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.
Lost in slumber
A threat to no one
Weak and humbled
In my disgrace
Sweet departure
Is what I long for
Careless moments
To comfort me
Dead philosophy
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Too determined
To be forgotten
Nothing left to enrapture me
Hard and silent but softly breaking
No beloved to comfort me
Ooh, dead philosophy
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Feel the determination built into my mind
You're never gonna find me
I'll wipe the world away
Your face it will remind me
Just how much I have to leave
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again, tell
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Into my mind
A threat to no one
Weak and humbled
In my disgrace
Sweet departure
Is what I long for
Careless moments
To comfort me
Dead philosophy
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Too determined
To be forgotten
Nothing left to enrapture me
Hard and silent but softly breaking
No beloved to comfort me
Ooh, dead philosophy
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Feel the determination built into my mind
You're never gonna find me
I'll wipe the world away
Your face it will remind me
Just how much I have to leave
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again, tell
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Into my mind
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no the live version isnt the only version its on theyre lost children album you can listen to the whole malbum on youtube!