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.
We've waited far too long to,
Watch it all crash and fall through
So when you feel like shit you've gotta
Keep on pushing
If you saw the world through my eyes
Then you wouldn't feel so high rise
It's time to take our chance,
You've gotta sit, back, and, hold tight
There's Forces working in our heads
But we don't understand them
I need a map to find my way out all the time
There's Curses Lurking in our heads
But we don't want to find them
We need to come back down and face what we've become
We've become
The more I think
The more I wish I would stop, and hit rewind
What I would give to have or take back then,
When no-one really cares
I remember when we all used to
Kick back, and take days off school
So many times I'd smile
Many times I've cried,
But never did we try
Never did we try
There's Forces working in our heads
But we don't understand them
I need a map to find my way out all the time
There's Curses Lurking in our heads
But we don't want to find them
We need to come back down and face what we've become
Its haunting me I'm so alone
I just want to find my way back home
I'm so alone
There's Forces working in our heads
But we don't understand them
I need a map to find my way out all the time
There's Curses Lurking in our heads
But we don't want to find them
We need to come back down and face what we've become
Watch it all crash and fall through
So when you feel like shit you've gotta
Keep on pushing
If you saw the world through my eyes
Then you wouldn't feel so high rise
It's time to take our chance,
You've gotta sit, back, and, hold tight
There's Forces working in our heads
But we don't understand them
I need a map to find my way out all the time
There's Curses Lurking in our heads
But we don't want to find them
We need to come back down and face what we've become
We've become
The more I think
The more I wish I would stop, and hit rewind
What I would give to have or take back then,
When no-one really cares
I remember when we all used to
Kick back, and take days off school
So many times I'd smile
Many times I've cried,
But never did we try
Never did we try
There's Forces working in our heads
But we don't understand them
I need a map to find my way out all the time
There's Curses Lurking in our heads
But we don't want to find them
We need to come back down and face what we've become
Its haunting me I'm so alone
I just want to find my way back home
I'm so alone
There's Forces working in our heads
But we don't understand them
I need a map to find my way out all the time
There's Curses Lurking in our heads
But we don't want to find them
We need to come back down and face what we've become
Lyrics submitted by ancient grudge
Curses Lyrics as written by Michael Paget Jason James
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Light Up The Sky
Van Halen
Van Halen
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Dreamwalker
Silent Planet
Silent Planet
I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
i think this song is about our own personal "devils" hes reflecting on how hes changed and hes become someone he doesnt want to be. and now he needs to face that. hes confused about everything and he wishes he could turn back time and make things right. but he realises he cant.