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.
This can't be so all over
An end of my time i wasted
So much of my mind is racing
To the point of no return
Drown my sorrows flood my soul
By tomorrow i'll be cold
(push it all away,push it all away)
Now i'm hollow and alone
Take the shadow
Almost gone
(push it all away,push it all away)
Life can be so much colder
And i'll ever love a faceless
Lost inside replacements
Fill the void and
Roam the earth
Drown my sorrows flood my soul
By tomorrow i'll be cold
(push it all away,so cold)
Now i'm hollow and alone
Take the shadow
Almost gone
(raise the stakes what have we got to lose
no choice in sight where's our right to choose
you can't catch a break so take what you can
just ignore the blame you don't understand
cracked picture frames blood stains on the mattress
ashes to ashes - gas cans and matches
bourbon buries all the memories
anything to wash it all away)
Drown my sorrows flood my soul
By tomorrow i'll be cold
(push it all away,push it all away,push it all away)
Now i'm hollow and alone
raise your arrow way to run
(raise the stakes what have we got to lose
no choice in sight where's our right to choose
you can't catch a break so take what you can
just ignore the blame you don't understand
cracked picture frames blood stains on the mattress
ashes to ashes - gas cans and matches
bourbon buries all the memories
anything to wash it all away)
So all over
(wash it all away)
An end of my time i wasted
So much of my mind is racing
To the point of no return
Drown my sorrows flood my soul
By tomorrow i'll be cold
(push it all away,push it all away)
Now i'm hollow and alone
Take the shadow
Almost gone
(push it all away,push it all away)
Life can be so much colder
And i'll ever love a faceless
Lost inside replacements
Fill the void and
Roam the earth
Drown my sorrows flood my soul
By tomorrow i'll be cold
(push it all away,so cold)
Now i'm hollow and alone
Take the shadow
Almost gone
(raise the stakes what have we got to lose
no choice in sight where's our right to choose
you can't catch a break so take what you can
just ignore the blame you don't understand
cracked picture frames blood stains on the mattress
ashes to ashes - gas cans and matches
bourbon buries all the memories
anything to wash it all away)
Drown my sorrows flood my soul
By tomorrow i'll be cold
(push it all away,push it all away,push it all away)
Now i'm hollow and alone
raise your arrow way to run
(raise the stakes what have we got to lose
no choice in sight where's our right to choose
you can't catch a break so take what you can
just ignore the blame you don't understand
cracked picture frames blood stains on the mattress
ashes to ashes - gas cans and matches
bourbon buries all the memories
anything to wash it all away)
So all over
(wash it all away)
Lyrics submitted by king nothing2
Almost Gone Lyrics as written by Steve R. Felton Dave J. Felton
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