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.
Locked up inside you
Like the calm beneath castles
Is a cavern of treasures that
Noone has been to
Let's go digging
Let's go digging
Bring it out to take you back in
You won't do what you'd like to do
Lay back and let me show you another way
I'll kill what you want me to
Take what's left and eat it
Take all or nothing
Life's just too short to push it away
Take it all
Take it all in
All the way in
All the way in
Let it go in
Let it go in
You won't feel what you'd like to feel
Lay back and let me show you another way
Kill what you want me
Take what's left and eat it
Take all or nothing
Just too short to push it away
If you knock me down
I'll just come back running
Knock you down
It won't be long now
All the way in
All the way
All the way in
All the way in
Kill what you want me
Take what's left and eat it
Take all or nothing
Just too short to push it away
Take it up, take it up higher
4 degrees now, 4 degrees warmer
Give in now, give in now
And let me in
You'll like this in
Don't pull it out
It brings us closer than
Dying and cancer and crying
Kill what you want me
Take what's left and eat it
Take all or nothing
Just too short to push it away
Just like that
Just like that
Just like that
Like the calm beneath castles
Is a cavern of treasures that
Noone has been to
Let's go digging
Let's go digging
Bring it out to take you back in
You won't do what you'd like to do
Lay back and let me show you another way
I'll kill what you want me to
Take what's left and eat it
Take all or nothing
Life's just too short to push it away
Take it all
Take it all in
All the way in
All the way in
Let it go in
Let it go in
You won't feel what you'd like to feel
Lay back and let me show you another way
Kill what you want me
Take what's left and eat it
Take all or nothing
Just too short to push it away
If you knock me down
I'll just come back running
Knock you down
It won't be long now
All the way in
All the way
All the way in
All the way in
Kill what you want me
Take what's left and eat it
Take all or nothing
Just too short to push it away
Take it up, take it up higher
4 degrees now, 4 degrees warmer
Give in now, give in now
And let me in
You'll like this in
Don't pull it out
It brings us closer than
Dying and cancer and crying
Kill what you want me
Take what's left and eat it
Take all or nothing
Just too short to push it away
Just like that
Just like that
Just like that
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