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 just cannot cope with it anymore
Something is missing
My old faith is dead
I know you want some more force-fed hatred
And I'm gonna fill you up with a kiss
I found my redemption
I'm OD'd and there is no more entertainment
I found my redemption
And now the scene is so utterly dead
I failed
You won
My sin was pride
Excuse me my friends
I have to cast all aside
I have to clean up
Face the serpent's eyes
My life has been so deadly fake
Guess it is a fine day to bow out with grace
And at least angels are fading away
Suicide religion
“And I hate myself, you know I hate you all”
Suicide religion
Some time ago I'd have to write this down
Guess we know it all along
The light was shining in darkness
And darkness couldn't seize it
The light is shut in darkness
It's the shining
The shining
Je ne suis pas des vôtres
Et ce monde n'est pas mien
Reste l'ennui, reste l'orage
Reste la fraîcheur do soir
Et le droit eternal de rester immobile
Dans le temps suspendu
The light was shining in darkness
And darkness couldn't seize it
The light is shut in darkness
It's the shining
The shining
I don't want to hold this cross anymore
I'm bored to death
I'm abused and confused
And I guess that's how you want me to feel
Shall save my soul and leave it all behind
Suicide religion
“And I hate myself, you know I hate you all”
Suicide religion
Some time ago I'd have to write this down
Guess we know it all along
Something is missing
My old faith is dead
I know you want some more force-fed hatred
And I'm gonna fill you up with a kiss
I found my redemption
I'm OD'd and there is no more entertainment
I found my redemption
And now the scene is so utterly dead
I failed
You won
My sin was pride
Excuse me my friends
I have to cast all aside
I have to clean up
Face the serpent's eyes
My life has been so deadly fake
Guess it is a fine day to bow out with grace
And at least angels are fading away
Suicide religion
“And I hate myself, you know I hate you all”
Suicide religion
Some time ago I'd have to write this down
Guess we know it all along
The light was shining in darkness
And darkness couldn't seize it
The light is shut in darkness
It's the shining
The shining
Je ne suis pas des vôtres
Et ce monde n'est pas mien
Reste l'ennui, reste l'orage
Reste la fraîcheur do soir
Et le droit eternal de rester immobile
Dans le temps suspendu
The light was shining in darkness
And darkness couldn't seize it
The light is shut in darkness
It's the shining
The shining
I don't want to hold this cross anymore
I'm bored to death
I'm abused and confused
And I guess that's how you want me to feel
Shall save my soul and leave it all behind
Suicide religion
“And I hate myself, you know I hate you all”
Suicide religion
Some time ago I'd have to write this down
Guess we know it all along
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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I love this song.. It just has unbelievable power. If we think meanings, this is from Metal Heart magazine:
"The Shining, the opening song of the album, for example, is a kinda metaphor about getting tired of the scene and of its clichés, getting bored of playing in a band for such a long time (almost ten years), realizing how you fucked everything up: job, friends, girlfriends, life.