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.
you keep getting bored,
cuz out on the street your quicksilver moment's gone bad,
so you're left clutching a camera, a picture of daniel,
and somebody's stamp on your hand.
the company you keep keeps cleaning out your desk.
the company you keep keeps closing down.
but if you get tired of the liars and the latchkey kids,
you can rest assured that you got further than they ever did.
so please don't be insulted by the backhand cult of pharmacy:
they don't know what they're saying, they just pick their words randomly.
you're constantly upended
by the misfit brats and their paper mache.
they leave you grasping for handles,
the art school commandos and the songs that they play.
the company you keep keeps locking all the windows every night;
the company you keep keeps bolting all the doors.
but if you're feeling inspired by the wired girls with ice in their veins,
when they chanted your name.
just please don't be offended by their awkward pausesand master plans;
if you need to be centered, they're the onlyones who'll understand.
if you're still looking in the phone book to learn things,
you've got a long way to go.
so if you wanna retire all the liars and the backseat kids,
you can step on the fire that's burning in earnestfrom the secrets they hid.
just please don't be disgusted by the big band myths of pharmacy;
they're just quicksilver moments and words chosen randomly.
i guess in that way, they're an awful lot like me.
cuz out on the street your quicksilver moment's gone bad,
so you're left clutching a camera, a picture of daniel,
and somebody's stamp on your hand.
the company you keep keeps cleaning out your desk.
the company you keep keeps closing down.
but if you get tired of the liars and the latchkey kids,
you can rest assured that you got further than they ever did.
so please don't be insulted by the backhand cult of pharmacy:
they don't know what they're saying, they just pick their words randomly.
you're constantly upended
by the misfit brats and their paper mache.
they leave you grasping for handles,
the art school commandos and the songs that they play.
the company you keep keeps locking all the windows every night;
the company you keep keeps bolting all the doors.
but if you're feeling inspired by the wired girls with ice in their veins,
when they chanted your name.
just please don't be offended by their awkward pausesand master plans;
if you need to be centered, they're the onlyones who'll understand.
if you're still looking in the phone book to learn things,
you've got a long way to go.
so if you wanna retire all the liars and the backseat kids,
you can step on the fire that's burning in earnestfrom the secrets they hid.
just please don't be disgusted by the big band myths of pharmacy;
they're just quicksilver moments and words chosen randomly.
i guess in that way, they're an awful lot like me.
Lyrics submitted by TheDoctor
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