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.
Wish you could rewind life in itself
‘Cause everyday your breathing, you feel like you live in hell
We’re coming then we’re going, the feeling of never knowing
The anxiety is growing and no one is here to help
No, you can’t help the things you can’t see
Wish the future spin and show it’s ugly face to me
Everyday I live and everyday I breathe
It’s constantly reminding me of what I fail to be
The days to come will spit at you
Your hopes and dreams will fit into
A box that’s ripped and split in two
Life can’t be fixed with sticks and glue
But try and hold it together
One day we’ll control the weather
Let me live in my skin
(Let go, let go)
Grip and hold it within
(These memories unfold)
These visions left in my head
(They grab a hold of my soul)
Let me live it again
(Let go, let go)
If what we do is wrong then we did it all along
Will two wrongs make a right if I tell it through a song?
I’ll fight until it’s gone with all my might until it’s right
I’ll change the life I forged with spite
Open my eyes to a different light
Don’t try to fix the past
The task at hand’s too large to ask for that
The mask you wear is plaster cast
From lies amassed through silent laughs
In future’s face we spit
The shit I’ve been through comes from it
I use this place to help forget
And reminisce the past we miss
Let me live in my skin
(Let go, let go)
Grip and hold it within
(These memories unfold)
These visions left in my head
(They grab a hold of my soul)
Let me live it again
(Let go)
We can change this life to something better
We can change this life to something better
We’ve gotta let go of our past
Man, we gotta let those dreams crash
Change this life
We can change this life
Let me live in my skin
(Let me live, let me live)
Let me live it again
(Let me live, live again)
Let me live in my skin
(Let go, let go)
Grip and hold it within
(These memories unfold)
These visions left in my head
(They grab a hold of my soul)
Let me live it again
(Let go, let go)
‘Cause everyday your breathing, you feel like you live in hell
We’re coming then we’re going, the feeling of never knowing
The anxiety is growing and no one is here to help
No, you can’t help the things you can’t see
Wish the future spin and show it’s ugly face to me
Everyday I live and everyday I breathe
It’s constantly reminding me of what I fail to be
The days to come will spit at you
Your hopes and dreams will fit into
A box that’s ripped and split in two
Life can’t be fixed with sticks and glue
But try and hold it together
One day we’ll control the weather
Let me live in my skin
(Let go, let go)
Grip and hold it within
(These memories unfold)
These visions left in my head
(They grab a hold of my soul)
Let me live it again
(Let go, let go)
If what we do is wrong then we did it all along
Will two wrongs make a right if I tell it through a song?
I’ll fight until it’s gone with all my might until it’s right
I’ll change the life I forged with spite
Open my eyes to a different light
Don’t try to fix the past
The task at hand’s too large to ask for that
The mask you wear is plaster cast
From lies amassed through silent laughs
In future’s face we spit
The shit I’ve been through comes from it
I use this place to help forget
And reminisce the past we miss
Let me live in my skin
(Let go, let go)
Grip and hold it within
(These memories unfold)
These visions left in my head
(They grab a hold of my soul)
Let me live it again
(Let go)
We can change this life to something better
We can change this life to something better
We’ve gotta let go of our past
Man, we gotta let those dreams crash
Change this life
We can change this life
Let me live in my skin
(Let me live, let me live)
Let me live it again
(Let me live, live again)
Let me live in my skin
(Let go, let go)
Grip and hold it within
(These memories unfold)
These visions left in my head
(They grab a hold of my soul)
Let me live it again
(Let go, let go)
Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20
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