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.
to sleep forever you closed your eyes
disappointed with life and all it’s lies
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
i know you are with me in you dreams (see me riding on lightbeams)
i’ve been out here for a hundred years (to count the stars means to count my tears)
i tried to forget you but i gave up (thinking of you drinking beer in a pub)
as you fell from the chair and i stepped on your hair
you and me we were made for each other
right from the start i was liked by your mother
the pain i feel going right through a star
doesn’t reach my desire by far
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
absorbed in thoughts i enjoyed an erection
while something unknown changed my direction
and i realized too late me and a black hole (having a date)
baby i drop like a stone in a second i’ll be gone
i’m again on my own i will always be alone
screaming out loudly i awake
out of a horrible dream that makes my body shake
i calm down while you hold my hand
offering your heart as the place to land
i set my eyes upon the planet’s surface (a gentle breeze gives me a soft embrace)
it looks so much like earth but it’s a parallel world (will i ever return to my own universe)
the sun goes down i turn around catching your eye (looking nowhere in the sky)
we’ll always be together in your dreams my love in a second i’ll be gone
i’m again on my own i will always be alone
the pain i feel going right through a star
doesn’t reach my desire by far
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
disappointed with life and all it’s lies
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
i know you are with me in you dreams (see me riding on lightbeams)
i’ve been out here for a hundred years (to count the stars means to count my tears)
i tried to forget you but i gave up (thinking of you drinking beer in a pub)
as you fell from the chair and i stepped on your hair
you and me we were made for each other
right from the start i was liked by your mother
the pain i feel going right through a star
doesn’t reach my desire by far
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
absorbed in thoughts i enjoyed an erection
while something unknown changed my direction
and i realized too late me and a black hole (having a date)
baby i drop like a stone in a second i’ll be gone
i’m again on my own i will always be alone
screaming out loudly i awake
out of a horrible dream that makes my body shake
i calm down while you hold my hand
offering your heart as the place to land
i set my eyes upon the planet’s surface (a gentle breeze gives me a soft embrace)
it looks so much like earth but it’s a parallel world (will i ever return to my own universe)
the sun goes down i turn around catching your eye (looking nowhere in the sky)
we’ll always be together in your dreams my love in a second i’ll be gone
i’m again on my own i will always be alone
the pain i feel going right through a star
doesn’t reach my desire by far
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
saturngirl do you really think
that in your dreams the world is pink
Lyrics submitted by Idan
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