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.
It's in the way he says he loves
It's never enough
I wish that he could feel inside
What its like
I lost my way I couldn't face
Til one day
My world came crashing down
I had to break
No no no no no
You took a bite
You spit me out
A million times before
I've heard them shout
You couldn't change
It's a shame
I'm a nobody
I'm a nobody
Tears away wears away
My heart
From a baby to the little girl
This girl I know
She had the perfect life
Was the perfect wife
Had the perfect life
Was the perfect
But its in the way he says he loves
It's never enough
No no no no no
You took a bite
You spit me out
A million times before
I've heard them shout
You couldn't change
It's a shame
I'm a nobody
I'm A nobody
He'd surprise me when he'd come around
No no no no no
You took a bite
You spit me out
A million times before
I've heard them shout
You couldn't change
It's a shame
I'm a nobody
I'm A nobody
No no no no no no
It's never enough
I wish that he could feel inside
What its like
I lost my way I couldn't face
Til one day
My world came crashing down
I had to break
No no no no no
You took a bite
You spit me out
A million times before
I've heard them shout
You couldn't change
It's a shame
I'm a nobody
I'm a nobody
Tears away wears away
My heart
From a baby to the little girl
This girl I know
She had the perfect life
Was the perfect wife
Had the perfect life
Was the perfect
But its in the way he says he loves
It's never enough
No no no no no
You took a bite
You spit me out
A million times before
I've heard them shout
You couldn't change
It's a shame
I'm a nobody
I'm A nobody
He'd surprise me when he'd come around
No no no no no
You took a bite
You spit me out
A million times before
I've heard them shout
You couldn't change
It's a shame
I'm a nobody
I'm A nobody
No no no no no no
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i can kind of c that
but i think its more about an abusive relationship
she had the perfect life was the perfect wife had the perfect life was the perfect
but its in the way he says he loves it’s never enough
i think shes implying that she has tried to b everything he wanted but it is never enught for him
a million times before I’ve heard them shout you couldn’t change it’s a shame I’m a nobody
and the guy makes her feel like shit
man i love this band i cant wait to c them again in austin for SXSW i saw them last year at SXSW and with she wants revenge to tell u the truth i enjoyed this band more than i enjoyes SWR and im like SWR biggest fan
I was front row!!!! next to the speeakers and i can tell u there bass player is awasome
I think the song is about a girl that fell in love with an emotionally unavailabe man. She thought she could fix him and tried to be perfect and did everything she could to make him happy, but then realized that he would never love her. Everyone knew he was bad for her, but she stayed in it b/c she really believed that she saw the real him and she could help him become that person, until he pushed her away so far that she finally broke down and saw the truth. When it ended he treated her like she never meant anything to him and she was just another girl.
i totally agree with the song being about an abusive relationship.. "It’s in the way he says he loves It’s never enough I wish that he could feel inside What its like I lost my way I couldn’t face til one day My world came crashing down I had to break " he always tells her that he loves her, but she knows that its not enough to stay, she wants him to know how she feels, but of course he wont...she didnt know what to do and she broke down "No no no no no You took a bite you spit me out a million times before I’ve heard them shout you couldn’t change It’s a shame I’m a nobody I’m a nobody" he "took a bite" makes me think of him beating her..people warned her about him when they shouted...she couldnt change his abusive ways, and she belittles herself and thinks of herself as a nobody because of it
"tears away wears away my heart from a baby to the little girl this girl I know she had the perfect life was the perfect wife had the perfect life was the perfect" it eats her alive..the little girl she refers to is herself...the whole "perfect" thing i imagine as a lie..she leads a life of self hatred, but she lies and says everything is just "perfect", when in reality it isnt
but thats just my opinion..such a great sad song
I agree with marcy80.
He says he loves her but she doesn't believe it.
Everyone told her "he wouldn't change" And since he can't even change for her she feels like a nobody to him, since people change for others they care about or love.
He's always going to be a cheat but she doesn't care because she loves him. And he's probably into someone else, and it hurts her.
Then the "he'd suprise me when he'd come around" probably meant he never bothered her before she always had to go to him and now that he's finally come she's . . . "suprised" :]
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