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.
"im back, formosa"
Your gardens and bridges green
with shit came running... i'm back.
you think that i'll remember you?
well things all considered, i do.
i dreamt about that house last night.
you know the black lady told me not to make her black sons jealous.
What did I have? Guns and firetrucks...
Do you remember me,
I had long blonde hair, and a stormy smile.
In fact I remember a photograph of me and you.
We were sitting on wicker furniture, eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pretty cool, man...
"im back sheridan"
Your yellow, red, white, and blue.
Firemen came running.
What went on in those cells?
I can think of exact floorboards that would come up
I can tell you what went on, you interject.
You were visiting a house thats been sealed for a 1000 years.
Little crayon scribbles, a white truck on a string.
You were standing there with your plaid and your favorite things.
But now your sleeping or fucking or something.
Your gardens and bridges green
with shit came running... i'm back.
you think that i'll remember you?
well things all considered, i do.
i dreamt about that house last night.
you know the black lady told me not to make her black sons jealous.
What did I have? Guns and firetrucks...
Do you remember me,
I had long blonde hair, and a stormy smile.
In fact I remember a photograph of me and you.
We were sitting on wicker furniture, eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pretty cool, man...
"im back sheridan"
Your yellow, red, white, and blue.
Firemen came running.
What went on in those cells?
I can think of exact floorboards that would come up
I can tell you what went on, you interject.
You were visiting a house thats been sealed for a 1000 years.
Little crayon scribbles, a white truck on a string.
You were standing there with your plaid and your favorite things.
But now your sleeping or fucking or something.
Lyrics submitted by penitenziagite, edited by aristotelian
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s eye: it was something more like( and i will have to write it out phonectically: jowls-a-gumm,and it very well could have been a chinese word........will have to find out later.energy: i remember him saying "peanut butter sandwiches,pretty cool man" and bigg robb: i think you summed it up perfectly.....it is very apocolyptic-sounding......on a personal note, i am very inspired by all of your comments......this song and mirror are both very intense for myself,and have deep deep meaning for the inner-recesses of my soul.20 years later,and i am still trying to comprehend the orgins of just how crazy,creative,and intense it all was.thanx for letting me share. marcus ( x-moss icon)These lyrics are definitely not complete...he says a lot of things inbetween that are really hard to decipher. He says something about a fire, people trying to get away, people burning alive...it would really be nice to know exactly what the fuck this song is about. I love this song though.
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It seems it has something to do with his childhood. Heh, that's all I can come up with so far.
yea same here. these arent the full lyrics though, in the live version of the song he changes some parts around but some parts are easier to hear. i love how chaotic-sounding this song is.
I'm back Formosa!
@instantramen Who or what the f--- are Formosa and Sheridan?
On the live version of this song, he says what the song is about, in one word. And I definitely dont understand what he says, but to me it sounds like "childsm".
I thought that word he said was Chinese. I really have no idea.