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.
Beneath these restless waves
A vessel's in its place it lies
We forget and live our lives
A moment in a dream
Forever Child she speaks to me
She’s on her favourite ride
She missed one day from school
The bus pulled in the seats are full
And the ship is to arrive
Misjudged the time and speed
Ship hits the bridge catastrophy
And the bus now takes a dive
Tears Simone
She draws a tear and paints a picture with them
For she’s alone and all her fears are empty desks and long hallways
And everybody says, deal with the pain
Closer to the edge her friends don’t seem so far away
Flirting with the pain, needing a new dependency
A move to inner peace, she’s making up her mind
She’s standing on both feet
But this is not the day for flight
Freedom you suppose, is not over the edge
You have not lost the fight
Because the fight is not over yet
And she’s starting to work through the pain
Closer to the edge her friends don’t seem so far away
Flirting with the pain, needing a new dependency
A vessel's in its place it lies
We forget and live our lives
A moment in a dream
Forever Child she speaks to me
She’s on her favourite ride
She missed one day from school
The bus pulled in the seats are full
And the ship is to arrive
Misjudged the time and speed
Ship hits the bridge catastrophy
And the bus now takes a dive
Tears Simone
She draws a tear and paints a picture with them
For she’s alone and all her fears are empty desks and long hallways
And everybody says, deal with the pain
Closer to the edge her friends don’t seem so far away
Flirting with the pain, needing a new dependency
A move to inner peace, she’s making up her mind
She’s standing on both feet
But this is not the day for flight
Freedom you suppose, is not over the edge
You have not lost the fight
Because the fight is not over yet
And she’s starting to work through the pain
Closer to the edge her friends don’t seem so far away
Flirting with the pain, needing a new dependency
Lyrics submitted by SpLaT
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This Song was written by Andrew after speaking to a woman who suffered loss after the tragic accident on the Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, when the ship SS Lake Illawara Collided with the bridge. a Bus carrying school kids drove straight over the edge, killing them. This song is about the girl who didnt go to school that day and what she has been through...her friends died in that disaster. it talks about how she feared going back to school and she was "flirting with the pain" of giving it all away, she felt like she had nothing more to life and she "needs a new dependancy". We asked Andrew himself.