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.
Too many words on the tip of my tongue and
I can never figure out, when to speak when to
Shout when to shut up when to knock myself out
I need a brainwash, grey matter bath
I need all the clutter thrown in the trash
I need a brainwash 'cause I'm a loon
So could you please throw my head in a tub I
Could really use a cerebral scrub wash
Away what I know, it's an over-rated frontal lobe
Expensive thrills, sexual perversity, are always filling
My mind, mixed with guilt 'cause bombs over
Dresden are kinda bringin' me down
I need a brainwash, grey matter bath
I need all the clutter thrown in the trash
I need a brainwash 'cause I'm a loon
So could you please throw my head in a tub I
Could really use a cerebral scrub wash
Away what I know, it's an over-rated frontal lobe
Cause I'm a psycho babble brain, a real live loon
A mixed up maniac, I'm certifiable, so punt
Me in a room right next to Nickleson and give
Me Thorazine cause all I want to do is sing
Traditional songs but I like to sing in
Minor technologies not making sense so could
You please put my head in a tub I could
Really use a cerebral scrub wash away
What I know it's an over rated frontal lobe
I can never figure out, when to speak when to
Shout when to shut up when to knock myself out
I need a brainwash, grey matter bath
I need all the clutter thrown in the trash
I need a brainwash 'cause I'm a loon
So could you please throw my head in a tub I
Could really use a cerebral scrub wash
Away what I know, it's an over-rated frontal lobe
Expensive thrills, sexual perversity, are always filling
My mind, mixed with guilt 'cause bombs over
Dresden are kinda bringin' me down
I need a brainwash, grey matter bath
I need all the clutter thrown in the trash
I need a brainwash 'cause I'm a loon
So could you please throw my head in a tub I
Could really use a cerebral scrub wash
Away what I know, it's an over-rated frontal lobe
Cause I'm a psycho babble brain, a real live loon
A mixed up maniac, I'm certifiable, so punt
Me in a room right next to Nickleson and give
Me Thorazine cause all I want to do is sing
Traditional songs but I like to sing in
Minor technologies not making sense so could
You please put my head in a tub I could
Really use a cerebral scrub wash away
What I know it's an over rated frontal lobe
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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