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.
this ones for the audience can't you see,
that i'm runnin runnin round adams apple tree,
from capital grounds to the smallest town,
issues with control of the crown,
they're trying to set our moral provisions,
by reconfiguring our sexual decisions,
this wont last long we must take action,
against the grain, graaaaaaain,
male or female; i dont care,
is that the problem, or everyones fear?
why do we get so caught up in this
lame shelter, audio vision,
x2 (we're talkin vison)
man in office has power of this,
taking away something thats so precious,
saying it's not so sacred to us,
but its sacred less, none the less,
taking away something from our song,
not allowing the truth to be told,
i cant beleive this (scienty?) is so unnaccepting, interupting,
[chorus x2]
that i'm runnin runnin round adams apple tree,
from capital grounds to the smallest town,
issues with control of the crown,
they're trying to set our moral provisions,
by reconfiguring our sexual decisions,
this wont last long we must take action,
against the grain, graaaaaaain,
male or female; i dont care,
is that the problem, or everyones fear?
why do we get so caught up in this
lame shelter, audio vision,
x2 (we're talkin vison)
man in office has power of this,
taking away something thats so precious,
saying it's not so sacred to us,
but its sacred less, none the less,
taking away something from our song,
not allowing the truth to be told,
i cant beleive this (scienty?) is so unnaccepting, interupting,
[chorus x2]
Lyrics submitted by tropical iceland
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I think peachcake are better than HGB, i think they're more fun and generally more intersting. But that's just me ^_^
i've got some corrections to make. the word (scienty?) in the line "i cant beleive this (scienty?) is so unnaccepting, interupting" should be SOCIETY.
"they're trying to set our moral provisions, by reconfiguring our sexual decisions, this wont last long we must take action, against the grain, graaaaaaain,
male or female; i dont care, is that the problem, or everyones fear?"
So I'm thinking that he's talking about gay marriage, or lack thereof.
"man in office has power of this, taking away something thats so precious, saying it's not so sacred to us, but its sacred less, none the less,"
The president has to the power to decide if gay couples can marry. And we've all seen the excuses people use by saying "marriage is sacred between a man and a woman". In this song he points out that it is sacred to gay couples as well; who are the president and other politicians to decide what is and isn't sacred to a person?
"I can't believe this society is so unaccepting, interrupting"
I believe that says it all :) Because society is unaccepting, their ignorance, or sheer stupidity, interrupts the lives of people who would like to marry their partner and create a life together.
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