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.
I fall into the ocean, I fly into the sky
All my broken emotion is slowly drifting by
The further I go into myself
The more that I find, I need someone else
I am falling
I am calling you
I am
Awake in my bedroom, my head and my heart
You are above and within me, and I know we'll never part
The further I go into myself
The more that I find, I need someone else
I am falling
I am calling you
I am falling
I am calling you
Calling you
All my broken emotion is slowly drifting by
The further I go into myself
The more that I find, I need someone else
I am falling
I am calling you
I am
Awake in my bedroom, my head and my heart
You are above and within me, and I know we'll never part
The further I go into myself
The more that I find, I need someone else
I am falling
I am calling you
I am falling
I am calling you
Calling you
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evermore are awesome***
i think this song is about someone who goes into a type of depression because someone has left him or died (hence the line 'You are above and within me, and I know we’ll never part The further I go into myself The more that I find, I need someone else') towards the end of the song, he realizes that he'll never be able to see them again (I am falling I am calling you I am falling I am calling you Calling you...as in he's falling back into himself, depression) this is probably wrong, but it's what i think it might mean. I love evermore so much, their music is just beautiful.
yes i agreee it is about the dead and the spirits of people who have passed away.
The live performance of this song is superb.