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.
Look, you don't know what I'm going through
And I don't know if I could tell you the truth
Coz I just don't wanna scare you
But here me out… it's tricky j
Yo
My breathing is shallow, and the air is too thin
The voices are getting louder, I needa escape all of this
I just wanted to fit in, to be cool like the rest
But everywhere I go, people judge me instead
I'm still getting over shit with my ex- best friend
But I'm feeling like this may just be the fucking end
No, I can't fight off this pain, it's too much to cope
Yo, I'm out of the game, I'll pull my head in a rope
Coz the blood from the cuts it just isn't enough
The blade of the knife, is still keeping me alive
But in these words that I write, I'm giving up this fight
Coz every day is always like, experiencing a roller-coaster ride
Upside down, around and around
Going so fast and never slowing down
But now I'm at the end, the end of the line
Yeah, this is the end, the end of time
No, you don't know, how much I've cried
No, you don't know, I've told some lies
No, you don't know, I've given up the fight
Yo, you don't know, I'm ready to die
Yo,
Why does life gotta be this hard?
These thoughts in my head, they're tearing me apart
The only thing I've learned is to suffer in silence
Or get lost in the music coz music is timeless
No, no one wants to see or hear me when I'm depressed
They'd rather me fake a smile and pretend that I'm blessed
Well, that's bullshit, coz I'm so fucking upset
I'm dead to you, there is no heart inside my chest
Yeah, it's game over, I can't do this anymore
I give up but I'm scared coz I'm broken and torn
I'm slitting my wrists deeper than I've ever done before
Suddenly the pain stops, and I fall onto the floor
My visions blurry I feel nothing I'm just a dead corpse
Nah, this is only just another dream
I wake up I'm screaming, the pain it's still inside of me
No, you don't know, how much I've cried
No, you don't know, I've told some lies
No, you don't know, I've given up the fight
Yo, you don't know, I'm ready to die
No, you don't know, I'm ready to die
No, you don't know I've already given up the fight
No, you don't know that this is my goodbye
Yeah, it's time to end my life
Yeah, no matter how much I cry
It don't matter how much I write
I still feel like I, I just wanna die
And I pretend that I'm fine
Yes, I tell you these lies
Coz I'm changing inside, you don't know
I don't know who I am, am I hiding in disguise?
Is this real? or am, am I still losing my mind?
Am I losing my mind? Am I losing my mind?
No, you don't know
Yeah, you still don't know, what it is I'm going through
And you will never know
And I don't know if I could tell you the truth
Coz I just don't wanna scare you
But here me out… it's tricky j
Yo
My breathing is shallow, and the air is too thin
The voices are getting louder, I needa escape all of this
I just wanted to fit in, to be cool like the rest
But everywhere I go, people judge me instead
I'm still getting over shit with my ex- best friend
But I'm feeling like this may just be the fucking end
No, I can't fight off this pain, it's too much to cope
Yo, I'm out of the game, I'll pull my head in a rope
Coz the blood from the cuts it just isn't enough
The blade of the knife, is still keeping me alive
But in these words that I write, I'm giving up this fight
Coz every day is always like, experiencing a roller-coaster ride
Upside down, around and around
Going so fast and never slowing down
But now I'm at the end, the end of the line
Yeah, this is the end, the end of time
No, you don't know, how much I've cried
No, you don't know, I've told some lies
No, you don't know, I've given up the fight
Yo, you don't know, I'm ready to die
Yo,
Why does life gotta be this hard?
These thoughts in my head, they're tearing me apart
The only thing I've learned is to suffer in silence
Or get lost in the music coz music is timeless
No, no one wants to see or hear me when I'm depressed
They'd rather me fake a smile and pretend that I'm blessed
Well, that's bullshit, coz I'm so fucking upset
I'm dead to you, there is no heart inside my chest
Yeah, it's game over, I can't do this anymore
I give up but I'm scared coz I'm broken and torn
I'm slitting my wrists deeper than I've ever done before
Suddenly the pain stops, and I fall onto the floor
My visions blurry I feel nothing I'm just a dead corpse
Nah, this is only just another dream
I wake up I'm screaming, the pain it's still inside of me
No, you don't know, how much I've cried
No, you don't know, I've told some lies
No, you don't know, I've given up the fight
Yo, you don't know, I'm ready to die
No, you don't know, I'm ready to die
No, you don't know I've already given up the fight
No, you don't know that this is my goodbye
Yeah, it's time to end my life
Yeah, no matter how much I cry
It don't matter how much I write
I still feel like I, I just wanna die
And I pretend that I'm fine
Yes, I tell you these lies
Coz I'm changing inside, you don't know
I don't know who I am, am I hiding in disguise?
Is this real? or am, am I still losing my mind?
Am I losing my mind? Am I losing my mind?
No, you don't know
Yeah, you still don't know, what it is I'm going through
And you will never know
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No comments? You people are deaf! This is SO my song right now. You don't want to mess with me, motherfucker, basically!
ahahahahaha, stentorian is amazing. You don't want to mess with me, motherfucker, BASICALLY! Really, basically, what I'm trying to say, is, basically...
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