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.
Twelve equals three
A line wrapped around a string
Girls in the classroom
Concentrate, boy!
A line around gravity
Spiritual individual
Corrosion and humanity
The mathematics of love
And the science of sanity
Living it up in the atmosphere
Nobody's dies if the heart is here
Kiss me goodbye
For the doctors are comin'
We all know why
Because I wasn't born
Here we go again
As time passes by here
We don't live and lie here
We're all going to die
In the end
Standing on the corner
Holes in my shirt
Girls drivin' by
Oh come here, don't flirt
'Cause she's never had a girlfriend
And I don't want one either
And I don't want the people
Knowing that I was smoking ether
I've been thinking about science
In my spare time
I've been thinking about the reason
To the rhyme, heck yea
Livin' it up in the atmosphere
Nobody dies if the heart is here
Kiss me goodbye
For the doctors are comin'
We all know why
Because I wasn't born
Here we go again
As time passes by here
We don't live and lie here
We're all going to die
In the end
Kiss me goodbye
For the doctors are comin'
We all know why
Because I wasn't born
Here we go again
As time passes by here
We don't live and lie here
We're all going to die
In the end
Rock science
And people got talk talk science
And people see stars sometimes
And some people raise cadavers
But not me, I see
The sun is made of string
Lights out from the underworld
People talk about God
Are they insane?
I don't think so
I say they're maybe spreading some love
Spreading it around
And it feels good
In your skin
A line wrapped around a string
Girls in the classroom
Concentrate, boy!
A line around gravity
Spiritual individual
Corrosion and humanity
The mathematics of love
And the science of sanity
Living it up in the atmosphere
Nobody's dies if the heart is here
Kiss me goodbye
For the doctors are comin'
We all know why
Because I wasn't born
Here we go again
As time passes by here
We don't live and lie here
We're all going to die
In the end
Standing on the corner
Holes in my shirt
Girls drivin' by
Oh come here, don't flirt
'Cause she's never had a girlfriend
And I don't want one either
And I don't want the people
Knowing that I was smoking ether
I've been thinking about science
In my spare time
I've been thinking about the reason
To the rhyme, heck yea
Livin' it up in the atmosphere
Nobody dies if the heart is here
Kiss me goodbye
For the doctors are comin'
We all know why
Because I wasn't born
Here we go again
As time passes by here
We don't live and lie here
We're all going to die
In the end
Kiss me goodbye
For the doctors are comin'
We all know why
Because I wasn't born
Here we go again
As time passes by here
We don't live and lie here
We're all going to die
In the end
Rock science
And people got talk talk science
And people see stars sometimes
And some people raise cadavers
But not me, I see
The sun is made of string
Lights out from the underworld
People talk about God
Are they insane?
I don't think so
I say they're maybe spreading some love
Spreading it around
And it feels good
In your skin
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12=3 Lyrics as written by Joey Waronker Alex Ebert
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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