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 cold outside
just like fate
it's cold right here
where is your heart
someone get me out of here
alive
take my hand
trust this smile
it's just one smile
i'm getting caught in softer parts of you
it's killing me too
it's killing me too
it's cold outside
just like steel
it's cold right here
just like blades
someone get me out of here
alive
take my eyes
and cauterize my heart
because it's killing nothing
it's killing nothing
i’m getting caught in the same soft parts
of you
watered down and feel the cool
winter creep up your spine
these are mine, these are mine, and these are mine
this mouth bleeds
trust this, this one smile
i walked the halls one thousand years
one thousand too long
isn't nothing the same
all of us in watered down
dumbfounded mercury
i'll trust this tourniquet again
i'll trust this tourniquet uh huh
i walk the halls of a sleeping dogma
nothing amounts to anything (you said useless)
none of this amounts to anything (i’m useless)
and i'll send you a thousand apologies
hugs and kisses
xo, xo
i'll send you a thousand apologies
hugs and kisses, hugs and kisses
xo , i mean a million apologies
xo
hugs and kisses, ray
hugs and fucking kisses
xo, xo
hugs and kisses rachel
xo
fucking hugs and kisses
my apologies
just like fate
it's cold right here
where is your heart
someone get me out of here
alive
take my hand
trust this smile
it's just one smile
i'm getting caught in softer parts of you
it's killing me too
it's killing me too
it's cold outside
just like steel
it's cold right here
just like blades
someone get me out of here
alive
take my eyes
and cauterize my heart
because it's killing nothing
it's killing nothing
i’m getting caught in the same soft parts
of you
watered down and feel the cool
winter creep up your spine
these are mine, these are mine, and these are mine
this mouth bleeds
trust this, this one smile
i walked the halls one thousand years
one thousand too long
isn't nothing the same
all of us in watered down
dumbfounded mercury
i'll trust this tourniquet again
i'll trust this tourniquet uh huh
i walk the halls of a sleeping dogma
nothing amounts to anything (you said useless)
none of this amounts to anything (i’m useless)
and i'll send you a thousand apologies
hugs and kisses
xo, xo
i'll send you a thousand apologies
hugs and kisses, hugs and kisses
xo , i mean a million apologies
xo
hugs and kisses, ray
hugs and fucking kisses
xo, xo
hugs and kisses rachel
xo
fucking hugs and kisses
my apologies
Lyrics submitted by cbortnsxr
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The end of this song resembles a letter to Rachel. The song that follows this on the album, Baby Eskimo Kisses, is a ballad about a girl called Rachel and how he loves her, whilst singing about a breakup. So I assume this song is based on the actual breakup itself, with 'Someone get me out of here alive' showing how he wants to escape the relationship, and how she has 'taken' his eyes and 'cauterized his heart'.
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