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.
Take fire out of heaven's clenched fist
Cracks slip between my desire
To keep your broken heart bleeding
Just hold tight and tell another fucking joke
To pacify the urge for suicide
You know it won't keep waiting, so say goodbye
Cause I never want to hear another word
About you and I you know, you never stop
Now we started out just running out
Spreading like wings and we are one
I pulled you right out of the gutter
When I could have been lined we started out
Just running out spreading like wings
And what were we supposed to do?
You belong to me and what are we supposed to do?
Suck it in, spit it out
You know that two's a crowd?
Expectant mother's stillborn baby beauty
Cries aloud and tries
To tell you what I'm about
Now don't you worry
About a little thing like this
It only hurts just a bit I promise
I'm going to take you a mile high so don't you cry
Cause it'll just be baby, baby, baby nonstop
Until the end of the night
So keep your mouth shut
I can tell you're a good fuck
Just by the way you wear that innocent look
Don't you know that enough is never enough
I made you
Now you are property I can't discard
Cracks slip between my desire
To keep your broken heart bleeding
Just hold tight and tell another fucking joke
To pacify the urge for suicide
You know it won't keep waiting, so say goodbye
Cause I never want to hear another word
About you and I you know, you never stop
Now we started out just running out
Spreading like wings and we are one
I pulled you right out of the gutter
When I could have been lined we started out
Just running out spreading like wings
And what were we supposed to do?
You belong to me and what are we supposed to do?
Suck it in, spit it out
You know that two's a crowd?
Expectant mother's stillborn baby beauty
Cries aloud and tries
To tell you what I'm about
Now don't you worry
About a little thing like this
It only hurts just a bit I promise
I'm going to take you a mile high so don't you cry
Cause it'll just be baby, baby, baby nonstop
Until the end of the night
So keep your mouth shut
I can tell you're a good fuck
Just by the way you wear that innocent look
Don't you know that enough is never enough
I made you
Now you are property I can't discard
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um... yeah, this song just furthers my notion that the lead singer of this band is a crazy sob. (they played before Thursday on dec27th and he almost killed a bunch of kids when he started kicking one of the amps and almost fell on a bunch of kids in the front row). but fortunately the song is too good for me to hate it :)