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.
Your life was a shooting star
That burned out way too fast
And all the memories of
The dream that's built to last
Don't want to wait, want to wait
Want to wait for my next panic attack, no
Don't want to wait, want to wait
Want to wait for my next crash
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the gone
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of a heartache
When I let go of your heart
All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for
I pray that you're happy now
And never looking back
Rest with the angels now
And heavens gates you left
Don't want to wait, want to wait
Want to wait for because you're never coming back, no
Don't want to wait, want to wait
Want to wait for the last dance
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the gone
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of a heartache
When I let go of your heart
All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for
Don't say goodbye tonight, don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight and leave forever
Don't say goodbye tonight, don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight and leave forever
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the gone
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of a heartache
When I let go of your heart
All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for
I hope you found what you're looking for
That burned out way too fast
And all the memories of
The dream that's built to last
Don't want to wait, want to wait
Want to wait for my next panic attack, no
Don't want to wait, want to wait
Want to wait for my next crash
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the gone
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of a heartache
When I let go of your heart
All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for
I pray that you're happy now
And never looking back
Rest with the angels now
And heavens gates you left
Don't want to wait, want to wait
Want to wait for because you're never coming back, no
Don't want to wait, want to wait
Want to wait for the last dance
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the gone
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of a heartache
When I let go of your heart
All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for
Don't say goodbye tonight, don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight and leave forever
Don't say goodbye tonight, don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight and leave forever
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the gone
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of a heartache
When I let go of your heart
All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for
I hope you found what you're looking for
Lyrics submitted by Justpeace11
Beautiful Pain Lyrics as written by Matthew Pauling Andrew Biersack
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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For me, reading the lyrics, this song is about losing someone close to you. Based on the lyrics it could be about someone dieing young... "Your life was a shooting star That burned out way too fast"
The rest of the lyrics are pretty clear, theres reference to afterlife and hoping you're at peace after moving on (if you believe in that kind of of thing).
The song as a whole is about losing someone and thinking about them is painful but beautiful because of the good memories.