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.
Sometimes we talk, we talk oh so much
Sometimes we talk, we talk so damn much
That we forget why we ever started talking
In the first, the first place
In a land of pirates, I'd be more concerned
With what comes from your mouth than what you believe
So flood your deck with quips fit for royalty
I bet your ship sinks with the wave of so many
Energy, by nature, breeds Siamese perspectives
Divergent views on the surface underneath connected
And what a state we're in when we can't forgive anyone
For the same mistakes we've made ourselves a million
Times before; we've begun
To place the blame on others' tongues
In a land of pirates, I'd be more concerned
With what comes from your mouth than what you put in
So flood your deck with quips fit for royalty
I bet your ship sinks with the wave of so many
We have begun to replace wisdom with vanity
And hold others accountable for the condition of our own feet
In a land of pirates, I'd be more concerned
With what comes from your mouth than what you put in
So flood your deck with quips fit for royalty
I bet your ship wrecked with the weight of so many
There's a battle in a backyard alley
Brothers fight over what's not there
These siblings will be sad to find that war is the winner
We keep fighting for position in a human race that never began
Where the start and the end are both made up of the same thin air
Sometimes we talk, we talk so damn much
That we forget why we ever started talking
In the first, the first place
In a land of pirates, I'd be more concerned
With what comes from your mouth than what you believe
So flood your deck with quips fit for royalty
I bet your ship sinks with the wave of so many
Energy, by nature, breeds Siamese perspectives
Divergent views on the surface underneath connected
And what a state we're in when we can't forgive anyone
For the same mistakes we've made ourselves a million
Times before; we've begun
To place the blame on others' tongues
In a land of pirates, I'd be more concerned
With what comes from your mouth than what you put in
So flood your deck with quips fit for royalty
I bet your ship sinks with the wave of so many
We have begun to replace wisdom with vanity
And hold others accountable for the condition of our own feet
In a land of pirates, I'd be more concerned
With what comes from your mouth than what you put in
So flood your deck with quips fit for royalty
I bet your ship wrecked with the weight of so many
There's a battle in a backyard alley
Brothers fight over what's not there
These siblings will be sad to find that war is the winner
We keep fighting for position in a human race that never began
Where the start and the end are both made up of the same thin air
Lyrics submitted by christsizeshoes
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its "royalty" not "royal tea" LOL
good job on the other parts though. I made a few alterations:
Sometimes we talk, we talk oh so much Sometimes we talk, we talk so damn much That we forget why we ever started talking In the first, the first place
In a land of pirates, I'd be more concerned With what comes from your mouth than what you believe So flood your deck with quips fit for royalty I bet your ship sinks with the wave of so many
Energy, by nature, inside of these perspectives Divergent views on the surface,underneath,connected And what a state we're in when we can't forgive anyone For the same mistakes we've made ourselves a million
Times before we've become To place the blame on others' tongues
In a land of pirates, I'd be more concerned With what comes from your mouth than what you believe So flood your deck with quips fit for royalty I bet your ship sinks with the wave of so many
We have begun to replace wisdom with vanity And hold others accountable for the coalition of our own feat
In a land of pirates, I'd be more concerned With what comes from your mouth than what you believe So flood your deck with quips fit for royalty I bet your ship wrecked with the waves of so many
There's a battle in a backyard alley Brothers fight over almost nothing These siblings will be sad to find that war is the winner We keep fighting for position in a human race that never began Where the start and the end are both made up; the same thing
Kadisfly is so good, so damn good
no offense or anything but who are you to alter someone's lyrics?
i was offering my alteration to his guesswork
what he originallly posted were not the exact lyrics
im sorry(?)
ah well all i saw was you making your amendments to the lyrics..just a misunderstanding.
thought you were just adding your own touches to their work.
I'm pretty sure that the first guy had it more right than the second one.
In a land of pirates, I'd be more concerned With what comes from your mouth than what you put in So flood your deck with quips fit for royalty I bet your ship sinks with the wave of so many
and
Times before we've become To place the blame on others' tongues
That's all, and everyone buy the album. March 6.
lol it's defiantly "With what comes from your mouth than what you believe " not put in.