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.
Looks to me like heaven sent
No lullaby kid, no 5%
Any way you want to cut that cake
She's dyin' from the likes of abandonment
Lost in the valley without my horses
She needs somebody to hold
It looked to me like heaven
Sent this for your roughest night
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
Who's going to take you home
And hold you when things aren't so bright?
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
It's a long walk down those tracks
It's a dirty walk in
It's a dirty walk back
Gonna learn oh way too much
Shootin' dope in the back of a Cadillac Jack
Slow down the road to my back 40
She needs somebody to hold
It looked to me like heaven
Sent this for your roughest night
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
Who's going to take you home
And hold you when things aren't so bright?
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
Down in the south seas
Give me your mouth please
Resuscitation is the way I find these
I give you major
You give me minor
Don't fade away
Like an ocean liner
Now
Lost in the valley without my horses
No-one can tell me what my remorse is
God made this lady that stands before me
She needs somebody to hold
She shows the world up with a smile
And then she throws the fight
She looks to me, she looks to me alright
Down on the bathroom floor
She's searching for another light
She looks to me, she looks to me alright
It looks to me like heaven
Sent this for your roughest night
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
Who's going to take you home
And hold you when things aren't so bright
She looks to me
She looks to me...
No lullaby kid, no 5%
Any way you want to cut that cake
She's dyin' from the likes of abandonment
Lost in the valley without my horses
She needs somebody to hold
It looked to me like heaven
Sent this for your roughest night
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
Who's going to take you home
And hold you when things aren't so bright?
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
It's a long walk down those tracks
It's a dirty walk in
It's a dirty walk back
Gonna learn oh way too much
Shootin' dope in the back of a Cadillac Jack
Slow down the road to my back 40
She needs somebody to hold
It looked to me like heaven
Sent this for your roughest night
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
Who's going to take you home
And hold you when things aren't so bright?
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
Down in the south seas
Give me your mouth please
Resuscitation is the way I find these
I give you major
You give me minor
Don't fade away
Like an ocean liner
Now
Lost in the valley without my horses
No-one can tell me what my remorse is
God made this lady that stands before me
She needs somebody to hold
She shows the world up with a smile
And then she throws the fight
She looks to me, she looks to me alright
Down on the bathroom floor
She's searching for another light
She looks to me, she looks to me alright
It looks to me like heaven
Sent this for your roughest night
She looks to me
She looks to me alright
Who's going to take you home
And hold you when things aren't so bright
She looks to me
She looks to me...
Lyrics submitted by Alnervik, edited by 60_miles_an_hour
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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Okay I think im 110% wrong but when Anthony says.....
"Down in the South seas Give me your mouth please Resuscitation is the way I find me I give you major You give me minor Don't fade away Like an ocean liner Now"
"Down on the bathroom floor She's searching for another light She looks to me she looks to me All right"
It reminded me of in 'Scar Tissue' when Anthony talks about how his friend Kim accidetaly overdosed on heroin and he took her to the bathroom and had top ut her in the shower and I believe he did mouth-to-mouth. He kept saying stuff liek "Don't die Kim!!!" I dont know if the entire song is about her, but who knows. I'm not finished with the book yet so if I have any more clues I'll come back :D
Oh my gosh, thats brilliant. It very well could be about Kim
@iris_and_a_zephyr Wow, I haven't read his book, but this take seems to fit perfectly.... !! More people need to see this comment.
@iris_and_a_zephyr recitation* he's talking about reciting his own lyrics. you're too busy trying to read some dipshit understanding into the lyrics and not actually hearing* them.