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.
She came runnin'
I hate everything that came before me
Crush
I'm breakin' under the crush
Don't ignore me
'Cause you know I can always make it louder
Three
Three's nothin' out of ten
But you've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it, you can have it
I've been runnin'
Just to get away from what's inside me
Rush
I'm drownin' under the rush
Happy birthday
To the best brother in the world
Hooray
At least I'm still cool to one girl
But you've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it, you can have it
You've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it
No strings attached
No copy to match
No drift to catch
No plans to hatch
No itch to scratch
Just infatuation
Is all you need
You could tell a million lies
And I'd think they all were true
Trust
That's my trust in you
It's what I value
And it's what I refuse to lose
You've got a thing for me
And I've got a thing for you, too
I hate everything that came before me
Crush
I'm breakin' under the crush
Don't ignore me
'Cause you know I can always make it louder
Three
Three's nothin' out of ten
But you've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it, you can have it
I've been runnin'
Just to get away from what's inside me
Rush
I'm drownin' under the rush
Happy birthday
To the best brother in the world
Hooray
At least I'm still cool to one girl
But you've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it, you can have it
You've got a thing for me
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I've got a thing for you, too
You can have it
No strings attached
No copy to match
No drift to catch
No plans to hatch
No itch to scratch
Just infatuation
Is all you need
You could tell a million lies
And I'd think they all were true
Trust
That's my trust in you
It's what I value
And it's what I refuse to lose
You've got a thing for me
And I've got a thing for you, too
Lyrics submitted by becky_salami
I Can Feel It Lyrics as written by Chris Murphy Andrew Scott
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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"Three's nothing out of ten" also always makes me think of cranking the stereo up to 11. Which I always want to do on this song! Possibly my favourite Sloan song of all time.
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"Three Three's nothin' out of ten"
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In Michael Barclay's book "Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995", he mentions that Patrick had broken up with Jennifer Pierce, who was in a band called Jale and had sung backup on Smeared. This song was written for Patrick's new girlfriend, yet the duet is with Jennifer.