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.
The guy who put his hands on you
Has got nothing to do with me
And the bruises that you feel will heal
And I hope you'll come around
'Cuz we're missing you
And you used to speak so easy
Now you're afraid to talk to me
It's like walking with the wounded
Carrying that weight way too far
The concrete pulled you down so hard
Out there with the wounded
We're missing you
And I never claimed to understand
What happens after dark
But my fingers catch the sparks
At the thought of touching you
When you're wounded
Pour it out boys
Let me break it down to revise the issue
We miss your face and you know I wish you
Would come back down to the Dalva Bar
You tell them, "That's just my battle scar"
I want to kiss you
And knock 'em down like we used to
You're the marigold
Well you walking down shaking that thing all day
And then you walk on baby, walk on, you walk on
On and on
You're an angel in the pit
With her hands in the air
And we're missing you
Now it's fall and your shoulders get tighter
Nervous flicks on the lighter, boots
Your pissed off poets, and your women's groups
And the friends with you, we should've known this fool
Well, I guess we missed the mark
Still my fingers catch the sparks
At the thought of them touching you
And now you're wounded
Let me break it down to revise the issue
You never come around and you know we miss you
Well nobody took your pride away
You tell 'em, "That's just what people say"
Back down the bully to the end of the bus
It's time for them to be scared of us
Till you're yelling, how we living?
'Cuz you got the ball
Then you rock on baby, rock on, you rock on
You're a summertime hottie
With her feet in the air
You're singing, "I don't care, I don't care "
Yeah baby you show up
Has got nothing to do with me
And the bruises that you feel will heal
And I hope you'll come around
'Cuz we're missing you
And you used to speak so easy
Now you're afraid to talk to me
It's like walking with the wounded
Carrying that weight way too far
The concrete pulled you down so hard
Out there with the wounded
We're missing you
And I never claimed to understand
What happens after dark
But my fingers catch the sparks
At the thought of touching you
When you're wounded
Pour it out boys
Let me break it down to revise the issue
We miss your face and you know I wish you
Would come back down to the Dalva Bar
You tell them, "That's just my battle scar"
I want to kiss you
And knock 'em down like we used to
You're the marigold
Well you walking down shaking that thing all day
And then you walk on baby, walk on, you walk on
On and on
You're an angel in the pit
With her hands in the air
And we're missing you
Now it's fall and your shoulders get tighter
Nervous flicks on the lighter, boots
Your pissed off poets, and your women's groups
And the friends with you, we should've known this fool
Well, I guess we missed the mark
Still my fingers catch the sparks
At the thought of them touching you
And now you're wounded
Let me break it down to revise the issue
You never come around and you know we miss you
Well nobody took your pride away
You tell 'em, "That's just what people say"
Back down the bully to the end of the bus
It's time for them to be scared of us
Till you're yelling, how we living?
'Cuz you got the ball
Then you rock on baby, rock on, you rock on
You're a summertime hottie
With her feet in the air
You're singing, "I don't care, I don't care "
Yeah baby you show up
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This song is so amazing.
So if I am reading this right I believe the song is about a girl that got raped and it was horrific. The later one of her male friends is trying to keep her from just sinking deeper into depression and trying to get her to sort of rejoin society. He then goes to comfort her by saying something like "Everyone hates the guy, we promise we feel as strongly as you do" with the lines
"And I never claimed to understand What happens after dark But my fingers catch sparks at the thought of touching you When you're wounded"
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"Well you're walkin' round shaking that thing all day And then you walk on baby walk on You walk on"
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