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.
Don't come to me with your problems I don't need them
Your conscience is a weight that I won't hold
You'd rather be the only who pretends
Is it cause you've been bought and sold so young?
Don't ask me questions cause I don't got the answers
If you only knew what time will tell
It's all a test and lessons that you can't learn
You'll know when you spend your time in hell
As your blood's running thin your time's running out
No one will be listening not even when you shout
When your angels turn to devils you'll finally figure out
That no one will be with you in the end
A hypocrite you're just a contradiction
Rapped up in your lies who knows what's real
Well this is it your lonely life of fiction
Do you even know how to feel
As your blood's running thin your time's running out
No one will be listening not even when you shout
When your angels turn to devils you'll finally figure out
That no one will be with you in the end
The end
The end
The end
Your conscience is a weight that I won't hold
You'd rather be the only who pretends
Is it cause you've been bought and sold so young?
Don't ask me questions cause I don't got the answers
If you only knew what time will tell
It's all a test and lessons that you can't learn
You'll know when you spend your time in hell
As your blood's running thin your time's running out
No one will be listening not even when you shout
When your angels turn to devils you'll finally figure out
That no one will be with you in the end
A hypocrite you're just a contradiction
Rapped up in your lies who knows what's real
Well this is it your lonely life of fiction
Do you even know how to feel
As your blood's running thin your time's running out
No one will be listening not even when you shout
When your angels turn to devils you'll finally figure out
That no one will be with you in the end
The end
The end
The end
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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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