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.
Take a bottle, you drink it down
Your eyes are burning red
You're gonna end up in the ground
Now you're fallen
You can't hold on
You got no hope
You're fucking on dope
Your dreams are all but gone
You do not seem to care
It makes no sense to me
Everytime you try to take a look
You still can't see
The you've monster you've become
The fucked up things you've done
You've done neurotic paranoia
Are you having fun?
You ain't going nowhere
You got nowhere
You ain't got no chance to see
There's no way home
(You're gonna hear me?)
I know it's hard to live that way
I know it's hard to break the daily chain
It's in you head psychosomatic
Wake up one day you're an addict
You ain't going nowhere
You got no chance to see
There's no way home
Your eyes are burning red
You're gonna end up in the ground
Now you're fallen
You can't hold on
You got no hope
You're fucking on dope
Your dreams are all but gone
You do not seem to care
It makes no sense to me
Everytime you try to take a look
You still can't see
The you've monster you've become
The fucked up things you've done
You've done neurotic paranoia
Are you having fun?
You ain't going nowhere
You got nowhere
You ain't got no chance to see
There's no way home
(You're gonna hear me?)
I know it's hard to live that way
I know it's hard to break the daily chain
It's in you head psychosomatic
Wake up one day you're an addict
You ain't going nowhere
You got no chance to see
There's no way home
Lyrics submitted by Caverna[RR]
No Hope Lyrics as written by Freddie Clayton Cowan Arni Hjorvar Arnason
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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this song is about dying from drug addiction, yeah it's a tight song but who's to say it's not about pot? "your eyes are burnin' red your gonna end up on the ground" i donno, it's just a sweet song