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.
On a dark street
on a cold night
pizza's cooking
in a storefront oven
on the corner a boy is waiting
the moonlight feels cold and
desperate some hidden sadness has bound down
attention is all over town ready
to burst open into driving burning
exploding sound
If these walls could sing they would
sing us a hundred songs
if these walls could talk they would say
they would have seen it coming all along, all along
Tony's making slice pies for the lunch rush
stirring the sauce pounding out
the dough his brother left town with his
girl she aint his girl no more
And some days they never seem to end
So ????!!! in his home town ready to burst
open into driving burning exploding sound.
And If these walls could sing they would
sing us a hundred songs
if these walls could talk they would say
they would have seen it coming all along ,
all along, all along...
May all these walls be made in all our wasted years and days
not stand in our way that we may feel the window change
(change, turn it up [3x])
And If these walls could sing
they would sing us a hundred songs
if these walls could talk
they would say they would have seen it coming, coming, coming all along, all along
[x5]
on a cold night
pizza's cooking
in a storefront oven
on the corner a boy is waiting
the moonlight feels cold and
desperate some hidden sadness has bound down
attention is all over town ready
to burst open into driving burning
exploding sound
If these walls could sing they would
sing us a hundred songs
if these walls could talk they would say
they would have seen it coming all along, all along
Tony's making slice pies for the lunch rush
stirring the sauce pounding out
the dough his brother left town with his
girl she aint his girl no more
And some days they never seem to end
So ????!!! in his home town ready to burst
open into driving burning exploding sound.
And If these walls could sing they would
sing us a hundred songs
if these walls could talk they would say
they would have seen it coming all along ,
all along, all along...
May all these walls be made in all our wasted years and days
not stand in our way that we may feel the window change
(change, turn it up [3x])
And If these walls could sing
they would sing us a hundred songs
if these walls could talk
they would say they would have seen it coming, coming, coming all along, all along
[x5]
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Why is there only one comment for this song (which I totally agree with haha)!?!?
I'm guessing it's about the years that past you by?
so beautiful. bouncing souls are amazing.
this is a beautiful song
damn I was hoping someone would have an answer for what the walls had seen coming all along
but i think the song is about getting wrapped up in a routine in life and never really getting out and doing what you want to.
"Tony's making slice pies for the lunch rush Stirring the sauce, pounding out the dough His brother left town with his girl She ain't his girl no more"
Tony's brother and girl left because they wanted to get away and he was left behind because he was too afraid to break out and go somewhere, that's how I interpret it anyways.
So yeah I think it's about that and maybe looking back and seeing how the years have passed you by. So maybe what the walls saw coming is that you would realize that you made the mistake of never getting out and doing what you wanted with your life. And they saw it coming because they've seen it happen to many people who worked in the store before.
Anyways such a beautiful song, when I first saw the title I thought it was gonna be a fun song about pizza and then I listened to it and I was like woah, this is deep.
damn I was hoping someone would have an answer for what the walls had seen coming all along
but i think the song is about getting wrapped up in a routine in life and never really getting out and doing what you want to.
"Tony's making slice pies for the lunch rush Stirring the sauce, pounding out the dough His brother left town with his girl She ain't his girl no more"
Tony's brother and girl left because they wanted to get away and he was left behind because he was too afraid to break out and go somewhere, that's how I interpret it anyways.
So yeah I think it's about that and maybe looking back and seeing how the years have passed you by. So maybe what the walls saw coming is that you would realize that you made the mistake of never getting out and doing what you wanted with your life. And they saw it coming because they've seen it happen to many people who worked in the store before.
Anyways such a beautiful song, when I first saw the title I thought it was gonna be a fun song about pizza and then I listened to it and I was like woah, this is deep.
not sure, but ive heard its about the tony guy committing suicide cause his girlfriend left him for his brother. but i dunno