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.
Pull me from the cold and
Pass me to your shoulders
Keep me dry and warm
Keep me high and normal
Cause I'm riding in
Your strut and
Lying in your gutter
Drunken and confused
Ready for abuse
So let your earth quake, baby
Push me to the ground and
Break my ears of sound
I have never heard
I have never deserved
Keep me deaf and muted
Slap me til I'm stupid
I'm dying for your hand
I'd die to understand
So let your earth quake
Go ahead and break me
My skin invincible
You can't phase me
I will take whatever
You give me
If you pour I'll be the sieve
And I will filter just to live
So let your earth quake
Baby you know me
I surrender completely
And slowly
I'm feeling like a genius
I pound the wall
I've built between us
My hammer tears
With my come
I will repair
I deposit what I've felt
In the winter I can sell it
It grows in the cold
Until the soil is eroded
So let your earth quake
Go ahead and break me
My skin invincible
You can't phase me
I will take whatever you give me
If you pour I'll be the sieve
And I will filter just to live
So let your earth quake
Baby you know me
I surrender completely
And slowly
Pass me to your shoulders
Keep me dry and warm
Keep me high and normal
Cause I'm riding in
Your strut and
Lying in your gutter
Drunken and confused
Ready for abuse
So let your earth quake, baby
Push me to the ground and
Break my ears of sound
I have never heard
I have never deserved
Keep me deaf and muted
Slap me til I'm stupid
I'm dying for your hand
I'd die to understand
So let your earth quake
Go ahead and break me
My skin invincible
You can't phase me
I will take whatever
You give me
If you pour I'll be the sieve
And I will filter just to live
So let your earth quake
Baby you know me
I surrender completely
And slowly
I'm feeling like a genius
I pound the wall
I've built between us
My hammer tears
With my come
I will repair
I deposit what I've felt
In the winter I can sell it
It grows in the cold
Until the soil is eroded
So let your earth quake
Go ahead and break me
My skin invincible
You can't phase me
I will take whatever you give me
If you pour I'll be the sieve
And I will filter just to live
So let your earth quake
Baby you know me
I surrender completely
And slowly
Lyrics submitted by sillymofo15
Let Your Earth Quake, Baby Lyrics as written by Jordan Hudson Hutch Harris
Lyrics © TERRORBIRD PUBLISHING LLC
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