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.
You can't sell me incense
My world smells good enough to eat
So let's not eat, just smell the good and longing
Not owning
We'll circle like insects
Incensing the grieve liquored herd
Have you heard an encouraging word from them
They pretend
To be so above it all
Or so they would have you think
I think, no one thinks at all
You might show some interest
Your world looks good enough to eat
I see the ghost of a better world
Living in the disbelief in ghosts
Everyone tells me they're crazy
Crazy people aren't so fucking boring
Wake me when your through being cool, cause I'm snoring
And hoping
To see you beside yourself
Show me the rose stuff of you
Would you
Do it for yourself
Or for me
We both need a change
Your fear of normalcy is hardly strange
Let's be freaks, plain clothes police
Let's be deliberate, because it's obvious to me
Deliberately weird is pretty obvious
So color me obvious
I just want to be happy half the time
And blue only when I have the time
My world smells good enough to eat
So let's not eat, just smell the good and longing
Not owning
We'll circle like insects
Incensing the grieve liquored herd
Have you heard an encouraging word from them
They pretend
To be so above it all
Or so they would have you think
I think, no one thinks at all
You might show some interest
Your world looks good enough to eat
I see the ghost of a better world
Living in the disbelief in ghosts
Everyone tells me they're crazy
Crazy people aren't so fucking boring
Wake me when your through being cool, cause I'm snoring
And hoping
To see you beside yourself
Show me the rose stuff of you
Would you
Do it for yourself
Or for me
We both need a change
Your fear of normalcy is hardly strange
Let's be freaks, plain clothes police
Let's be deliberate, because it's obvious to me
Deliberately weird is pretty obvious
So color me obvious
I just want to be happy half the time
And blue only when I have the time
Lyrics submitted by emoJustin, edited by ryanthesocks
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