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.
And my words will be here when I'm gone
As I'm fading away against the wind
And the words you left me linger on
As I'm failing again now, never to change this
And I'm sympathetic,
Never letting on I feel the way I do
As I'm falling apart again at the seam
And it seems I'm alone here, hollow again
As I'm flailing again against the wind
And the scars I am left with swallow again
As I'm failing again now, never to change this
And I'm sympathetic,
Never letting on I feel the way I do
As I'm falling apart again at the seam
And I'm sympathetic,
Never letting on I feel the way I do
As I'm falling apart again at the seam
The same old feelings are taking over
And I can't seem to make them go away
And I can't take all the pressure sober,
But I can't seem to make it go away
The same old feelings are taking over
And I can't seem to make them go away
And I can't take all the pressure sober
(I can't make it go away. I can't make it go away)
And I'm sympathetic,
Never letting on I feel the way I do
As I'm falling apart again at the seam
And I'm sympathetic,
Never letting on I feel the way I do
As I'm falling apart again at the seam
And I'm falling, falling, falling,
Falling, falling, falling, falling
Apart again at the seam.
As I'm fading away against the wind
And the words you left me linger on
As I'm failing again now, never to change this
And I'm sympathetic,
Never letting on I feel the way I do
As I'm falling apart again at the seam
And it seems I'm alone here, hollow again
As I'm flailing again against the wind
And the scars I am left with swallow again
As I'm failing again now, never to change this
And I'm sympathetic,
Never letting on I feel the way I do
As I'm falling apart again at the seam
And I'm sympathetic,
Never letting on I feel the way I do
As I'm falling apart again at the seam
The same old feelings are taking over
And I can't seem to make them go away
And I can't take all the pressure sober,
But I can't seem to make it go away
The same old feelings are taking over
And I can't seem to make them go away
And I can't take all the pressure sober
(I can't make it go away. I can't make it go away)
And I'm sympathetic,
Never letting on I feel the way I do
As I'm falling apart again at the seam
And I'm sympathetic,
Never letting on I feel the way I do
As I'm falling apart again at the seam
And I'm falling, falling, falling,
Falling, falling, falling, falling
Apart again at the seam.
Lyrics submitted by rock_metal_17
Sympathetic Lyrics as written by Dale Stewart Shaun Welgemoed
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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