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.
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
These days they're allowing visitation
To aid in my rehabilitation
To make these days mean so much more to me
I beg friends and family for forgiveness
And now for the first time, together we'll witness
Together we'll live this song I've been living incessantly
So come sing with me
Through these poison pills and chemicals
I know that you'll lose something beautiful
And brilliant, but at least it'll be instant
I'm sorry, its the only way
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
So come over to my house
Catch up over dinner
We're having strychnine and Sirloin
Port wine and paint thinner
You'll convulse through the chorus
It's the song of a sinner
As I slowly clear the table
I Know that this won't be the last time
(It won't be the last time)
We wrote this song and the world will sing it to me
It's everything to me, It's everything to me, it's
On every corpse, I see her face
My love, my heart
I hear her laughter and she's still alive
(It's like she's still alive)
It's her body I'm holding as we make love
My heart breaks every time I dismember the flesh
Hide the evidence and start again because
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
The one where the audience is all dead
These days they're allowing visitation
To aid in my rehabilitation
To make these days mean so much more to me
I beg friends and family for forgiveness
And now for the first time, together we'll witness
Together we'll live this song I've been living incessantly
So come sing with me
Through these poison pills and chemicals
I know that you'll lose something beautiful
And brilliant, but at least it'll be instant
I'm sorry, its the only way
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
So come over to my house
Catch up over dinner
We're having strychnine and Sirloin
Port wine and paint thinner
You'll convulse through the chorus
It's the song of a sinner
As I slowly clear the table
I Know that this won't be the last time
(It won't be the last time)
We wrote this song and the world will sing it to me
It's everything to me, It's everything to me, it's
On every corpse, I see her face
My love, my heart
I hear her laughter and she's still alive
(It's like she's still alive)
It's her body I'm holding as we make love
My heart breaks every time I dismember the flesh
Hide the evidence and start again because
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
It's all about the song in my head
The one where the audience is all dead
Lyrics submitted by Sparkle_motion
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