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.
Already dead
So kill my head
There's a sun in his eyes
It won't go away
I'm already dead
Why is it I can't kill my...?
He would never sleep
Said, I didn't mind it at all
Made me feel quite cheap
Looking back on it all
Then there was this kiss
He said that he couldn't resist
And was I aware of what I missed?
That night I slept on his couch
With my back turned to the wall
Nothing assumed but you know
You know
In the morning we said nothing at all
All I could think of was this:
He said that he couldn't resist
And was I aware of what I missed?
So kill my head
There's a sun in his eyes
It won't go away
I'm already dead
Why is it I can't kill my...?
He would never sleep
Said, I didn't mind it at all
Made me feel quite cheap
Looking back on it all
Then there was this kiss
He said that he couldn't resist
And was I aware of what I missed?
That night I slept on his couch
With my back turned to the wall
Nothing assumed but you know
You know
In the morning we said nothing at all
All I could think of was this:
He said that he couldn't resist
And was I aware of what I missed?
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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WHYYYY is this song so good? And yes, it is Keen On Boys. Anyways, sounds like a gay theme going on. In the first verse, he sounds like he's ready to give up. Very hopeless and dubious. Then it sounds like a male figure came into his life. And... You know... Maybe I'm looking at it too simply, but there we go.