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.
Ease your trouble
We'll pay them double
Not to look at you for a while
And you rely on
What you get high on
And you last just as long as it serves you
Explode or implode
Explode or implode
We will take care of it
Yes we will carry you
Cause you're deserted
What's good you hurt it
And kills you it keeps you alive
So give it up
In a world of puppets
It's a shame what they do to us all
Can we do anything for you now ?
We'll pay them double
Not to look at you for a while
And you rely on
What you get high on
And you last just as long as it serves you
Explode or implode
Explode or implode
We will take care of it
Yes we will carry you
Cause you're deserted
What's good you hurt it
And kills you it keeps you alive
So give it up
In a world of puppets
It's a shame what they do to us all
Can we do anything for you now ?
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So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
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this song is so good how come nodoby is in here come on people???!!!!!!!
You're right!! I think The Cardigans should have more people in here!! I think that it's talking about some kind of like a drug addiction thing-At least I think it is...but anyway, this song is good!!
Nina Persson has a dreamy voice.
This song is so pretty. It's really beautiful - the cardigans don't get enough recognition on here =) some of their songs are so bright and refreshing and some are just plain gorgeous.
sounds like she is talking about a friend who has a drug addiction and is offering to help them kick the habit. she even reassures them that things will work out (We'll pay them double Not to look at you for a while)... now here is where i get a little torn, is she talking about a significant other or a friend?
And you rely on What you get high on And you last just as long as it serves you
"you last"...sexually or personality wise?
I too think it's about someone close to her with an addiction and she's offering help.
"Ease your trouble We'll pay them double"
You have to take responsibility for your feelings and thoughts and learn how to deal with them. Otherwise they'll return to you twice as hard, cause now there's the addiction too. So "we'll pay them double".
This is the perfect song to listen to while high
I think the speaker's an enabler. "To ease your trouble, we'll pay them double." It's a co-dependant relationship, because the subject of the song "last[s] just as long as it serves" them. Incredibly beautiful, but definitely a dark song.
i think this song is about someone who just got so sick of the world and basically the cardigans is telling this person that even if he/she burst out in anger or burst in an implode way (drug/alcohol/cutter) theyre gonna still standing beside this person, (we will carry you). amazing song
This song has me confused I read the post in here I think one thing then I talk to my friend who has been a Cardigans fan 4ever and she said the song is about someone ready to lose it if things don't change.