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.
Well, I never got my license to live
They won't give it up
So I stand at the world's edge
I'm trying to break in
Oh, I know it's not for me
And the sight of it all
Makes me sad and ill
That's when I want some weird sin
Things get too straight
I can't bear it
I feel stuck, stuck on a pin
I'm trying to break in
Oh, I know it's not for me
But the sight of it all
Makes me sad and ill
That's when I want
Some weird sin, that's when I want
Some weird sin, just to relax with
Yeah, some dumb, weird sin, for a while anyway
With my head on the ledge
That's what you get out on the edge
Some weird sin
Things get too straight
I can't bear it
I feel stuck, stuck on a pin
I'm trying to break in
Oh, I know it's not for me
But the sight of it all
Makes me sad and ill
That's when I want
Some weird sin, that's when I want
Some weird sin, just to relax with
Yes, some dumb weird sin, for a while anyway
With my head out on the ledge
That's what you get out on the edge
Some weird sin
Some weird sin
Some weird sin
They won't give it up
So I stand at the world's edge
I'm trying to break in
Oh, I know it's not for me
And the sight of it all
Makes me sad and ill
That's when I want some weird sin
Things get too straight
I can't bear it
I feel stuck, stuck on a pin
I'm trying to break in
Oh, I know it's not for me
But the sight of it all
Makes me sad and ill
That's when I want
Some weird sin, that's when I want
Some weird sin, just to relax with
Yeah, some dumb, weird sin, for a while anyway
With my head on the ledge
That's what you get out on the edge
Some weird sin
Things get too straight
I can't bear it
I feel stuck, stuck on a pin
I'm trying to break in
Oh, I know it's not for me
But the sight of it all
Makes me sad and ill
That's when I want
Some weird sin, that's when I want
Some weird sin, just to relax with
Yes, some dumb weird sin, for a while anyway
With my head out on the ledge
That's what you get out on the edge
Some weird sin
Some weird sin
Some weird sin
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feel an eternal outcast, the world doesn't allow you to love him or even to get a life that's when go on the edge, for thrills, something that makes you care and towards the limits on your own, sometimes it gets really sick
anyone who doesn't relate relates
Only three comments? This song is about feeling so alien in the world, so much like you don't even belong here, that the only way to tolerate existing in it is to commit some act that the world at large views as vile, just to feel anything at all.
Some Weird Sin by Iggy Pop- The general message of the song is about three things: anxiety, rejection (or dispossession/displacement) and drug use. This album was made while Iggy Pop and David Bowie looked to Berlin to minimized their drug use. In essence, the song is about struggling with addiction while living with the stigma of being a social outcast. Here is a detailed summary:
Well, I never got my license to live They won't give it up So I stand at the world's edge: -Iggy never had much of a chance at life. He went to school with some of the wealthiest people, but was poor in comparison.
I'm trying to break in Oh, I know it's not for me And the sight of it all Makes me sad and ill That's when I want- Some Weird Sin: -Iggy realizes he will never be mainstream as his wealthy counterparts. It makes him feel "sad and ill" (possible a reference to Heroin withdrawals). This is when he wants a "weird sin" - which can only be interpreted as Heroin because of the following stanza-----
Things get too straight I can't bear it I feel stuck, stuck on a pin: -Iggy feels sober and can't take the reality sobriety presents. So he feels stuck, anxious to leave the situation like he is on the a pin- yet the pin may be a metaphor for his immobility as well as heroin use.
I'm trying to break in Oh, I know it's not for me But the sight of it all Makes me sad and ill That's when I want Some Weird Sin That's when I want Some Weird Sin Just to relax with: -Repeating the same concepts again. He wants a weird sin to relax with- this could mean sex, heroin, alcohol etc.
Yeah, some dumb, weird sin For a while anyway With my head on the ledge That's what you get out on the edge Some Weird Sin:
Things get too straight I can't bear it I feel stuck, stuck on a pin (see previous)
I'm trying to break in Oh, I know it's not for me When the sight of it all Makes me sad and ill That's when I want Some Weird Sin That's when I want Some Weird Sin Just to relax with (see previous)
That's some dumb weird sin For a while anyway With my head out on the ledge That's what you get out on the edge Some Weird sin (see previous)
Thank you!
one of Iggy's most powerful lyrics.
I think it's about never fiting-in a world that ultimately we'd never want anyway. We can't help to feel frustrated for being outcasts, and some weird sin is the validation of the place we have (or have chosen) in life. The need of remarking how different we are.
Now are we different because we're outcasts, or are we outcasts because we're different?
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