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 OK
To be safe
'Cause I'm on top
Of my game
But I'm losing control
Falling by the wayside
Dive right in
Take a drink
Enter it
Try and win
Make sure you call
Before I leave
Keep on top
Of the game
I'm losing control
Falling by the wayside
It's ok
To be safe
To be safe
'Cause I'm on top
Of my game
But I'm losing control
Falling by the wayside
Dive right in
Take a drink
Enter it
Try and win
Make sure you call
Before I leave
Keep on top
Of the game
I'm losing control
Falling by the wayside
It's ok
To be safe
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I'm in love with this song- heard it on one of my favorite shows "The 4400" and thank God! From my point of view, this song is all about giving into your inhibitions. It's okay to be safe- but you can venture out if you want to...because you can. Being on top of your game, on top of the world, it becomes easy to stray away, a little or a lot. All of a sudden your losing control and diving in to what you promised yourself you wouldn't.
He's on top becauze he's played it safe all along, and it's okay to do it that way. But, if you do the same thing, all day, everyday, you die a little each day inside. And he has died inside so that is why he is losing control. Or maybe it's just a flashback of his crappy life, and he regrets doing the same safe thing day after day. HE should've taken risks.
This song is excellent! I can't even really detail the emotion it evokes...not melancholy and not resigned...help me out..I love it!
Light summer rain in the afternoon tturns into a downpour....that's what this song is
i think has to be deeper than a casino Its much sadder much more devistating than that Its like falling off a cliff losing your grip of a certain peice of reality.
I think that the middle of this album (Moth to Light for the Deadvine) is a narration of a distant love affair. By distant, I mean that the parties involved aren't in any position to meld their lives together, but still strongly desire each other. This song relates to that because he is finding himself "playing it safe" by not forgetting all that can go wrong and taking the leap for love. It is slowly driving him insane, and he is finding it harder all the time to make the choices that are safest, without feeling like he is missing out on something spectacular.
If you look at the slimpliest meaning for this song, it might be about a compulsive player.
Dive right in --> at the casino Take a drink --> drink alcool at the casino Enter it --> money in the machine Try and win --> try, but you can lose control...
When gambling takes the control of your life !
But i wish it has a deepest meaning... I don't know...