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.
Touch me
Bolt down the role
Swallow the parts
with such uncomfortable ease
Such uncomfortable ease
Touch me
Delusions serve
Maintenance of an oppression
With a suppression
Of what we really wanted to be
Of what I really wanted to be
Touch me
Hammer the nails
Shape the clay
With a hateful hand
Of history
Touch me
Rendered soft-spoken
I cannot speak
I've lost my voice
Bolted on
Strapped down
Locked
Touch me
(Go ahead, put
your hands on
me, bastard
It's dayglow obvious
what I'm trying
to say, you thought.
Fucking wrong
answer
Touch me, don't
you touch me
How you going to
smile through all
those broken
teeth?
Easy. You never
listen get
your hands off me
get memories
out of my mind
so my soul
dance with glee over
your death
dance your
precious gift
back into something
I can let stop
choking the life
out of my wet eyes.)
Bolt down the role
Swallow the parts
with such uncomfortable ease
Such uncomfortable ease
Touch me
Delusions serve
Maintenance of an oppression
With a suppression
Of what we really wanted to be
Of what I really wanted to be
Touch me
Hammer the nails
Shape the clay
With a hateful hand
Of history
Touch me
Rendered soft-spoken
I cannot speak
I've lost my voice
Bolted on
Strapped down
Locked
Touch me
(Go ahead, put
your hands on
me, bastard
It's dayglow obvious
what I'm trying
to say, you thought.
Fucking wrong
answer
Touch me, don't
you touch me
How you going to
smile through all
those broken
teeth?
Easy. You never
listen get
your hands off me
get memories
out of my mind
so my soul
dance with glee over
your death
dance your
precious gift
back into something
I can let stop
choking the life
out of my wet eyes.)
Lyrics submitted by papercutcasualty
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