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.
Funny how it all just fades away,
To soul decay (soul decay)
From the things the world can say or can i say?
Everybody needs a little moment of truth (moment of truth)
When they find the new, (find a new)
A new way to live with themselves
Nobody ever had a clue (had a clue)
Or know what to do (or know what to do)
When they had a little feeling called love
And nothing ever had to wait (had to wait)
If they came to hate (came to hate)
Cause you can hate anything before you even try to love it...
Love is a chemical staright from your genitals
Never is spiritual, never unconditional
Love is a chemical, nature is radical,
Never is spiritual, it's never medical...
And everything you've ever known today
It's all the world can give you
Don't believe in love or hate
It's only a chemical
Yeah i'm sorry that you never understood (never understood)
And it'll do you some good (do you some good)
If you look around and find out for yourself
You need a little push to shove (push to shove)
Test your love (test your love)
Will that person burn for you?
Love is a beauitful way (beautiful way)
to face the day (face the day)
But everybody's got it wrong everybody's got it wrong...
Love is a chemical staright from your genitals
Never is spiritual, never unconditional
Love is a chemical, nature is radical,
Never is spiritual, it's never medical...
And everything you've ever known today
It's all the world can give you
Don't believe in love or hate
It's only a chemical
And I don't want to be the one who has look back (look back)
Knowing my whole life was a lie
And I don't want to be the one who has regret (regret)
everything you keep inside
And I don't want to spend another minute caring for the things you told me
And anything I ever gave you I'll take it back
I'll never be, never be, your sacrifice
Love is a chemical staright from your genitals
Never is spiritual, never unconditional
Love is a chemical, nature is radical,
Never is spiritual, it's never medical...
And everything you've ever known today
It's all the world can give you
Don't believe in love or hate
It's only a chemical and everything you've ever known today
It's all the world can give you
Don't believe in love or hate
It's only a chemical
Chemical [3x]
To soul decay (soul decay)
From the things the world can say or can i say?
Everybody needs a little moment of truth (moment of truth)
When they find the new, (find a new)
A new way to live with themselves
Nobody ever had a clue (had a clue)
Or know what to do (or know what to do)
When they had a little feeling called love
And nothing ever had to wait (had to wait)
If they came to hate (came to hate)
Cause you can hate anything before you even try to love it...
Love is a chemical staright from your genitals
Never is spiritual, never unconditional
Love is a chemical, nature is radical,
Never is spiritual, it's never medical...
And everything you've ever known today
It's all the world can give you
Don't believe in love or hate
It's only a chemical
Yeah i'm sorry that you never understood (never understood)
And it'll do you some good (do you some good)
If you look around and find out for yourself
You need a little push to shove (push to shove)
Test your love (test your love)
Will that person burn for you?
Love is a beauitful way (beautiful way)
to face the day (face the day)
But everybody's got it wrong everybody's got it wrong...
Love is a chemical staright from your genitals
Never is spiritual, never unconditional
Love is a chemical, nature is radical,
Never is spiritual, it's never medical...
And everything you've ever known today
It's all the world can give you
Don't believe in love or hate
It's only a chemical
And I don't want to be the one who has look back (look back)
Knowing my whole life was a lie
And I don't want to be the one who has regret (regret)
everything you keep inside
And I don't want to spend another minute caring for the things you told me
And anything I ever gave you I'll take it back
I'll never be, never be, your sacrifice
Love is a chemical staright from your genitals
Never is spiritual, never unconditional
Love is a chemical, nature is radical,
Never is spiritual, it's never medical...
And everything you've ever known today
It's all the world can give you
Don't believe in love or hate
It's only a chemical and everything you've ever known today
It's all the world can give you
Don't believe in love or hate
It's only a chemical
Chemical [3x]
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