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.
Walking
Waiting
Alone without a care
Hoping
Hating
Things I can't bear
Did you think it's cool
To walk right up
And take my life
And fuck it up
Well did you?
I see hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you makes me die inside
Walking Waiting
Alone without a care
Hoping
Hating
Things I can't bear
Did you think it's cool
To walk right up
And take my life
And fuck it up
Well did you?
I hate you
I see hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you makes me die inside
I've slept so long without you
It's tearing me apart too
How'd it get this far
Playing games with this old heart
I've killed a million petty souls
But I couldn't kill you
I've slept so long without you
I see hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you made me die inside
Waiting
Alone without a care
Hoping
Hating
Things I can't bear
Did you think it's cool
To walk right up
And take my life
And fuck it up
Well did you?
I see hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you makes me die inside
Walking Waiting
Alone without a care
Hoping
Hating
Things I can't bear
Did you think it's cool
To walk right up
And take my life
And fuck it up
Well did you?
I hate you
I see hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you makes me die inside
I've slept so long without you
It's tearing me apart too
How'd it get this far
Playing games with this old heart
I've killed a million petty souls
But I couldn't kill you
I've slept so long without you
I see hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you made me die inside
Lyrics submitted by screen dream
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this song was sung by JD in the "queen of the damned" movie. some of the QoD songs are sung by other artists on the soundtrack.
whoa dude its was produced by jonathon davis bro andf it was sung by jay gordon of orgy hello like go to buzztone.com/queenofthedamed and ull frickin hear jay gordon singin the friggin song
thanks nirvana, screen, have you even heard the fucking song?
actually, nirvana and digital, in the movie it was sung by jon davis of korn...so was System, Redeemer, Forsaken, and Not Meant For Me...on the soundtrack they were sung by different people as he said...so just stop trying to sound smart and shut the fuck up you assholes
Also, the only reason it wasn't sung on the soundtrack by Jon was because of contract issues. Either way I like all the versions of the songs.
I like both versions of the songs, just that. You cant hear 2nd one by Jon Devis without listening to concert from the movie! So I listen to Jay Gordon version.
no matter who sang those 5 songs on the album, i think that the way jon davis sang them in the movie was way better.
most tracks on the soundtrack have indeed sung by other artist. Did u know: Jay gordon of orgy, sung most songs that JD sung in the movie.
William Ruhlmann (singer disturbed) did a lot of those songs too.
Bass player of Limp-Bizkit played more than half of the bass lines in the mov AND on the s.t.
i love jd's voice coming from stu townsend's mouth. ahhh, i really want QoD dvd and soundtrack. anywho, this is an awesome song to say the least. it's a great paradox on abusive or s/m relationships. that's why i like this song so much. it also paints a morbid mural of deception and lust, but isn't that what relationships end up to be any way? what were we thinking when we said the word love, then we died and went to hell.
There are JD versions of the Queen of the Damned songs out there, and I've even got 'em on my computer. They're on some KoRn website. You'll find it if you look.