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.
When you see your breath
In the frozen night
When your hope is on the guard
There's a running threat
There's a new design
When the poison fills your heart
Broken from the shattered hopes
And breathless from the stare
Standing in this lonely room
I can see you there
Lights from the waters
Have swept me away
So say your goodbye's now
This will say
Drink from the water
It swept me away
So say your goodbye's now
This will say
Let the tidal pull
And the neon lights
Let it spill across this place
Like a deepened hole
From your glossy eyes
There's a flame that marks the race
Can you hear? Whispering this time?
Dream the fear
Are you listening?
In the frozen night
When your hope is on the guard
There's a running threat
There's a new design
When the poison fills your heart
Broken from the shattered hopes
And breathless from the stare
Standing in this lonely room
I can see you there
Lights from the waters
Have swept me away
So say your goodbye's now
This will say
Drink from the water
It swept me away
So say your goodbye's now
This will say
Let the tidal pull
And the neon lights
Let it spill across this place
Like a deepened hole
From your glossy eyes
There's a flame that marks the race
Can you hear? Whispering this time?
Dream the fear
Are you listening?
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As far as the song meaning goes... well the beginning seems to state our home status on earth. 'Empty house far away Lost in lonely space You know you've felt the same' nah meen?
Then I think it's talking about pain we may have had through out previous relationships and how that scares us away from becoming closer to Jesus. 'From the shallows in love To the depths of your scars You know you want to change'
The basis of the song I think based on the chorus is that we need to stop wallowing in self pity 'So exit the Fall' And that we should not worry about things that we've done or things that have happened, cause in Jesus all things are made new 'And now it's over'
Also I've interpreted a mention of the clean heart (metaphorically speaking) that Jesus gives us and that we will learn to accept cleansing from Jesus, not sulk in doubt and guilt 'You're learning It's all before your heart'
Then it seems to talk about Jesus being an escape from the lonely pains of life. Not to say with Jesus no pain, Just no LONELY pain. Jesus is always with us, we shouldn't be afraid, this is refracted in the female verse 'I found a way out Through everything I've known I'm walking fearless With my faith down and all that I own Don't take my picture Cause I won't be there standing alone I'm living fearless, so fearless Like every day's my own'
Basically the song is about freedom and comfort in Jesus.
However when Trevor McNevan sings he seems to be talking about the seemingly undecidable decisions in life. To sin or not to sin, So many reasons to sin. But there will always be one everlasting reason not to. That's what I've interpreted from the song.
im kind of confused on what this means, it would be nice if someone could help me out :]
this is my favorite song from the cd. i love it.
This is also one of my favorites, but who is the female that sings?
I don't know who the girl is but the guy who does the'call it what you want' part is the lead singer of Thousand Foot Crutch.
So I'm pretty sure that "vate" isn't a word. I don't know what actually goes there... but I'm thinking it's not that. This song is so awesome that when I heard it for the first time, my face actually detached from my head...
Personally...I really, really think it's supposed to be "In the rafters of eight." <br /> <br /> I guess I can see how that can get mixed up...but yeah. I don't know how these things get fixed, though.
Actually, I laways heard it as 'In the rafters of FATE' but thats just me
another possiblitiy is rafters of HATE that might be where people r getting vate is by hearing "in the rafters of-ate" instead of in the rafters OF hate...maybe
I think as opposed to 'a vate' maybe it says of eight and when the female is singing I think it says 'with my fate down' due to the fact this is a christian band and faith ought never to be put down.
This song is pretty much D val said. Its an amazing song with awesome piano and just shows the comfort of jesus. plain and simple
I personally thought the song was about feeling down and returning to God.
'Empty house far away Lost in lonely space You know you've felt the same From the shallows in love To the depths of your scars You know you want to change'
I took this as someone lost in their own thoughts 'Lost in lonley space' the idea that people go through that there the only one feeling this way.
'From the shallows in love To the depths of your scars' I thought this was just telling the source of pain our relationships with people and our pasts and scars that we hold and knowing inside we want to change.
So exit the fall And now it's over You're learning It's all before your heart So exit the fall And now it's over You're learning It's all before your heart
I'm still a bit confuessed with this but to me it seemed as if God talking to them (?) Telling them to 'exit the fall' it's all over and that they aren't alone anymore
I really love this song though (=
Okay so as someone who has gone through depression i think i have a pretty good grasp on what this song means.Agree or Disagree...this is just what it means to me.
Empty house far away Lost in lonely space You know you've felt the same
(This means you feel basically empty and lost and alone and its saying "you know you've felt the same")
From the shallows in love To the depths of your scars You know you want to change
(This means that like all the pain that love puts you through...its like the shallows of your life and to the depths of your scars probably means the scars from cutting your wrist and basically that the person wants to change their emo ways)
In the rafters, a vate Fixed and spinning late There's a certain fear
(not exactly sure what this means.heh.)
Even light with control Lights outside our homes Wait for every tear
(This means that basically you feel like everyone is watching you and judging you all the time and everyone is just waiting for you to break)
So exit the fall And now it's over You're learning It's all before your heart
(This means that you should step out of that state of mind and that everything will be okay)
(the girls part is just really gay to me,sorry)
Steady hands in the planes Calculated ways To call it ailing in figure Hearts far away When you work so late From a distant end
(I think this means that people are just waiting to judge you and to say that you are weak and in pain even when you work so hard to keep your feelings under control)
D Val iz said it.