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.
In this modern day Babylon I sold my soul
For material items and gave them all the control
My style is similar to the feeling you have
The day after an unprotected one night stand
Wondering if you got it, but too afraid to check
I live my life this way, to take a chance with death
And somewhere in the world right now is midnight
And I can feel it in my senses it opens my insight
This is the peak, everything was leading up to this feeling I have now
And I don't want to come down
Cause every person I come across wants to lie to me
I get lost in all the things I try to be
It's been years since I've slept in my own bed
Instead, I'm waking up next to a woman I don't love
My thoughts travel to another world in the twilight
And I'm so high I could die tonight, at midnight
I'm ashamed of myself because I live in sin
I look forward to the day I'll feel happy again
Staring at the ceiling, and she's next to me
We're both traveling through space and time on ecstacy
This is my world and she's dying in it
While I'm thinking of ways that I could try to end it
We've got our whole lives ahead of us and things can change
And everyone seems to dream of better things
The peak only lasts for so long
We hold on to whats left of the feeling before its gone
The peak only lasts for so long
We hold on to whats left of the feeling before its gone
The peak only lasts for so long
Hold on to whats left of the feeling before its gone
The peak only lasts for so long
Hold on to whats left of the feeling before its gone
The peak only lasts for so long
Hold on before its gone
The peak only lasts for so long
Hold on to whats left of the feeling before its gone
For material items and gave them all the control
My style is similar to the feeling you have
The day after an unprotected one night stand
Wondering if you got it, but too afraid to check
I live my life this way, to take a chance with death
And somewhere in the world right now is midnight
And I can feel it in my senses it opens my insight
This is the peak, everything was leading up to this feeling I have now
And I don't want to come down
Cause every person I come across wants to lie to me
I get lost in all the things I try to be
It's been years since I've slept in my own bed
Instead, I'm waking up next to a woman I don't love
My thoughts travel to another world in the twilight
And I'm so high I could die tonight, at midnight
I'm ashamed of myself because I live in sin
I look forward to the day I'll feel happy again
Staring at the ceiling, and she's next to me
We're both traveling through space and time on ecstacy
This is my world and she's dying in it
While I'm thinking of ways that I could try to end it
We've got our whole lives ahead of us and things can change
And everyone seems to dream of better things
The peak only lasts for so long
We hold on to whats left of the feeling before its gone
The peak only lasts for so long
We hold on to whats left of the feeling before its gone
The peak only lasts for so long
Hold on to whats left of the feeling before its gone
The peak only lasts for so long
Hold on to whats left of the feeling before its gone
The peak only lasts for so long
Hold on before its gone
The peak only lasts for so long
Hold on to whats left of the feeling before its gone
Lyrics submitted by gankstanip
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