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.
Pale-faced, the innocent
Will drown in blood
Hurt and withdrawn
Don't dare to steal my grief
In this haze of green and gold
He's gone
Blind my eyes
And I still can see through the mist
To the very end
There I'll face what I fear the most
Blind my eyes
But it all doesn't matter right now
I will bury my dead and keep on
'Til the end
I won't give up (i won't give up)
I'll turn to the red fields of none
There's a grave
There's a rose
Drift away
I can hear me say
"Soon you all shall be free"
Carry the blessed home
No one's left here but me
And I will sing out your name
Call me insane, I know
I've opened my heart and my soul to you, son
So pale turns the innocent
And all I feel is pain
Suddenly I understand
He's gone
Blind my eyes
And I still can see through the mist
To the very end
There I'll face what I fear the most
Blind my eyes
But it all doesn't matter right now
But it all doesn't matter right now
Carry the blessed home
No one's left here but me
And I will sing out your name
Driven insane? No no
What I fear the most I have faced and that's truth
The grey face is not innocent
Though I cry in dismay
I will follow decay, I'll move on
Is there anyone here
Who knows how it feels to be right?
Blind my eyes
And I still can see through the mist
To the very end
There I'll face what I fear the most
Blind my eyes
But it all doesn't matter right now
But it all doesn't matter right now
Matter right now
Matter right now
Will drown in blood
Hurt and withdrawn
Don't dare to steal my grief
In this haze of green and gold
He's gone
Blind my eyes
And I still can see through the mist
To the very end
There I'll face what I fear the most
Blind my eyes
But it all doesn't matter right now
I will bury my dead and keep on
'Til the end
I won't give up (i won't give up)
I'll turn to the red fields of none
There's a grave
There's a rose
Drift away
I can hear me say
"Soon you all shall be free"
Carry the blessed home
No one's left here but me
And I will sing out your name
Call me insane, I know
I've opened my heart and my soul to you, son
So pale turns the innocent
And all I feel is pain
Suddenly I understand
He's gone
Blind my eyes
And I still can see through the mist
To the very end
There I'll face what I fear the most
Blind my eyes
But it all doesn't matter right now
But it all doesn't matter right now
Carry the blessed home
No one's left here but me
And I will sing out your name
Driven insane? No no
What I fear the most I have faced and that's truth
The grey face is not innocent
Though I cry in dismay
I will follow decay, I'll move on
Is there anyone here
Who knows how it feels to be right?
Blind my eyes
And I still can see through the mist
To the very end
There I'll face what I fear the most
Blind my eyes
But it all doesn't matter right now
But it all doesn't matter right now
Matter right now
Matter right now
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I think it's about a man who was manipulated and tricked into bad deeds, but still manages to do what's right in the end.
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