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.
Tonight I'll be wiping my slate clean
I''ll be clearing out those clouded memories
'Cause I don't to keep living in the past
And I can't stand how I always do that
Tonight because you know I'm sick to death with every last regret and what I've said
And now all I really have left is my head
And its just a mess
Tonight I will dance on the graves of all my darkest days
And erase all the worries of all the time I wasted my scars may never go away
But I'll learn not to mind them along the way
Tonight because you know I'm sick to death with every last regret and what I've said
And now all I really have left is my head
And its just a mess
Tonight I will dance on the graves of all my darkest days
And erase all the worries of all the time I wasted my scars may never go away
But I'll learn not to mind them along the way
Right now I am giving the last rights to all my sleepless nights
Right now I am starting clean and I am going on with my life
Amen
I''ll be clearing out those clouded memories
'Cause I don't to keep living in the past
And I can't stand how I always do that
Tonight because you know I'm sick to death with every last regret and what I've said
And now all I really have left is my head
And its just a mess
Tonight I will dance on the graves of all my darkest days
And erase all the worries of all the time I wasted my scars may never go away
But I'll learn not to mind them along the way
Tonight because you know I'm sick to death with every last regret and what I've said
And now all I really have left is my head
And its just a mess
Tonight I will dance on the graves of all my darkest days
And erase all the worries of all the time I wasted my scars may never go away
But I'll learn not to mind them along the way
Right now I am giving the last rights to all my sleepless nights
Right now I am starting clean and I am going on with my life
Amen
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I don't think it's about coke. I think he's talking about being up all night thinking about his past regrets and everything he has done wrong or hasn't gone right. So he's saying I'm going to stop thinking about and living in the past with all the shit that I've done or has been done to me and just live for tomorrow.
A lot of songs seem to have been added super recently on December 18th this year by the same guy and no one's left any comments... Do LTJ have a new album coming out or something? What label are they on now anyway, they've been on them all...
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Thanks for that, good friend! I actually bought it the other day but I was confused at the time.
Great song...definatly about kicking a coke habit. Sleepless nights=up all night doing blow.
I agree with wicked123.
This song makes me feel like getting up and dancing. Like doing the crip walk or something.
To me this song is all about them times when you end up awake all night 'cause you just CANNOT sleep 'cause your so worried/annoyed/upset about things and you have been for a long time and you just promise yourself not to be anymore. Not coke. Oh, and I agree with the dancing thing, its hard not to dance to LTJ. PS I miss their stuff like this song. In With The Out Crowd just did not cut it.