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.
You're right
There is nothing more lovely
There's nothing more profound
Than the certainty
Than the certainty
That all of this will end
That all of this will end
So open your arms to me
Open your arms to me
And this will be
The one moment that matters
And this will be
The one thing we remember
And this will be
The reason to have been here
And this will be
The one moment that matters at all
So while the mud
Reclaims our footprints
And while our bones keep looking back
The overgrowth is swallowing the path
There for the grace of god go we
There for the grace of god go we
There for the grace of time and chance
and entropy's cruel hands
So open your arms to me
Open your arms to me
And this will be
The one moment that matters
And this will be
The one thing we remember
And this will be
The reason to have been here
And this will be
The one moment that matters at all
So won't you stay here with me
And we'll build until we've blistered our hands
So won't you stay here with me
We'll build us some temples
We'll build us some castles
We'll build us some monuments
And burn them all right down
So open your arms to me
Open your arms to me
And this will be
The one moment that matters
And this will be
The one thing we remember
And this will be
The reason to have been here
And this will be
The one moment that matters at all
(Overlapping)
So won't you stay here with me
And we'll build until we've blistered our hands
(Overlapping)
This will be
The one thing we remember
(Overlapping)
So won't you stay here with me
And we'll build us some temples
Build us some castles
Build us some monuments
We'll build us some temples
Build us some castles
Build us some monuments
This will be
This will be
The one moment that matters
And this will be
The one moment that matters at all
There is nothing more lovely
There's nothing more profound
Than the certainty
Than the certainty
That all of this will end
That all of this will end
So open your arms to me
Open your arms to me
And this will be
The one moment that matters
And this will be
The one thing we remember
And this will be
The reason to have been here
And this will be
The one moment that matters at all
So while the mud
Reclaims our footprints
And while our bones keep looking back
The overgrowth is swallowing the path
There for the grace of god go we
There for the grace of god go we
There for the grace of time and chance
and entropy's cruel hands
So open your arms to me
Open your arms to me
And this will be
The one moment that matters
And this will be
The one thing we remember
And this will be
The reason to have been here
And this will be
The one moment that matters at all
So won't you stay here with me
And we'll build until we've blistered our hands
So won't you stay here with me
We'll build us some temples
We'll build us some castles
We'll build us some monuments
And burn them all right down
So open your arms to me
Open your arms to me
And this will be
The one moment that matters
And this will be
The one thing we remember
And this will be
The reason to have been here
And this will be
The one moment that matters at all
(Overlapping)
So won't you stay here with me
And we'll build until we've blistered our hands
(Overlapping)
This will be
The one thing we remember
(Overlapping)
So won't you stay here with me
And we'll build us some temples
Build us some castles
Build us some monuments
We'll build us some temples
Build us some castles
Build us some monuments
This will be
This will be
The one moment that matters
And this will be
The one moment that matters at all
Lyrics submitted by LiveInImagination
The One Moment Lyrics as written by Timothy Nordwind Damian Kulash
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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