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.
As soon as I got home
Reached out for the foam
Drank my sleep from a can
Playing track 6 and track 7 again and again
I had a crush
Nothing works out
Well I had faith
Could not have known; don't even say it
Meet me again, maybe one mile high
Meet me again and I won't flake this time
Meet me again, maybe a year from now
Meet me again, I think we both remember how
It was no architect designed this view
He could not have known about you
Mousy homes, catacombs
Detroit has a skyline too
Detroit has a skyline too
I had a crush
Nothing works out
Well I had faith
Could not have known, so don't even say it
Meet me again, maybe one mile high
Meet me again and I won't flake this time
Meet me again, maybe a year from now
Meet me again, I think we both remember how
I think we both remember how
I think we both remember
Both remember how
Reached out for the foam
Drank my sleep from a can
Playing track 6 and track 7 again and again
I had a crush
Nothing works out
Well I had faith
Could not have known; don't even say it
Meet me again, maybe one mile high
Meet me again and I won't flake this time
Meet me again, maybe a year from now
Meet me again, I think we both remember how
It was no architect designed this view
He could not have known about you
Mousy homes, catacombs
Detroit has a skyline too
Detroit has a skyline too
I had a crush
Nothing works out
Well I had faith
Could not have known, so don't even say it
Meet me again, maybe one mile high
Meet me again and I won't flake this time
Meet me again, maybe a year from now
Meet me again, I think we both remember how
I think we both remember how
I think we both remember
Both remember how
Lyrics submitted by lepidoptera3, edited by Dingo16
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
what do the song lyrics have to do with detroit?
haha, i think it's more the idea. the song title is "detroit has a skyline" which explains itself really. even a place as grimy and dark as detroit has a skyline. so i'm sure you can stencil that idea onto his situation
But you'd expect a grimy place to have a skyline because it's a big city. The analogy works better I think if he thought Detroit was a small unknown city before finding out that it has a skyline.