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.
Left To My Ambitions I Find Myself Feeling
Short Of Breath And Losing Hope Again
When Will I Be Free
When Will I Feel Alive
I Am At My End And I Can't Breath
I Can't Breathe Everything I Do Is Useless
I Can't Do This On My Own I'm Fading
Too Many Times I've Left In Silence
This Time I Won't Give Up So Soon
Crying Out For Some Relief
I Keep Breaking My Own Heart
Giving Up On My Resolve
I Keep Trying But I Keep Failing
This All Seems So Familiar
I Think We've Been Here Once Before
Saying Sorry Once Again
Saying Sorry Once Again
I Can't Breathe Everything I Do Is Useless
I Can't Do This On My Own I'm Fading
Too Many Times I've Left In Silence
This Time I Won't Give Up So Soon
Short Of Breath And Losing Hope Again
When Will I Be Free
When Will I Feel Alive
I Am At My End And I Can't Breath
I Can't Breathe Everything I Do Is Useless
I Can't Do This On My Own I'm Fading
Too Many Times I've Left In Silence
This Time I Won't Give Up So Soon
Crying Out For Some Relief
I Keep Breaking My Own Heart
Giving Up On My Resolve
I Keep Trying But I Keep Failing
This All Seems So Familiar
I Think We've Been Here Once Before
Saying Sorry Once Again
Saying Sorry Once Again
I Can't Breathe Everything I Do Is Useless
I Can't Do This On My Own I'm Fading
Too Many Times I've Left In Silence
This Time I Won't Give Up So Soon
Lyrics submitted by NiTRo_BrAT
Breaking My Own Heart Lyrics as written by Stephen Andrew Booker Aimee Ann Duffy
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
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wow. "I can't do this on my own. I'm fading"
Everything we do is useless without GOD.
so much emotion and passion in this song it gives a strange feeling of hope
This song is a killer man can i relate to it in so many ways like not being able to do it on my own.
This song is sooo beautiful if you listen to the lyrics, especially the slow singing part. i can relate to it easily and its just so inspiring to me.
the greatdanes got it nice interpretation i agree 100%
I love this song. I mean, the vocal melodies are so awesome. It's oppressive with it's sadness, 'cause I think there's something personal to it with me.
TheGreatDane, you're right.
its such a beautiful song but i dont know...why do you all think its about god??
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You want to be self-sufficient and get over your own shortcomings, but you only get so far until you mess it all up and the only thing you can say is "sorry" because everytime you try to "change things," it blows up in your face, and everything you were trying to make up for, you suddenly remember all the times and it kills you because it keeps happening despite how hard you try to stop.
At the end of the song, the person depicted decides to not give up on their resolve so easily and so quickly to really try and change things again, even if it means failing again.
its what ver it means to u but i think its about god and failing in some way making wrong choices for example saying u wont do this or that and then doing it and everything goes wrong and failing and needing god's help because like the great dane said everything with out him is ulsess