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'm sick of searching
I'm sick of wanting
I'm sick of dreaming
I'm sick of being.
I wish that love would find its own way
I'm sick of searching everyday
A touch a smell, a butterflies wing
It’s all I feel its all you bring
A star can sit for a million years
I can barely sit still before I break into tears...
Confused...
I'm cold on the floor
Trying to look under the wooden door
But the shadow that tears everything apart has got a hold of my heart
I sit and I wait staring at a picture of your face that fades away
Then you're gone, now I need something sweet to move me on.
I need an opinion
I need a direction
I feed on deception
I lead to destruction.
Confused I'm left with nothing to choose
But this pad and this pen and this bottle of booze
I just want to know if this searching will end I've been running in circles and it seems that I tend
To look for an answer that could never be found
So I'll dig and I'll dig till I'm sick feet under ground.
I'm cold on the floor
Trying to look under the wooden door
But the shadow that tears everything apart has got a hold of my heart
I sit and I wait staring at a picture of your face that fades away
Then you're gone, now I need something sweet to move me on.
I just need you to need me
I just want you to know...
I'm cold on the floor
Trying to look under the wooden door
But the shadow that tears everything apart has got a hold of my heart
I sit and I wait staring at a picture of your face that fades away
Then you're gone, now I need something sweet to move me on.
I need an opinion
I need a direction
I feed on deception
I lead to destruction...
I'm sick of wanting
I'm sick of dreaming
I'm sick of being.
I wish that love would find its own way
I'm sick of searching everyday
A touch a smell, a butterflies wing
It’s all I feel its all you bring
A star can sit for a million years
I can barely sit still before I break into tears...
Confused...
I'm cold on the floor
Trying to look under the wooden door
But the shadow that tears everything apart has got a hold of my heart
I sit and I wait staring at a picture of your face that fades away
Then you're gone, now I need something sweet to move me on.
I need an opinion
I need a direction
I feed on deception
I lead to destruction.
Confused I'm left with nothing to choose
But this pad and this pen and this bottle of booze
I just want to know if this searching will end I've been running in circles and it seems that I tend
To look for an answer that could never be found
So I'll dig and I'll dig till I'm sick feet under ground.
I'm cold on the floor
Trying to look under the wooden door
But the shadow that tears everything apart has got a hold of my heart
I sit and I wait staring at a picture of your face that fades away
Then you're gone, now I need something sweet to move me on.
I just need you to need me
I just want you to know...
I'm cold on the floor
Trying to look under the wooden door
But the shadow that tears everything apart has got a hold of my heart
I sit and I wait staring at a picture of your face that fades away
Then you're gone, now I need something sweet to move me on.
I need an opinion
I need a direction
I feed on deception
I lead to destruction...
Lyrics submitted by GCNgamer128
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I wish that love would find its own way I'm sick of searching everyday"
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