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.
Sedated and lazy,
Cold skies full of blue
The sun burns forever,
It reminds me of you
On your dead shore
The sand is warm
She hides her tears and quickly lets it die
I will make it through even without you
My sky will be blue
I live tranquilized
Slow motion, liquid universe I'm feeling nowhere
It doesn't matter where we go because I already been there
On your dead shore
The sand is warm
She hides her tears and quickly lets it die
Their dying of rabies, eating their babies
In fields of dead daisies
I live tranquilized
I live (yeah..)
I live (yeah..)
I live (yeah..)
I live (yeah..)
I live
I live
I live
I live
Tranquilized...
(yeah... ohhhhh yeah)
I'm numb (yeah...) and unfeeling
So I just burn and stare at the ceiling
I'm here but so far away
I see your mouth moving but can't hear what you say
And I don't think I'd give a fuck, anyway
Cold skies full of blue
The sun burns forever,
It reminds me of you
On your dead shore
The sand is warm
She hides her tears and quickly lets it die
I will make it through even without you
My sky will be blue
I live tranquilized
Slow motion, liquid universe I'm feeling nowhere
It doesn't matter where we go because I already been there
On your dead shore
The sand is warm
She hides her tears and quickly lets it die
Their dying of rabies, eating their babies
In fields of dead daisies
I live tranquilized
I live (yeah..)
I live (yeah..)
I live (yeah..)
I live (yeah..)
I live
I live
I live
I live
Tranquilized...
(yeah... ohhhhh yeah)
I'm numb (yeah...) and unfeeling
So I just burn and stare at the ceiling
I'm here but so far away
I see your mouth moving but can't hear what you say
And I don't think I'd give a fuck, anyway
Lyrics submitted by risse_des_feuers, edited by ololoprprprp
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No shit sherlock! Dax Riggs did do a lot of drugs, As did most of all creative bands (as posted before) Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Doors, Thre Grateful Dead.....etc...What this song means is obvious to ANYONE who will fucking open their eyes. It's a relationship gone wrong. He's in a relationship that's falling apart, The girl is all sad and crying and shit and he's just sitting there, "sedated and lazy" he also calls the bitch cold, so, she must have been a bitch, haha, He knows that he can live without her. "Even without you my sky will be blue" And frankly, He's fucking sick of her and doesn't give a shit what happens as long as she leaves him alone. Am i right? yes, i know i'm right. THANK YOU!
dude read their interpretation in one of their interviews. its about dax going out for a night of drinking and hitting someone when drunk and waking up in jail.
Do you have a link to this or any other interviews that explain meanings to their songs? Thanks.
on the acid bath dvd right before this song he says "this song is about getting high, anyway you do it..."
I'm tired of shadwofthereapr always saying what the fuck he said before he says it, just because he says it doesn't mean thats what its about.
This song is obviously about doing drugs. Good song.
"This is a song... About getting high... And kicking the earth from beneath you... Any way you do it... Its called Tranquilized... Hoe down!" The song is literally about waking up numb, and confused... From a long night of binging and shit.. Its funny how obvious this one is, but nobody tries to honestly grasp it... Just because its written by Dax doesn't mean that it has to be some elaborate scheme to overthrow God and rape his fucking sister.