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.
I'm a little curious of you in crowded scenes
And how serene your friends and fiends
We flew and strolled as two, illuminated gently
Why don't you close your eyes and reinvent me?
You know you've got that heart made of stone
You shoulda let me know
You coulda let me know
We'll go till morning comes
And traffic grows
And windows hum
Spending all week with your friends
Give me evenings and weekends
Evenings and weekends
I could be yours
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
You'd agree it's a typical high
You fly as you watch your name go by
And once the name goes by
Not thicker than water, nor thicker than mud
And the 8K thuds it does
Sun set so thickly
Let's make it quiet and quickly
Don't frown
It tastes better on the way back down
I could be yours
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We are the curious
While I roam
Stick me down
Stick me, stick me down
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We'll see to
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
We'll see to
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We can unwind all our floors
We can unwind all our floors
We can unwind all our floors
And how serene your friends and fiends
We flew and strolled as two, illuminated gently
Why don't you close your eyes and reinvent me?
You know you've got that heart made of stone
You shoulda let me know
You coulda let me know
We'll go till morning comes
And traffic grows
And windows hum
Spending all week with your friends
Give me evenings and weekends
Evenings and weekends
I could be yours
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
You'd agree it's a typical high
You fly as you watch your name go by
And once the name goes by
Not thicker than water, nor thicker than mud
And the 8K thuds it does
Sun set so thickly
Let's make it quiet and quickly
Don't frown
It tastes better on the way back down
I could be yours
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We are the curious
While I roam
Stick me down
Stick me, stick me down
We can unwind
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We'll see to
All these half-floors
All these half-floors
We'll see to
All these half-floors
Will lead to mine
We can unwind all our floors
We can unwind all our floors
We can unwind all our floors
Lyrics submitted by Seven, edited by Earhacker, clemfandango
Mezzanine Lyrics as written by Grantley Marshall Andrew Lee Isaac Vowles
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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