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.
(Yeah)
Well let's go back to the middle of the day that starts it all
Oh I can't begin to let you know just what I'm feeling
And now the red ones make me fly
And the blue ones help me fall
And I think I'll blow my brains against the ceiling
And as the fragments of my skull begin to fall
Fall on your tongue like pixie dust just think happy thoughts
And we'll fly home
We'll fly home
You and I, I
We'll fly home
Well now I'm back in the middle of the day that starts it all
Oh I can't begin to let you know just what I'm feeling
And now these red ones make me fly
And the blue ones help me fall
And I think I'll blow my brains against the ceiling now
We'll fly home
You and I, I
We'll fly home
Now honestly, that's what I said to her, what I said to her
Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts
Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts
Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts
Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts
Think ha - woo
Well let's go back to the middle of the day that starts it all
Oh I can't begin to let you know just what I'm feeling
And now the red ones make me fly
And the blue ones help me fall
And I think I'll blow my brains against the ceiling
And as the fragments of my skull begin to fall
Fall on your tongue like pixie dust just think happy thoughts
And we'll fly home
We'll fly home
You and I, I
We'll fly home
Well now I'm back in the middle of the day that starts it all
Oh I can't begin to let you know just what I'm feeling
And now these red ones make me fly
And the blue ones help me fall
And I think I'll blow my brains against the ceiling now
We'll fly home
You and I, I
We'll fly home
Now honestly, that's what I said to her, what I said to her
Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts
Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts
Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts
Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts
Think ha - woo
Lyrics submitted by MooWasHere, edited by SmashingDestiny
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DEFINITELY about suicide. "Think happy thoughts and we'll fly home.." Think happy thoughts to clear your mind and not scare yourself so you can get through your suicide peacefully. Not a happy song.
one of my favorite songs on the cd. i really like the duality of the upbeat sound and dark lyrics. pretty sure this is a song about drugs...anyways, if you haven't already, i would highly recommend seeing these guys live if you have the chance, they put on an incredible show for such a new band
when he talks about pixie dust.. hes talking about peter pan.. ya know when he puts pixie dust on them and he tells them to think happy thoughts so they can fly.. thats what he means.. not drugs
good i'm so glad some one else thought peter pan. I definitely see where people are coming from with the drug references, but he's talking about pixie dust and flying home. he repeats over and over to himself "think happy thoughts" just like peter pan did in order to fly
Well, probably no-one will read this by now, but i think that he's hide (like not really hide while writing the song, just like you know "the character" who the song's about) and he's thinking about suicide, like he's hide and he's planning to commit suicide. Just saying 'cause of the happy rythm while his thoughts are not rally that nice and the pixie dust.
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yup i bet its about drugs because i think the title is refering to angeldust. and "the blue ones make me fall" and "fall on your tounge like pixie dust" and all the "flying" yea its drugs
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MCR is coming here with from autumn to ashes.. i just love how this band can be as dark as they are and not still make you feel shit afterwards. especially with this song.
its about suicide mainly.ive followed MCR for awhile now and im pretty close with the band,so yea but the drugs could be adding to the suicide im not saying anyones wrong