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.
[Verse 1:]
I've been down here such a long, long time
My neck is at a weird angle and I don't love the view
I've been working hard here not sure what else to do
Maybe I'll try eye contact...
Nope, no eye contact. I feel like a creep
Maybe it'll be over soon and I can go to-
*gag*
Ooh, I just chagged, I hate cha-
*gag*
I did it again
Who was the first woman to put a dick in her mouth?
So avant-garde, what a pioneer
God, I don't know anything about the history of women
If a hipster cums on someone's face
Does he make it in a figure-eight like little cum-glasses?
Pearl vision
[Chorus:]
I wanna make you feel good
And stopping now would feel kind of wrong
I wanna make you feel good
But only if it doesn't take too long
[Verse 2:]
What should I do? My mouth is so dry
Is it considered lubricant if I start to cry?
If my dad saw me now I would feel so bad
OH MY GOD, stop thinking about my dad!
The length of time down here I'm willing to do
Is directly proportional to how much I like you
I feel like you should know that, and hurry up
Cause guess what? I don't like you that much
Or maybe I do
Who are you?
I'm 36 years old and I forgot who I'm blowing
I can't be down here any longer with not knowing
You got one of those dicks that I can't seem to place
I'll pretend to take a deep breath and look up at your face
*gasp*
Oh! It's Derek!
[Chorus]
[Bridge:]
Wait... what's that sound?
*gasp* It's silence!
[Verse 3:]
I feel like I haven't heard silence in such a long time
Is this the first time I've stopped talking in like, two years?
And I talk to fill the void of the great, big empty
Am I always like "nyehnyehnyeh"
So I don't have to face my fears?
Do I really need a dick in my mouth to stop talking?
Don't I ever shut the fuck up?
GOD, I'm so sick of myself
I need to talk to my therapist about why I talk so much
Am I scared of si-
[Outro:]
YES, HE'S CUMMING!
YES, HE'S CUMMING!
YES, HE'S CUMMING!
YES, HE'S CUMMING!
WHOA, HE'S CUMMING!!!
I've been down here such a long, long time
My neck is at a weird angle and I don't love the view
I've been working hard here not sure what else to do
Maybe I'll try eye contact...
Nope, no eye contact. I feel like a creep
Maybe it'll be over soon and I can go to-
*gag*
Ooh, I just chagged, I hate cha-
*gag*
I did it again
Who was the first woman to put a dick in her mouth?
So avant-garde, what a pioneer
God, I don't know anything about the history of women
If a hipster cums on someone's face
Does he make it in a figure-eight like little cum-glasses?
Pearl vision
[Chorus:]
I wanna make you feel good
And stopping now would feel kind of wrong
I wanna make you feel good
But only if it doesn't take too long
[Verse 2:]
What should I do? My mouth is so dry
Is it considered lubricant if I start to cry?
If my dad saw me now I would feel so bad
OH MY GOD, stop thinking about my dad!
The length of time down here I'm willing to do
Is directly proportional to how much I like you
I feel like you should know that, and hurry up
Cause guess what? I don't like you that much
Or maybe I do
Who are you?
I'm 36 years old and I forgot who I'm blowing
I can't be down here any longer with not knowing
You got one of those dicks that I can't seem to place
I'll pretend to take a deep breath and look up at your face
*gasp*
Oh! It's Derek!
[Chorus]
[Bridge:]
Wait... what's that sound?
*gasp* It's silence!
[Verse 3:]
I feel like I haven't heard silence in such a long time
Is this the first time I've stopped talking in like, two years?
And I talk to fill the void of the great, big empty
Am I always like "nyehnyehnyeh"
So I don't have to face my fears?
Do I really need a dick in my mouth to stop talking?
Don't I ever shut the fuck up?
GOD, I'm so sick of myself
I need to talk to my therapist about why I talk so much
Am I scared of si-
[Outro:]
YES, HE'S CUMMING!
YES, HE'S CUMMING!
YES, HE'S CUMMING!
YES, HE'S CUMMING!
WHOA, HE'S CUMMING!!!
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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