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.
(Graffiti sky)
(I don't think y'all ready)
(Yo, I don't think y'all ready)
Graffiti decorations under a sky of grey
This constant apprehension still giving me away
The lessons I've forgotten in spite of all I've learned
Now I find myself in question
(Point the finger at me again)
Guilty by association
(Point-point the finger at me again)
I wanna run away
(I wanna run away)
I wanna know the truth
(I wanna know the truth)
I wanna know the answers
(I wanna know the answers)
I wanna shut the door
(And open up my mind)
And open up my mind
(And open up my mind)
Paper bags and angry voices under a sky of grey
This constant apprehension won't seem to go away
All my talk of starting over these words were never true
Now I find myself in question
(Point-point the finger at me again)
Guilty by association
(Point-point the finger at me again)
I wanna run away
(I wanna run away)
I wanna know the truth
(I wanna know the truth)
I wanna know the answers
(I wanna know the answers)
I wanna shut the door
(And open up my mind)
And open up my mind
(And open up my mind)
(Gonna run away, gonna run away)
(Gonna run away, gonna run away)
(Run away, run away, run away)
(Uh, y'all not ready)
(Run away, run away)
Ay yo
I don't think y'all ready for what I'm about to do
Y'all new school dudes ain't even got no clue
How dare you forget about Bam and Zulu?
Kool Herc and Jazzy Jay they paved the way
Let me spit it for y'all who said I wasn't gon' make it
Every time I blaze it, y'all the first to hate it
My team really keen, supreme and stay strong
Got the two series son, they scared to put us on
Can't get with the hybrids, get off your hiatus
Too many of y'all is dyin' for it so I gotta blaze it
Still reppin BK, Brooklyn D and on
Hell fire family alienation
Banging hits in the backyard on a LP song
I'm a little commuter named Phoenix Orion
I wanna run away
(I wanna run away)
I wanna know the truth
(I wanna know the truth)
I wanna know the answers
(I wanna know the answers)
I wanna shut the door
(And open up my mind)
And open up my mind
(And open up my mind)
(I don't think y'all ready)
(Yo, I don't think y'all ready)
Graffiti decorations under a sky of grey
This constant apprehension still giving me away
The lessons I've forgotten in spite of all I've learned
Now I find myself in question
(Point the finger at me again)
Guilty by association
(Point-point the finger at me again)
I wanna run away
(I wanna run away)
I wanna know the truth
(I wanna know the truth)
I wanna know the answers
(I wanna know the answers)
I wanna shut the door
(And open up my mind)
And open up my mind
(And open up my mind)
Paper bags and angry voices under a sky of grey
This constant apprehension won't seem to go away
All my talk of starting over these words were never true
Now I find myself in question
(Point-point the finger at me again)
Guilty by association
(Point-point the finger at me again)
I wanna run away
(I wanna run away)
I wanna know the truth
(I wanna know the truth)
I wanna know the answers
(I wanna know the answers)
I wanna shut the door
(And open up my mind)
And open up my mind
(And open up my mind)
(Gonna run away, gonna run away)
(Gonna run away, gonna run away)
(Run away, run away, run away)
(Uh, y'all not ready)
(Run away, run away)
Ay yo
I don't think y'all ready for what I'm about to do
Y'all new school dudes ain't even got no clue
How dare you forget about Bam and Zulu?
Kool Herc and Jazzy Jay they paved the way
Let me spit it for y'all who said I wasn't gon' make it
Every time I blaze it, y'all the first to hate it
My team really keen, supreme and stay strong
Got the two series son, they scared to put us on
Can't get with the hybrids, get off your hiatus
Too many of y'all is dyin' for it so I gotta blaze it
Still reppin BK, Brooklyn D and on
Hell fire family alienation
Banging hits in the backyard on a LP song
I'm a little commuter named Phoenix Orion
I wanna run away
(I wanna run away)
I wanna know the truth
(I wanna know the truth)
I wanna know the answers
(I wanna know the answers)
I wanna shut the door
(And open up my mind)
And open up my mind
(And open up my mind)
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