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 had a dream
Davie Bowie taught us how to skateboard but he
Was shaped like Gumby
And I had a dream, we took a helicopter
Flew it up too high
Got stuck in the clouds, don't wanna come down
And I had a dream, we went on a safari
I said look at that lion
She reminds me of you 'cause you're the queen
And I had a dream that you were dying
But I wasn't even crying
I just sang you to sleep, I sang you to sleep
But what does it mean?
What does it all mean?
I had a dream
But what did it mean, what did it mean?
And I had a dream we robbed the record store
The one with the yellow door
We stole every goddamn record they had
And I had a dream that I didn't give a fuck
But I give a fuck
I miss you so bad, I think I might die
But what does it mean
What does it all mean?
I had a dream
But what did it mean, what does it mean, I just wanna scream
What does it mean, what does it mean, I just wanna scream
I just wanna scream, I just wanna scream
What does it mean?
What does it mean, what does it mean, I had a dream
But what does it mean, what does it mean, I had a dream
But what does it mean, what does it mean, what does it all mean?
And I had a dream, we were being chased by a monster
Or maybe they were aliens
But I wasn't scared cause you were there
And I had a dream, we took karate
That's when you said you loved me
You loved me
But what does it mean?
What does it all mean, what does it mean?
What does it all mean?
Fuck, yeah
Davie Bowie taught us how to skateboard but he
Was shaped like Gumby
And I had a dream, we took a helicopter
Flew it up too high
Got stuck in the clouds, don't wanna come down
And I had a dream, we went on a safari
I said look at that lion
She reminds me of you 'cause you're the queen
And I had a dream that you were dying
But I wasn't even crying
I just sang you to sleep, I sang you to sleep
But what does it mean?
What does it all mean?
I had a dream
But what did it mean, what did it mean?
And I had a dream we robbed the record store
The one with the yellow door
We stole every goddamn record they had
And I had a dream that I didn't give a fuck
But I give a fuck
I miss you so bad, I think I might die
But what does it mean
What does it all mean?
I had a dream
But what did it mean, what does it mean, I just wanna scream
What does it mean, what does it mean, I just wanna scream
I just wanna scream, I just wanna scream
What does it mean?
What does it mean, what does it mean, I had a dream
But what does it mean, what does it mean, I had a dream
But what does it mean, what does it mean, what does it all mean?
And I had a dream, we were being chased by a monster
Or maybe they were aliens
But I wasn't scared cause you were there
And I had a dream, we took karate
That's when you said you loved me
You loved me
But what does it mean?
What does it all mean, what does it mean?
What does it all mean?
Fuck, yeah
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Twinkle Song Lyrics as written by Miley Ray Cyrus
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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