're all dead from the start
Future's nothing, it's pure deception to taste
Each second by your blind minds
Save yourself from thyself
If you ever really fucking cared
To know why we came
Come bloody judgement
In heaven as on earth
Where pain bounds our souls
Where darkness never fails
Come across the Styx
And find my Emptiness
And secrets remain untold
We're spinning round and round
On our way to hell
Would you die for my sins?
In the end to find
There's no life, we're all dead
From the start...
Come and watch the blackest sea
It runs deeper than you dare to dream it could be
Aeons of suffering to find there's no life
We're all dead from the start
Future's nothing - it's pure deception to taste
Each second by your blind minds
Save yourself from thyself
If you ever really fucking cared
To know why we came
Come bloody judgement
In heaven as on earth...
Where pain bounds our souls
Where darkness never fails
Come across the Styx
And find my Emptiness
And secrets remain untold
We're spinning round and round
On our way to hell
Would you die for my sins?
In the end to find
There's no life, we're all dead
From the start...
Lyrics submitted by static111
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