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.
Hurt and baffled I simmer and freeze
I'm squeezing my words like I'm icing a bomb
Blame me if it gets you to sleep
But mind how you go as you get 'til you're gone
Your heart could easy power three of me
Should my love get lost in the delivery
May brings a supermoon gold and relentless
And the dog bats of Melbourne fall from the blue
Swerving casinos and swatting at memories of you
Don't talk like we were stuck in a lift
Why would I be missing you so violently
We're all the hero when directing the scene
But therapy for liars is a giant ice cream
Your heart could easy power three of me
Should my love get lost in the delivery
The lights on your father's bridge on the harbor
Montparnasse dawn for the sleepless insane
Caught in our personal rain again and again
Serious love for the longest of lives
Not a regret when these mumbles are through
Gatecrashing weddings and swatting at memories of you
I'm squeezing my words like I'm icing a bomb
Blame me if it gets you to sleep
But mind how you go as you get 'til you're gone
Your heart could easy power three of me
Should my love get lost in the delivery
May brings a supermoon gold and relentless
And the dog bats of Melbourne fall from the blue
Swerving casinos and swatting at memories of you
Don't talk like we were stuck in a lift
Why would I be missing you so violently
We're all the hero when directing the scene
But therapy for liars is a giant ice cream
Your heart could easy power three of me
Should my love get lost in the delivery
The lights on your father's bridge on the harbor
Montparnasse dawn for the sleepless insane
Caught in our personal rain again and again
Serious love for the longest of lives
Not a regret when these mumbles are through
Gatecrashing weddings and swatting at memories of you
Lyrics submitted by niteflite01, edited by alf1053044
Montparnasse Lyrics as written by Craig Lee Potter Guy Edward John Garvey
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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So many great lines in this song:\n\n"I\'m squeezing my words like I\'m icing a bump" (NOT "bomb")\n\n"We\'re all the hero when directing the scene\nBut therapy for liars is a giant ice cream"\n\nAnd the repeat of the phrase "swatting at memories of you"\n\nTo my mind this song is about a failed relationship, possibly long-distance, or possibly the two traveled together and so the locations mentioned bring up memories. I love the way Garvey\'s lyrics are impressionistic, he adds little details that give things a specificity.\n\nThe phrase "your heart could easily power three of me" (not "easy") is basically saying that this lost lover had "a big heart", it could also be referring to them being strong. But the kicker in the whole song is "therapy for liars is a giant ice cream". Wow. That is a genius lyric, and if you\'ve ever been in a relationship with a narcissist or compulsive liar, then that line should resonate with you powerfully.\n\nI love this song. It\'s got such melancholy and is bittersweet, mourning a loss but also recognizing the bad with the good.
@alf1053044 \r\n\r\nI forgot to add, I also love the line "Don\'t talk like we\'re stuck in a lift" - meaning, awkward, stilted, disconnected small talk, or no talk at all. Meaning he can feel the distance between them.
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