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.
(Come with me)
We took a back road, we're gonna look at the stars
We took a back road in my car
Down to the ocean, it's only water and sand
And in the ocean we'll hold hands
But I don't really like you, apologetically dressed
In the best, put on the heartbeat glide
Without an answer the thunder speaks for the sky
And on the cold, wet dirt I cry
And on the cold, wet dirt I cry
Don't you wanna come with me?
Don't you wanna feel my bones on your bones?
It's only natural
A cinematic vision ensued
Like the holiest dream
There's someone calling, an angel whispers my name
But the message relayed is the same
"Wait 'til tomorrow, you'll be fine"
And it's gone to the dogs in my mind
I always hear them
When the dead of night comes calling
Save me from this fight
But they can never wrong this right
Don't you wanna come with me?
Don't you wanna feel my bones on your bones?
It's only natural
Don't you wanna swim with me?
Don't you wanna feel my skin on your skin?
It's only natural
I never had a lover (I never had a lover)
I never had soul (I never had soul)
I never had a good time (And I never had a good time)
I never got gold (I never got gold)
Don't you wanna come with me?
Don't you wanna feel my bones on your bones?
It's only natural
Don't you wanna swim with me?
Don't you wanna feel my skin on your skin?
It's only natural
Don't you wanna come with me?
Don't you wanna feel my bones on your bones?
It's only natural
Come and take a swim with me?
Don't you wanna feel my skin on your skin?
It's only natural
We took a back road, we're gonna look at the stars
We took a back road in my car
Down to the ocean, it's only water and sand
And in the ocean we'll hold hands
But I don't really like you, apologetically dressed
In the best, put on the heartbeat glide
Without an answer the thunder speaks for the sky
And on the cold, wet dirt I cry
And on the cold, wet dirt I cry
Don't you wanna come with me?
Don't you wanna feel my bones on your bones?
It's only natural
A cinematic vision ensued
Like the holiest dream
There's someone calling, an angel whispers my name
But the message relayed is the same
"Wait 'til tomorrow, you'll be fine"
And it's gone to the dogs in my mind
I always hear them
When the dead of night comes calling
Save me from this fight
But they can never wrong this right
Don't you wanna come with me?
Don't you wanna feel my bones on your bones?
It's only natural
Don't you wanna swim with me?
Don't you wanna feel my skin on your skin?
It's only natural
I never had a lover (I never had a lover)
I never had soul (I never had soul)
I never had a good time (And I never had a good time)
I never got gold (I never got gold)
Don't you wanna come with me?
Don't you wanna feel my bones on your bones?
It's only natural
Don't you wanna swim with me?
Don't you wanna feel my skin on your skin?
It's only natural
Don't you wanna come with me?
Don't you wanna feel my bones on your bones?
It's only natural
Come and take a swim with me?
Don't you wanna feel my skin on your skin?
It's only natural
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Bones Lyrics as written by Dave Brent Keuning Brandon Flowers
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I think this is part of the murder trilogy, but i dont think the trilogy is three songs i think its three albums!
There is just too many different references to make it only three songs...
I think he actually kills her in bones and then midnight show is him reflecting on what happened.
"We took a back road, we’re gonna look at the stars We took a back road in my car Down to the ocean, it’s only water and sand... But i dont really like you"
--> Ties in with midnight show "driver faster boy" shows they were in a car and "i took my babys breathe before the chandelier of stars" shows he killed her under the stars. Also in jenny he refers to a promenade so they were obviously at the beach and brandons reference that water had something 2 do with it, but it didnt kill her. "I dont really like you" is because hes found out that shes been with some other guy and hates her for it.He then says "and on the cold wet dirt i cry" and this is because he's killed her. "Dont you wanna come with me, dont you wanna feel your bones on my bones" is because he cant understand why she doesnt wanna be with him, and why shes having sex with some other guy.
and then in midnight show hes reflecting on whats happened.
"i got a blanket in the back seat of my mind"
I think this has two meaning, one being he now has this dark secret cuz hes killed her but i also think he could hav her body in the back seat of the car and hes talking to it!! This is then emphasised by "something in the back said"
"driver fast boy" is cuz hes got the body in the back and he needs to get rid of it as soon as he can
Then in for reasons unkown hes panicing and trying to run away so he doesnt get caught.
"I pack my case. I check my face. I look a little bit older. I look a little bit colder" --> meaning he looks older as he now has the weight of killing jenny on his shoulders
"But my heart, it don’t beat, it don’t beat the way it used to. And my eyes, they don’t see you no more. And my lips, they don’t kiss, they don’t kiss the way they used to, and my eyes don’t recognize you at all. "
His heart dont beat the way it used to cuz hes heartbroken from seeing jenny with another guy and now also the fact hes killed her. His eyes dont recognize her cuz shes dead!
And then in jenny its obvious hes been arrested and being asked what happened. I think "She couldn't scream while I held her close I swore I'd never let her go" infers that he strangeled her to death.
Brandon has also said in numerous interviews that the murderer was sent down for the crime so i think both bourbon on the shelf and mr brightside have references to this.
Bourbon - "Got a new place, and how it's so much better. Falling over myself, the televisions on, I turn it off and smile."
Brightside - I'm coming out of my cage And I've been doing just fine
I think both of these could refer to him being in some sort of mental institute or prison?