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.
Falling feels like flying
Until you hit the ground
And everything is beautiful
'Till you take a look around
So let it go
Turn the bow into the wave boys
I feel a storm coming in
And every bridge we build we burn
And never learn to swim
No we never learn to swim
So let it go
Lead me to the edge and watch
See how far we both can drop
Let it all just slip away
Let it fade
We'll walk to hawaii
A final sunset on the waves
The perfect girl the perfect place
To watch the world go down in flames
Wouldn't that be a shame
So let it go
Lead me to the edge don't stop
Beauty always had a cost
And as the air slips from our lungs
We'll sing songs of love
Oh love, oh love
Until you hit the ground
And everything is beautiful
'Till you take a look around
So let it go
Turn the bow into the wave boys
I feel a storm coming in
And every bridge we build we burn
And never learn to swim
No we never learn to swim
So let it go
Lead me to the edge and watch
See how far we both can drop
Let it all just slip away
Let it fade
We'll walk to hawaii
A final sunset on the waves
The perfect girl the perfect place
To watch the world go down in flames
Wouldn't that be a shame
So let it go
Lead me to the edge don't stop
Beauty always had a cost
And as the air slips from our lungs
We'll sing songs of love
Oh love, oh love
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There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
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Tom McRae sai this about Walking 2 Hawaii " Song written in major key shock! It's a pop song about sitting on a beautiful beach with your beautiful girlfriend thinking how beautiful everything is... and what a perfect place this would be to sit and watch World War III start...y'know... the usual cheery stuff."
Just seen Tom live in Belfast on Monday night and he was awesome. This song sounds so beautiful in its acousticness, yet ironically not so beautiful in the thinking of how you could sit and watch the world go down in flames. Great song.
Tom really is one of the best songwriters and voices of all time. I love the opening of this song; "Falling feels like flying until you hit the ground." Beautiful.
Thanks for the quote Philosophy it made me laugh! Pretty much what I thought it would be about except for World War 3!
The lyrics are very vivid. A really beautiful song.
Such a beautiful song. And I totally agree with you twistdlogic..
this has to be one of the most amazing songs i know.
i think it's about suicide, maybe jumping to your death - Falling feels like flying until you hit the ground. Lead to me the edge and watch see how far we both can drop, self explanitory.Let it all just slip away Let it fade,last moments of life slipping from you,We'll walk to Hawaii, a final sunset on the waves The perfect girl, the perfect place to watch the world go down in flames, to be this reminds me of the lovers in heaven watching as the world is coming to an end. just what i think anyway :/