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.
Another crowded dance floor
Another empty glass
Another failed hello
It’s your alibi
Another splendid lie
It’s the bruises that you can’t show
It’s another lonely sunset
Another starless sky
The nervousness inside
It’s the final kiss from a lover’s fist
It’s the reason why you can’t cry
It's a violent reaction
The mixtape in your heart
The answer you should know
How we complicate, a simple mistake
It’s the face you make when I go
And we tried to change
The city noise made us strange
So we plugged our ears and learned to fight
We set the stage but we could not engage so we cut all ties by candlelight
Change, change, change
Another deep depression
The calm before the storm
The shaking in your head
How you sacrificed – How you paid the price
All the words you wish you had said
It’s the rawest of emotions
Drinking to forget- names written in the snow
It’s the anxious feel- purging your last meal
It’s the secret that you can’t know
And we tried to change
The city noise made us strange
So we plugged our ears and learned to fight
We set the stage but we could not engage so we cut all ties by candlelight
Change, Change, Change
Another empty glass
Another failed hello
It’s your alibi
Another splendid lie
It’s the bruises that you can’t show
It’s another lonely sunset
Another starless sky
The nervousness inside
It’s the final kiss from a lover’s fist
It’s the reason why you can’t cry
It's a violent reaction
The mixtape in your heart
The answer you should know
How we complicate, a simple mistake
It’s the face you make when I go
And we tried to change
The city noise made us strange
So we plugged our ears and learned to fight
We set the stage but we could not engage so we cut all ties by candlelight
Change, change, change
Another deep depression
The calm before the storm
The shaking in your head
How you sacrificed – How you paid the price
All the words you wish you had said
It’s the rawest of emotions
Drinking to forget- names written in the snow
It’s the anxious feel- purging your last meal
It’s the secret that you can’t know
And we tried to change
The city noise made us strange
So we plugged our ears and learned to fight
We set the stage but we could not engage so we cut all ties by candlelight
Change, Change, Change
Lyrics submitted by demeter
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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.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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like most songs i think this refers a lot to destructive relationships but it goes beyond that also. i do agree with roachofdiscord that it could be about the break up of jack off jills. and how the bands break up or whatever really fucked jessicka up
'It’s another lonely sunset Another starless sky The nervousness inside It’s the final kiss from a lover’s fist It’s the reason why you can’t cry'
i think this might refer to jessicka feeling alienated and hurt about joj and ultimately forming scarling.
this song is really angsty but there's some kind of hope in it which of course makes it great. =]]
great song, great lyrics. i love it.