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.
For all the pain that calls my name
I burn your picture in the same
Way that you burned the things you see
In me
And all the pills wash it away
They tell me how and what to say
I need that numbness here in me
To be
I'm feeling sick and living
On everything that's dead in me
You bring it out of me, hate is what I need
Your life is built on this and bitch, you'll never strip me from this
From the pain I arise
From the pain I arise, nothing more
Liar, liar, liar
Liar
You say
Things would be the same
Yo sé
Things would be the same
Liar
All my hate is now arising
For all the feelings that are right
There's still a fear that we must fight
And I would kill for you to feed
From me
I'm feeling sick and living
And breathing nothing that is real
Your hate is what I feel, you think you're made of steel
Your life is built on this and bitch, you'll never strip me from this
From the pain I arise
From the pain I arise, nothing more
Liar, liar, liar
Liar
You say
Things would be the same
Yo sé
Things would be the same
You say
Things would be the same
Yo sé
Things would be the same
Bring you, bring you down
Liar
Liar
Liar
Liar
You said that things would be the same
You said that things would be the same
You said that things would be the same
I burn your picture in the same
Way that you burned the things you see
In me
And all the pills wash it away
They tell me how and what to say
I need that numbness here in me
To be
I'm feeling sick and living
On everything that's dead in me
You bring it out of me, hate is what I need
Your life is built on this and bitch, you'll never strip me from this
From the pain I arise
From the pain I arise, nothing more
Liar, liar, liar
Liar
You say
Things would be the same
Yo sé
Things would be the same
Liar
All my hate is now arising
For all the feelings that are right
There's still a fear that we must fight
And I would kill for you to feed
From me
I'm feeling sick and living
And breathing nothing that is real
Your hate is what I feel, you think you're made of steel
Your life is built on this and bitch, you'll never strip me from this
From the pain I arise
From the pain I arise, nothing more
Liar, liar, liar
Liar
You say
Things would be the same
Yo sé
Things would be the same
You say
Things would be the same
Yo sé
Things would be the same
Bring you, bring you down
Liar
Liar
Liar
Liar
You said that things would be the same
You said that things would be the same
You said that things would be the same
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excellent song, one of the best on the album. 4 out of 5