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.
...-Yeah!...-Yeah!...Go!...
Wear the time as it moves along,
Taking you back always feeling strong,
Like a rush of the wind,
It goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on...
He's the fire, the flame, conflicting pain,
Untouched, uncrushed, and will remain,
To one, to two, to three, to four,
Heading straight for an open door,
He can see, and he can feel,
Without one touch, it seems unreal,
But it's true... The power lives,
Inside of you (Inside of you, Yeah!)
In this world (his world!)
Where life is strong (Life is strong!)
In this world (his world!)
Life's an open book (open book!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
In this world (his world!)
One is all! (One is all!)
In this world (his world!)
Never fear the fall! (Ne'er fear the fall!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
...Yeah!...Yeah!...Go!...
Beware of your mind, as it proves you wrong
A forward push as the clock strikes strong,
Like a rush for wind,
It goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on...
He's the tower of power, admits no shame,
Untouched, uncrushed, and will remain,
To one, to two, to three, to four,
Heading straight for an open door,
He can see, what he can't feel,
Without one touch, It becomes so real,
But it's true... The power lives,
Inside of you (Inside of you, Yeah!)
In this world (his world!)
Where life is strong (Life is strong!)
In this world (his world!)
Life's an open book (Open book!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
In this world (his world!)
One is all! (one is all!)
In this world (his world!)
Never fear the fall! (Ne'er fear the fall!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
Beware your mind as it proves you wrong,
A forward push as the clock strikes strong,
In this world, his world.
(GUITAR SOLO)
In this world (his world!)
Where life is strong (Life is strong!)
In this world (his world!)
Life's an open book (open book!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
In this world (his world!)
One is all! (one is all!)
In this world (his world!)
Never fear the fall! (Never fear the fall!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
(Yeah! Yeah!)
Beware your mind as it proves you wrong,
A forward push as the clock strikes strong,
In this world, his world!
Wear the time as it moves along,
Taking you back always feeling strong,
Like a rush of the wind,
It goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on...
He's the fire, the flame, conflicting pain,
Untouched, uncrushed, and will remain,
To one, to two, to three, to four,
Heading straight for an open door,
He can see, and he can feel,
Without one touch, it seems unreal,
But it's true... The power lives,
Inside of you (Inside of you, Yeah!)
In this world (his world!)
Where life is strong (Life is strong!)
In this world (his world!)
Life's an open book (open book!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
In this world (his world!)
One is all! (One is all!)
In this world (his world!)
Never fear the fall! (Ne'er fear the fall!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
...Yeah!...Yeah!...Go!...
Beware of your mind, as it proves you wrong
A forward push as the clock strikes strong,
Like a rush for wind,
It goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on...
He's the tower of power, admits no shame,
Untouched, uncrushed, and will remain,
To one, to two, to three, to four,
Heading straight for an open door,
He can see, what he can't feel,
Without one touch, It becomes so real,
But it's true... The power lives,
Inside of you (Inside of you, Yeah!)
In this world (his world!)
Where life is strong (Life is strong!)
In this world (his world!)
Life's an open book (Open book!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
In this world (his world!)
One is all! (one is all!)
In this world (his world!)
Never fear the fall! (Ne'er fear the fall!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
Beware your mind as it proves you wrong,
A forward push as the clock strikes strong,
In this world, his world.
(GUITAR SOLO)
In this world (his world!)
Where life is strong (Life is strong!)
In this world (his world!)
Life's an open book (open book!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
In this world (his world!)
One is all! (one is all!)
In this world (his world!)
Never fear the fall! (Never fear the fall!)
In this world (his world!)
Where compromise does not exist,
In this world of worlds,
Every step meets the rest!
(Yeah! Yeah!)
Beware your mind as it proves you wrong,
A forward push as the clock strikes strong,
In this world, his world!
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dude! you are the first one with this. Congratz and thanks!
Zebrahead's mighta came first but yea. I think its "Every step meets the risk." You really hear that "k" sound at the end. Great song. I don't think I'd pick Crush 40's version of Zebrahead's version over the other.
Ok, yeah, you got a lot of the lyrics wrong. I'm just gonna give you the proper lyrics.
Yeah Yeah Here we go Beware the time as it moves along, Taking you back always feeling strong, Like the rush of the wind, It goes on and on and on and on and on... He's the fire, flame, conflicting pain, Untouched, uncrushed, and will remain, The one, the two, the three, the four, Heading straight for an open door, He can see, and he can feel, Without one touch, it seems unreal, But it's true, the power lives, Inside of you (Inside of you, Yeah!)
In this world (his world!) Where life is strong (Life is strong!) In this world (his world!) Life's an open book (open book!) In this world (his world!) Where compromise does not exist, In this world of worlds, Every step meets the rest!
In this world (his world!) One is all! (one is all!) In this world (his world!) Never fear the fall! (never fear the fall!) In this world (his world!) Where compromise does not exist, In this world of worlds, Every step meets the rest!
Beware of your mind, as it proves you wrong A forward push as the clock strikes strong, Like the rush of the wind, He moves on and on and on and on and on... He's the tower of power, admits no shame, Untouched, uncrushed, and will remain, The one, the two, the three, the four, Heading straight for an open door, He can see, what he can't feel, Without one touch, it becomes so real, But it's true, the power lives, Inside of you (Inside of you, Yeah!)
In this world (his world!) Where life is strong (life is strong!) In this world (his world!) Life's an open book (open book!) In this world (his world!) Where compromise does not exist, In this world of worlds, Every step meets the rest!
In this world (his world!) One is all! (one is all!) In this world (his world!) Never fear the fall! (never fear the fall!) In this world (his world!) where compromise does not exist, In this world of worlds, Every step meets the rest!
Beware your mind as it proves you wrong, A bullest pushed as the clock strikes strong, In this world, his world.
In this world (his world!) Where life is strong (life is strong!) In this world (his world!) Life's an open book (open book!) In this world (his world!) Where compromise does not exist, In this world of worlds, Every step meets the rest!
In this world (his world!) One is all! (one is all!) In this world (his world!) Never fear the fall! (never fear the fall!) In this world (his world!) Where compromise does not exist, In this world of worlds, Every step meets the rest!
Yeah Beware your mind as it proves you wrong, A forward push as the clock strikes strong, In this world, his world.
You weren't THAT far off, it was just bugging me.
I personally think that (for once) the Crush 40 version of a song is better.
Oops, I screwed up in some places ^^;
It is not "A bullest pushed as the clock strikes strong", it's "A forward push as the clock strikes strong".
Crush 40 are the best Metal band of the century! Is this song rap?!! He's talking about sonic the hedgehog people. HELLO!