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.
Finding It So Hard
I'm finding it so hard
To communicate with you
I'm finding it so hard
To show myself to you
'cause these feelings
Won't go away
God give me the strength
To get over this
So I can keep my love in here
I'm finding it so hard
To see reason with you
I'm finding it so hard
To show my love to you
'cause these emotions
Won't come out of here
God give me the power
To love again
So I can feel my heart again
I'm finding it so hard
To make my life with you
I'm finding it so hard
To let myself be with you
'cause this selfishness
Won't go away
Lock myself up
When you're with me
So free me so I can love again
Just free me
I'm finding it so hard
To communicate with you
I'm finding it so hard
To show myself to you
'cause these emotions
Won't come out of here
Lock myself up
When you're with me (Repeat)
I'm finding it so hard
To communicate with you
I'm finding it so hard
To show myself to you
'cause these feelings
Won't go away
God give me the strength
To get over this
So I can keep my love in here
I'm finding it so hard
To see reason with you
I'm finding it so hard
To show my love to you
'cause these emotions
Won't come out of here
God give me the power
To love again
So I can feel my heart again
I'm finding it so hard
To make my life with you
I'm finding it so hard
To let myself be with you
'cause this selfishness
Won't go away
Lock myself up
When you're with me
So free me so I can love again
Just free me
I'm finding it so hard
To communicate with you
I'm finding it so hard
To show myself to you
'cause these emotions
Won't come out of here
Lock myself up
When you're with me (Repeat)
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This song is about falling in love again when your heart got broken. To me, it's about a guy who's trying to have a relationship with a girl but who just can't let it be, like somehting inside is forcing him to run away. He feels like he has no heart no more.
The selfishness he talks about sounds more like some self-defense to me, cause he's so scared to be hurt again. When he's with the girl, the feelings he has for her get him numb, and he just can't talk or show her love. It just can't get out. Maybe he stills love his ex-girlfriend, though he knows they couldn't be together anyway, and that love prevents him from showing himself to another girl, like he's not allowed, he has not hte right to betray her.
I think there should be "did you fall over me" , not:"did you phone"
I think the guy wants to quit his girl, but doesn't know how to tell her. He's stuck with his feelings inside and can't get rid of it. He wants to be free and love again, but he's stuck with her...
Oh, I mean "I WISH it was longer"
This song is an absolute cosmos of sound. The climax is incredible.
This song is about falling in love again when your heart got broken. To me, it's about a guy who's trying to have a relationship with a girl but who just can't let it be, like somehting inside is forcing him to run away. He feels like he has no heart no more.
The selfishness he talks about sounds more like some self-defense to me, cause he's so scared to be hurt again. When he's with the girl, the feelings he has for her get him numb, and he just can't talk or show her love. It just can't get out. Maybe he stills love his ex-girlfriend, though he knows they couldn't be together anyway, and that love prevents him from showing himself to another girl, like he's not allowed, he has not hte right to betray her.
The girl part is mind-blowing. Just incredible... I was it was longer. What does 'phone over' mean?