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.
Here I am
And within the reach of my hands
She's sound asleep and she's sweeter now
Than the wildest dream could have seen her
And I watch her slipping away
But I know I'll be hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
Hunting high and low
High
There's no end to lengths I'll go
To find her again
Upon this, my dreams are depending
Through the dark
I sense the pounding of her heart
Next to mine
She's the sweetest love I could find
So I guess I'll be hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
High and low
High
Do you know what it means to love you?
I'm hunting high and low
And now she's telling me she's got to go away
I'll always be hunting high and low
Only for you
Watch me tearing myself to pieces
Hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
Oh, for you I'll be hunting high and low
And within the reach of my hands
She's sound asleep and she's sweeter now
Than the wildest dream could have seen her
And I watch her slipping away
But I know I'll be hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
Hunting high and low
High
There's no end to lengths I'll go
To find her again
Upon this, my dreams are depending
Through the dark
I sense the pounding of her heart
Next to mine
She's the sweetest love I could find
So I guess I'll be hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
High and low
High
Do you know what it means to love you?
I'm hunting high and low
And now she's telling me she's got to go away
I'll always be hunting high and low
Only for you
Watch me tearing myself to pieces
Hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
Oh, for you I'll be hunting high and low
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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Gives me shivers. I can't listen to this without being painfully reminded of a love I let slip away, and the subsequent years I spent devastated by regret.
Yeah tell me about it! This song really brings back memories of past relationships.
And the 'hunting high and low', after a relationship, looking for that person again in a shop or street and knowing that they won't be there anymore, wanting them back, and later someone new to be there instead...ouch! Cool song
I love the ambiguous way the verses "I sense the pounding of her heart / Next to mine / She's the sweetest love I could find" sound. "Next to mine" may mean both "next to my heart" and "next to my love". Amazing!
For me, I think this is the best song ever made. I know it's a pretty big thing to say, but I don't know of a song that does anything to me like this one.
"Do you know what means to love you?" Almost gives me tears. It's so hard to explain to another how you feel for them.
Finding and loosing love is a common subject in a-ha portfolio, but very few other songs give me shivers like this one. Lyrically is a masterpiece to me.
very great song! it's just a love song... video is special! but the idea is 'the big love tha one can find in a lifetime' i think....
Beautiful Song that tells the story of a love that will never be but he will search the world for her.
Great song for lovers
driggsy...bill..is that you?? lol