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.
Hope is unborn memories
Untreatable Disease
Broken ties are crashing in
Around me
Home is supposed to be safe
If the future's on the take
Then these plans could hardly
Count as fate
You were right
Hope is a mortal enemy
Its got me on my knees
Bound and gagged and
Begging for mercy
Home is never far away
At the bottom of a grave
Left for dead and finally
Found it's place
You were right
Hope is knowing this won't last
That the memories will pass
And the future is all you'll ever have
Home is destroyed by consequence
A means to finally end
Burn it out and let it live again
You were right
You were right to find your own way
Left behind I'll follow someday
Untreatable Disease
Broken ties are crashing in
Around me
Home is supposed to be safe
If the future's on the take
Then these plans could hardly
Count as fate
You were right
Hope is a mortal enemy
Its got me on my knees
Bound and gagged and
Begging for mercy
Home is never far away
At the bottom of a grave
Left for dead and finally
Found it's place
You were right
Hope is knowing this won't last
That the memories will pass
And the future is all you'll ever have
Home is destroyed by consequence
A means to finally end
Burn it out and let it live again
You were right
You were right to find your own way
Left behind I'll follow someday
Lyrics submitted by ChrisDarko
Untreatable Disease Lyrics as written by Philip Parris Lynott
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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haha, no comments on this song either. Wow... you people should really consider picking this album up and then slap yourself for realize what you were missing out on. Insane band, insane album.
yea, cmon, were have all the sparta fans gone? At The Drive-In is my fav band, along with TMV, but i heard these guys were shit so i didnt really check them out until this album. i heard this song in my music store and i just thought, "F%&K i gotta get this album" and so i got threes.
i think that all there albums are pretty even, but i was pretty dissapointed with threes, in that if anything, it was a step back, it didnt innovate, it did nothing new, sure its good to listen to, but so is the LOTR score. its more like this a sountrack to jim wards now boring life (hes married, wollows in self pitty, and isnt kicking ass in ATDI anymore) as opposed to a groundbreaking rock record such as RELATIONSHIP OF COMMAND and DE-LOUSED IN THE COMATORIUM.
i mean, all these ATDI bands are in their third LP release, and its pretty obvious that ATDi and TMV has made some history making shit, but sparta has produced the same age old record over and over. Also Tony Hajiar insnt a big part of Spartas music, imean, he made the formula of ATDI work, intuative, original drumming. but now its just mediocre, unoriginal, and doesnt pronounce him as an important part of the band. Sparta better do something innovative, fresh and original for the fourth record or they will lose my love, and im sure many other fans that feel this way. To jim, Matt, Keely and Tony, do something excitng next time, if not then maybe its time for two of u to try and re-unite with some old buddies. ANYWAY, this is maybe THE best song on the album, -ININFAREDISHOWISEE-
TMV is great but not anything groundbreaking. I don't see you writing any albums. Jim and Cedric have there bad qualities like Cedric can't sing and play guitar that well and Jim can't solo that great.
to nero angelo cedric is the singer of mars volta no t the guitarist. to infared. a band doesnt have to be groundbreaking on every album, or heavy and in your face like you seem to appreciate
Now im not saying ATDI and TMV aren't awesome, because they clearly are, but Sparta are just awesome.. the type of music these bands play means they cannot be compared to each other on the same level. Threes is one of these albums that you can listen to over and over again and something will leap out at you that you hadn't appreciated as much before, which in my opinion is the best thing about having an album.
Three is definately NOT a step backwards. as for the meaning of this song.. i havent the foggiest :(
I think the person singing this song has lost someone because they needed to leave to to be able to find themselves and do whats right for their own future. And he is singing about hope, hoping they wont leave, but then they do leave:
"You were right to find your own way Left behind I'll follow some day"
I think it has something to do with moving on. Heartbreak? Maybe. Why is "Home" mentioned so much?
After reading this a few more times, I think it might be about a family torn apart by unforeseen circumstances. Perhaps being told from the point of view of a child. With the "You were right" being the coming to terms with reality.