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.
I'm descending, into you
Feels like, dry hands, tearing me inside out
It all is burning
I can't, breathe anymore, too much to push away
I tell you how you make me feel and you just look away
And I don't know how much more of you that I can take
As it hits me
Wake me before its over
I feel gone
There's nothing I can do
Then you tell me
Its over and walk off
On your own
I'm descending into you
All I hear is, screaming, inside and out
My head, just can't take this
It feels like I don't exsist in this world you've made
The look of disgust on your face whenever I'm near you
Scratch the surface of me is all you'll ever do
Your all I've ever known
To hard to just look away
Put out all I have shown
As I watch you throw it away
I'm descending, into you
Feels like, dry hands, tearing me inside out
It all is burning
I can't, breathe anymore, too much to push away
I tell you how you make me feel and you just look away
And I don't know how much more of you that I can take
As it hits me
Wake me before its over
I feel gone
There's nothing I can do
Then you tell me
Its over and walk off
On your own
I'm descending into you
All I hear is, screaming, inside and out
My head, just can't take this
It feels like I don't exsist in this world you've made
The look of disgust on your face whenever I'm near you
Scratch the surface of me is all you'll ever do
Your all I've ever known
To hard to just look away
Put out all I have shown
As I watch you throw it away
I'm descending, into you
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such a good song...
this band is soo good idk why like no one has ever heard them
kick ass tune, amazin band, every1 et off ur ass's and listen to bullet with ur name, killer tune
I agree they are deserved much more than they are now Descending to me is the song where the pain is continuous and doesnt decreasing