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.
Paradise, sleeping in under bright white snow
I'm alive, this could be it for all we know
I'm a mess, don't know what I would do without you
I could cry, leading you down the same old road
I just never see it coming
Only butterflies until the bullets fly around my head again
Sick of running in a circle
All the stomach pains, I'm tired of medicating the adrenaline
Under this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
I feel the world collapsing down
But after all that I've been through
Long as I'm with you
Nobody can hurt me now
It's been breaking me, breaking me
Tired to the bone
You're saving me, say to me
I'm not alone
In this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
Nobody can hurt us now
You and I, maybe we'll disappear like ghosts
Intertwined, in a couple of years they'll write our stone
Here lies a lucky man who was losing all hope
A real life and a beautiful soul who never let go
I just never see the warning
Only butterflies until the bullets fly around my head again, oh
Sick of running in a circle
All the stomach aches, I'm tired of medicating the adrenaline
Under this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
I feel the world collapsing down
But after all that I've been through
Long as I'm with you
Nobody can hurt me now
It's been breaking me, breaking me
Tired to the bone
You're saving me, say to me
I'm not alone
In this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
Nobody can hurt us now
I think of all the wasted nights
Think of all the tears you cried
Because of me, because of us
Ash to ash, dust to dust
I don't wanna waste more time
We will make it out alive
Hold my head, I'll sleep forever
Under this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
I feel the world collapsing down
After all that I've been through (all that I've been through)
Long as I'm with you (long as I'm with you)
Nobody can hurt me now (no)
It's been breaking me, breaking me
Tired to the bone
You're saving me, say to me
I'm not alone
In this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
Nobody can hurt us now, now
I'm alive, this could be it for all we know
I'm a mess, don't know what I would do without you
I could cry, leading you down the same old road
I just never see it coming
Only butterflies until the bullets fly around my head again
Sick of running in a circle
All the stomach pains, I'm tired of medicating the adrenaline
Under this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
I feel the world collapsing down
But after all that I've been through
Long as I'm with you
Nobody can hurt me now
It's been breaking me, breaking me
Tired to the bone
You're saving me, say to me
I'm not alone
In this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
Nobody can hurt us now
You and I, maybe we'll disappear like ghosts
Intertwined, in a couple of years they'll write our stone
Here lies a lucky man who was losing all hope
A real life and a beautiful soul who never let go
I just never see the warning
Only butterflies until the bullets fly around my head again, oh
Sick of running in a circle
All the stomach aches, I'm tired of medicating the adrenaline
Under this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
I feel the world collapsing down
But after all that I've been through
Long as I'm with you
Nobody can hurt me now
It's been breaking me, breaking me
Tired to the bone
You're saving me, say to me
I'm not alone
In this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
Nobody can hurt us now
I think of all the wasted nights
Think of all the tears you cried
Because of me, because of us
Ash to ash, dust to dust
I don't wanna waste more time
We will make it out alive
Hold my head, I'll sleep forever
Under this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
I feel the world collapsing down
After all that I've been through (all that I've been through)
Long as I'm with you (long as I'm with you)
Nobody can hurt me now (no)
It's been breaking me, breaking me
Tired to the bone
You're saving me, say to me
I'm not alone
In this avalanche with you
Avalanche with you
Nobody can hurt us now, now
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
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.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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This is a powerful song about business hierarchy and the desire for control and dominance within a corporation. It can be interpreted as being about workers standing up to a controlling power-mad boss, but the line "Now we got into your shoes, it's your turn to be abused" would indicate everyone is just as power-hungry as one another, purely desiring control within the workplace. It's also possible to interpret the song as having a political meaning, about rising up against an oppressive regime.
Definitely one of my favorite James songs and a high point of the Whiplash album. I hope they bring this one back into their live set now they're back together. This song always should be played really LOUD to get the full effect!
@MaskOfSanity <br /> Like your interpretation! Love the song