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.
God knows I've tried to bridge the gap
I've tried to be me and time after time I've lied
Just to say the things you wanted to hear
Look, look what I've done, look what I do
I'm starting to pull myself through
Hell could feasibly freeze, but in your eyes I'll always be
The fountainhead, the boy whose thoughts keep running away
And you know I'm right
Wasn't it you who said
That when looking to open the eyes in my head
And now I can see from your mistakes
You're as blind as me
God knows I've tried, god knows I try
To be something more than I am
Hell could feasibly freeze, but in your eyes I'll always be
The fountainhead, the boy whose thoughts keep running away
And you know I'm right
What can I say about being a fount?
It's a game that we play it goes round and around
I shall stick to the rules but I won't suffer fools
And I won't lose the plot and I won't lose my cool
Can't you see what I've done, can't you see what I do
It's not really unique and it's hopelessly crude
But these are my decisions, these are my mistakes
And I'll fall down again if that's what it takes
I've tried to be me and time after time I've lied
Just to say the things you wanted to hear
Look, look what I've done, look what I do
I'm starting to pull myself through
Hell could feasibly freeze, but in your eyes I'll always be
The fountainhead, the boy whose thoughts keep running away
And you know I'm right
Wasn't it you who said
That when looking to open the eyes in my head
And now I can see from your mistakes
You're as blind as me
God knows I've tried, god knows I try
To be something more than I am
Hell could feasibly freeze, but in your eyes I'll always be
The fountainhead, the boy whose thoughts keep running away
And you know I'm right
What can I say about being a fount?
It's a game that we play it goes round and around
I shall stick to the rules but I won't suffer fools
And I won't lose the plot and I won't lose my cool
Can't you see what I've done, can't you see what I do
It's not really unique and it's hopelessly crude
But these are my decisions, these are my mistakes
And I'll fall down again if that's what it takes
Lyrics submitted by carpet_of_doom
The Fountainhead Lyrics as written by Edward Daniel Chester Adam Patrick Devlin
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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