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 sat alone on the step and stared into the blank sky
stars cloaked by smog, the poison of our own.
and as the bitter air bit down I held my breath and
thought of all the others on their backs. (x4)
How do you organize resistance against something that's not even there (but still killing you?)
Your dirt covered fists, screaming indignantly, midigate to out turned palms pleading admittedly.
Raping people of their hope and the sky of all its stars.
They're dying at your feet but 'who cares who they are', right?
There's no place like home (x4)
filling (it's like filling)
an empty glass (an empty glass) from an empty bottle
it's stricken (it's stricken) by rigormortis (by rigormortis) with your hand on the throttle.
Grasping at the chance through a wall of austerity and a fence of police enforced by democratic vulgarity.
Two percent controlling the power:
controlling you,
controlling me,
controlling the borders of democracy.
So it's you, and it's me and we're up against a fence,
control of be controlled, by only two percent.
So it's you, and its me, and we're up against a fence,
control or be controlled, because only we can set us free.
(Think of all the others on their backs.
stars cloaked by smog, the poison of our own.
and as the bitter air bit down I held my breath and
thought of all the others on their backs. (x4)
How do you organize resistance against something that's not even there (but still killing you?)
Your dirt covered fists, screaming indignantly, midigate to out turned palms pleading admittedly.
Raping people of their hope and the sky of all its stars.
They're dying at your feet but 'who cares who they are', right?
There's no place like home (x4)
filling (it's like filling)
an empty glass (an empty glass) from an empty bottle
it's stricken (it's stricken) by rigormortis (by rigormortis) with your hand on the throttle.
Grasping at the chance through a wall of austerity and a fence of police enforced by democratic vulgarity.
Two percent controlling the power:
controlling you,
controlling me,
controlling the borders of democracy.
So it's you, and it's me and we're up against a fence,
control of be controlled, by only two percent.
So it's you, and its me, and we're up against a fence,
control or be controlled, because only we can set us free.
(Think of all the others on their backs.
Lyrics submitted by michrenbou
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