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.
These broken sentences I write
Entomb the Feelings I can't Speak
The Darting Pen that Scars the Page
Leaves Blotchy sentiments so bleak
These paragraphs That Cage my Words
Trap all my fears so they can't stray
Forcing an order to the Lines
Keeping my troubled thoughts
Away
And I know these pages keep this pain
Away
And I know these words allow me to remain
These Cursive lines a Jagged Blur
As if the consonants had Tears
The hurried lines Huddled so Tight
The words immortalized in Fear
This Yellowed Paper shows its wear
The Corners eaten by Decay
The ink has Faded into time
But it still keeps these thoughts
Away
And I know these pages keep this pain
Away
And I know these words allow me to remain
These Vivid Visions haunt my mind
Tearing through Every Memory
Wrenching Apart all that they find
They struggle gasping to break free
This churning Chaos in my head
Is pouring out onto the page
Flooding the Paper with such Loss
Washing my troubled Thoughts
Away
And I know these pages keep this pain
AwayAnd I know these words allow me to remain
Entomb the Feelings I can't Speak
The Darting Pen that Scars the Page
Leaves Blotchy sentiments so bleak
These paragraphs That Cage my Words
Trap all my fears so they can't stray
Forcing an order to the Lines
Keeping my troubled thoughts
Away
And I know these pages keep this pain
Away
And I know these words allow me to remain
These Cursive lines a Jagged Blur
As if the consonants had Tears
The hurried lines Huddled so Tight
The words immortalized in Fear
This Yellowed Paper shows its wear
The Corners eaten by Decay
The ink has Faded into time
But it still keeps these thoughts
Away
And I know these pages keep this pain
Away
And I know these words allow me to remain
These Vivid Visions haunt my mind
Tearing through Every Memory
Wrenching Apart all that they find
They struggle gasping to break free
This churning Chaos in my head
Is pouring out onto the page
Flooding the Paper with such Loss
Washing my troubled Thoughts
Away
And I know these pages keep this pain
AwayAnd I know these words allow me to remain
Lyrics submitted by punkrockgrl21488
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