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.
Tell me now you sinner
You run for a better world
Tell me why you'd leave her
Despite all the hurt
Don't deny that you once tried to mend
The circumstances now out of hand
And don't deny your life's a living hell
You're a shadow of your own self
Tell me now you sinner
Still lost in your secret world
Tell me now you've seen her
You know how she hurts
Don't deny that you will understand
The circumstances of pain at hand
And don't assert that we will both survive
'Cause I can't take more of life
Stretch your arms out for the fire
For another dark desire
In the fields you burn with loss again
As you dream your life away
Say: would you never walk away
On the break of a coming day
Would you end this line with me
Would you like to waste away what we've ever been?
Would you like to come along with me?
Would you like to lay to rest our insanity?
Would you like to cope for the unreal?
You run for a better world
Tell me why you'd leave her
Despite all the hurt
Don't deny that you once tried to mend
The circumstances now out of hand
And don't deny your life's a living hell
You're a shadow of your own self
Tell me now you sinner
Still lost in your secret world
Tell me now you've seen her
You know how she hurts
Don't deny that you will understand
The circumstances of pain at hand
And don't assert that we will both survive
'Cause I can't take more of life
Stretch your arms out for the fire
For another dark desire
In the fields you burn with loss again
As you dream your life away
Say: would you never walk away
On the break of a coming day
Would you end this line with me
Would you like to waste away what we've ever been?
Would you like to come along with me?
Would you like to lay to rest our insanity?
Would you like to cope for the unreal?
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