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.
Think back on what you did
How you'd punk all the new kids
The new wave of exclusive
As if there's something new, kid
We're the patient performer
The kid in the corner
We were just tuning you out
We are young and unafraid
We are young and unafraid
Allow me to weigh in
On this conversation
Here's your invitation
To chew someone else's heel
Your concessions are useless
A filter to diffuse this
Now you have to excuse us
We are moving on
It's the rats in the basement
Trying our patience
We are just tuning you out
We are young and unafraid
We are young and unafraid
Did you think we couldn't feel you there?
Did you think we couldn't feel you there?
Did you think we couldn't hear you there?
Did you think we couldn't hear you there?
We were just tuning you out
We were just tuning you out
We will keep tuning you out
We are young and unafraid
We are young and unafraid
We are young and unafraid
We are young and unafraid
How you'd punk all the new kids
The new wave of exclusive
As if there's something new, kid
We're the patient performer
The kid in the corner
We were just tuning you out
We are young and unafraid
We are young and unafraid
Allow me to weigh in
On this conversation
Here's your invitation
To chew someone else's heel
Your concessions are useless
A filter to diffuse this
Now you have to excuse us
We are moving on
It's the rats in the basement
Trying our patience
We are just tuning you out
We are young and unafraid
We are young and unafraid
Did you think we couldn't feel you there?
Did you think we couldn't feel you there?
Did you think we couldn't hear you there?
Did you think we couldn't hear you there?
We were just tuning you out
We were just tuning you out
We will keep tuning you out
We are young and unafraid
We are young and unafraid
We are young and unafraid
We are young and unafraid
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I found this song on Youtube and it was realised, maybe, 10 days ago.
I love the rhythm and the lyrics. For me, it's about how we can change radically our life to be happy at the same time a lot of people will think you are crazy starting to judge you in a wrong way.
Simple like that!!!