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.
Weighted down by possessions
Weighted down by the gun
Waited down by the river for you to come
And who socks were you darning, poor darling
While I was away, away too long
I went away to see an old friend of mine
Sister came over and knew she was out of her mind
She says "Jesus has a twin who don't know nothing about sin"
She was half crazy and out of her mind
Weighted down by possessions
Weighted down with a gun
Waiting down by the river for you to come
Her light eyes were dancing she is insane
Her brother says she's just a bitch on a golden chain
She keeps coming closer saying
"I can feel it in my bones, schizophrenia is taking me home"
Weighted down by possessions
I'm weighted down with my gun
I'm waiting down by the river for you to come.
Weighted down by the gun
Waited down by the river for you to come
And who socks were you darning, poor darling
While I was away, away too long
I went away to see an old friend of mine
Sister came over and knew she was out of her mind
She says "Jesus has a twin who don't know nothing about sin"
She was half crazy and out of her mind
Weighted down by possessions
Weighted down with a gun
Waiting down by the river for you to come
Her light eyes were dancing she is insane
Her brother says she's just a bitch on a golden chain
She keeps coming closer saying
"I can feel it in my bones, schizophrenia is taking me home"
Weighted down by possessions
I'm weighted down with my gun
I'm waiting down by the river for you to come.
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i think this song is not only about how thre friends sister is insane but also that everyone is crazy in some sort of way and that it weighs us all down from what we can be/become.
it's a sonic youth cover.
duh.
but as always, half of it isn't in the sonic youth song.
In fact, this is a Skip Spence cover of the song called "Weighted Down (The prison song)" with some verses taken from a song called "Schizophrenia" written by Sonic Youth.
Halmooky is right, half of it isn't in the sonic youth song. The other half is frim Skip Spence. But the way Cat Power combines both songs is great.