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.
I'm not a complicated guy
I like things simple as can be
There is so much I don't understand
So much I fail to see
But we got spirited away
Got separated in the night
Somehow we drifted from a path
Spirits in the night
Spirited away
Somehow the doors became unlocked
And I know dreams just slipped away
Back then I hoped that we could talk
When you're all at sea
But we got spirited away
Got separated in the night
Somehow we drifted from the path
Spirits in the night
Yeah we were spirited away
Into some time, some other place
Where I will learn to live my life
And I will never see your face
Spirited away
Years have passed since then
So many moments I have spent
Memories don't fade with time
Maybe this is how it's meant
That we could separate like stars
Together since birth
No longer see things from afar
No longer walk on the same earth
'Cause we were spirited away
Got separated in the night
Yeah we drifted from the path
We took our own eternal flight
Yeah we were spirited away
Into some time, some other place
Where I will learn to live the life
But I will never see your face
Yeah we were spirited away
I'm not a complicated guy
I like things simple as can be
There is so much I don't understand
So much I fail to see
But we got spirited away
I like things simple as can be
There is so much I don't understand
So much I fail to see
But we got spirited away
Got separated in the night
Somehow we drifted from a path
Spirits in the night
Spirited away
Somehow the doors became unlocked
And I know dreams just slipped away
Back then I hoped that we could talk
When you're all at sea
But we got spirited away
Got separated in the night
Somehow we drifted from the path
Spirits in the night
Yeah we were spirited away
Into some time, some other place
Where I will learn to live my life
And I will never see your face
Spirited away
Years have passed since then
So many moments I have spent
Memories don't fade with time
Maybe this is how it's meant
That we could separate like stars
Together since birth
No longer see things from afar
No longer walk on the same earth
'Cause we were spirited away
Got separated in the night
Yeah we drifted from the path
We took our own eternal flight
Yeah we were spirited away
Into some time, some other place
Where I will learn to live the life
But I will never see your face
Yeah we were spirited away
I'm not a complicated guy
I like things simple as can be
There is so much I don't understand
So much I fail to see
But we got spirited away
Lyrics submitted by eucalypt
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