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.
Small, simple, safe price.
Rise the wake and carry me with all of my regrets.
This is not a small cut that scabs, and dries, and flakes, and heals.
And I am not afraid to die.
I'm not afraid to bleed, and fuck, and fight.
I want the pain of payment.
What's left, but a section of pigmy size cuts.
Much like a slew of a thousand unwanted fucks.
Would you be my little cut?
Would you be my thousand fucks?
And make mark leaving space for the guilt to be liquid.
To fill, and spill over, and under my thoughts.
My sad, sorry, selfish cry out to the cutter.
I'm cutting trying to picture your black broken heart.
Love is not like anything.
Especially a fucking knife.
Look at me, you can tell.
By the way I move and do my hair.
Do you think that it's me?
Or it's not me I don't even care.
I'm alive, I smell
I'm the cleanest I have ever been.
I feel big, I feel tall, I feel dry
Dry!
Just look at me.
Look at me now.
(I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake).
Just look at me.
Look at me now.
(I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake).
Do I drink? Do I date?
I got perfect placements all my inks
Satisfied in your eyes
I'm the biggest fan I got right now
I made sure I looked how I wanted to look
The people around me, the people surround me
I feel big, I feel tall, I feel dry
Dry!
Just look at me.
Look at me now.
(I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake).
Just look at me.
Look at me now.
(I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake).
Rise the wake and carry me with all of my regrets.
This is not a small cut that scabs, and dries, and flakes, and heals.
And I am not afraid to die.
I'm not afraid to bleed, and fuck, and fight.
I want the pain of payment.
What's left, but a section of pigmy size cuts.
Much like a slew of a thousand unwanted fucks.
Would you be my little cut?
Would you be my thousand fucks?
And make mark leaving space for the guilt to be liquid.
To fill, and spill over, and under my thoughts.
My sad, sorry, selfish cry out to the cutter.
I'm cutting trying to picture your black broken heart.
Love is not like anything.
Especially a fucking knife.
Look at me, you can tell.
By the way I move and do my hair.
Do you think that it's me?
Or it's not me I don't even care.
I'm alive, I smell
I'm the cleanest I have ever been.
I feel big, I feel tall, I feel dry
Dry!
Just look at me.
Look at me now.
(I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake).
Just look at me.
Look at me now.
(I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake).
Do I drink? Do I date?
I got perfect placements all my inks
Satisfied in your eyes
I'm the biggest fan I got right now
I made sure I looked how I wanted to look
The people around me, the people surround me
I feel big, I feel tall, I feel dry
Dry!
Just look at me.
Look at me now.
(I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake).
Just look at me.
Look at me now.
(I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake, I'm a fake).
Lyrics submitted by jsparisinflames, edited by gr00vytime
I'm a Fake Lyrics as written by Jeph Howard Quinn Allman
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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all i can say is the intro is fuckin awesome! the cd comes out tomorrow! i think it's about getting over addictions..liek cutting and such. I swear I'm the cleanest I have ever been. ^almost as if he's trying to convince himself.