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.
A growing sickness in the heart
Distinctive lack of control
The cure is somewhere in the silence
But I'm crushed by the noise inside
Don't lock the door on me
You'd kill me, face down, dead
Another part of me falls for you
Another day in the dark, no, no
Stranded in the night
Stranded in the cold
Don't lock the door on me
You'd kill me, face down, dead
Another part of you gone to waste
Please hear me out
You kill me face-down dead
Another day in the dark
Don't lock the door on me
You'd kill me, face down, dead
Another part of you gone to waste
Please hear me out
You kill me face down dead
Another day in the dark
Leave the moment alone
Leave the moment alone
Leave the moment alone
Leave the moment alone
Distinctive lack of control
The cure is somewhere in the silence
But I'm crushed by the noise inside
Don't lock the door on me
You'd kill me, face down, dead
Another part of me falls for you
Another day in the dark, no, no
Stranded in the night
Stranded in the cold
Don't lock the door on me
You'd kill me, face down, dead
Another part of you gone to waste
Please hear me out
You kill me face-down dead
Another day in the dark
Don't lock the door on me
You'd kill me, face down, dead
Another part of you gone to waste
Please hear me out
You kill me face down dead
Another day in the dark
Leave the moment alone
Leave the moment alone
Leave the moment alone
Leave the moment alone
Lyrics submitted by Passenger146
Stranded Lyrics as written by Mario Francois Duplantier Joseph Andrew Duplantier
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Perhaps in the beginning, finding out the diagnosis and feeling like there is nothing you can do. “A growing sickness in the heart Defective, lack of control The cure is somewhere in the silence”
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