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.
Feeling low like I'm ready to crack and
Slowly moving from bending to breaking
I stay diluted to avoid the pain
But I give her more than she can take
I'm only killing the only haven
The still asylum I haven't destroyed yet
And when it?s gone, I'm left with nothing
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and I cannot feel it
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and long forgotten
I told her she was killing me and
She said she was already dead
Every ounce of emotion fades
And I promise you it'll end someday, I hope
I'm only hoping that this is common
She's all I'm left with when all this fades away
And when it?s gone, I'm left with nothing
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and I cannot feel it
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and long forgotten
She doesn't need it, she doesn't need it
My optimism is masking my failure
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and I cannot feel it
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and long forgotten
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and I cannot feel it
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and long forgotten
Slowly moving from bending to breaking
I stay diluted to avoid the pain
But I give her more than she can take
I'm only killing the only haven
The still asylum I haven't destroyed yet
And when it?s gone, I'm left with nothing
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and I cannot feel it
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and long forgotten
I told her she was killing me and
She said she was already dead
Every ounce of emotion fades
And I promise you it'll end someday, I hope
I'm only hoping that this is common
She's all I'm left with when all this fades away
And when it?s gone, I'm left with nothing
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and I cannot feel it
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and long forgotten
She doesn't need it, she doesn't need it
My optimism is masking my failure
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and I cannot feel it
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and long forgotten
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and I cannot feel it
This isn't what we counted on
This isn't what we said it?d be
The fantasy is dead and long forgotten
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Seems to have 2 meanings to me...
Face value, it seems to be about a relationship gone bad. Both the singer and his partner are having problems, neither is solving them.
But then looking at the chorus, I realized "This isn't what we counted on" suggests he wants it to mean more - I think it's about divorces. So many people get married expecting something different, then find out they have to work at their problems to actually live together. "My optimism is masking my failure" - so many married couples go on living their lives, then come home and it's just problems.
I'm not sure, but that's what I got out of it....