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.
She said live young and leave a wake of beauty,
It's all I ever could have asked
Should have asked from you,
And I won't forget to write you
When I get there soon
'Cause you'll be lying dead
From stab wounds to the
Neck and chest again,
They found you covered up in blood,
Covered head to toe in blood
Face first in a tale of awkward love,
They found you covered up in blood,
She' bleeding she's bleeding
Gone with the stitching in her heart
Left out a silhouette that just won't
Heal and dying in your arms tonight
This dream, we die,
Locked away,
With this blood, and this knife
This dream, we die,
Locked away,
With this blood,
And this knife
I know it's all
Just a bad dream now
So now midnights here
You're all alone
They use this fear
It's all just a bad dream
And I can't seem to
Wake up from this [2x]
In my dreams, we die,
With this blood, and this knife
In my dreams, we die,
With this blood, and this knife now
I know it's all just a bad dream now
(i know it's all just a bad dream now)
It's all just a bad dream now
(I know it's all just a bad dream now)
It's all just a bad dream now
(I know it's all just a bad dream now)
I say
This is the last time that
I'll ever get to see your face alive,
They found you covered up in blood,
Covered head to toe in blood
And I know that everyday's a new day
And my dreams will never die,
They found you covered up in blood,
Covered head to toe in blood
She said live young and leave a wake of beauty,
It's all I ever could have asked
Should have asked from you,
And I won't forget to write you
When I get there soon
'Cause you'll be lying dead from dreaming (nightmares)
So now midnights here
You're all alone
They use this fear
It's all just a bad dream
And I can't seem to
Wake up from this
Wake up from this
Wake up from this
It's all I ever could have asked
Should have asked from you,
And I won't forget to write you
When I get there soon
'Cause you'll be lying dead
From stab wounds to the
Neck and chest again,
They found you covered up in blood,
Covered head to toe in blood
Face first in a tale of awkward love,
They found you covered up in blood,
She' bleeding she's bleeding
Gone with the stitching in her heart
Left out a silhouette that just won't
Heal and dying in your arms tonight
This dream, we die,
Locked away,
With this blood, and this knife
This dream, we die,
Locked away,
With this blood,
And this knife
I know it's all
Just a bad dream now
So now midnights here
You're all alone
They use this fear
It's all just a bad dream
And I can't seem to
Wake up from this [2x]
In my dreams, we die,
With this blood, and this knife
In my dreams, we die,
With this blood, and this knife now
I know it's all just a bad dream now
(i know it's all just a bad dream now)
It's all just a bad dream now
(I know it's all just a bad dream now)
It's all just a bad dream now
(I know it's all just a bad dream now)
I say
This is the last time that
I'll ever get to see your face alive,
They found you covered up in blood,
Covered head to toe in blood
And I know that everyday's a new day
And my dreams will never die,
They found you covered up in blood,
Covered head to toe in blood
She said live young and leave a wake of beauty,
It's all I ever could have asked
Should have asked from you,
And I won't forget to write you
When I get there soon
'Cause you'll be lying dead from dreaming (nightmares)
So now midnights here
You're all alone
They use this fear
It's all just a bad dream
And I can't seem to
Wake up from this
Wake up from this
Wake up from this
Lyrics submitted by neglectedangel
Knife Blood Nightmare Lyrics as written by Jacob Wambold Angel Dejesus Ibarra
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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this is actually the real version of KNIFE BLOOD NIGHTMARE this is the real knife blood nightmare (video version):
DIE! She said live young and leave a wake of beauty. That's all I ever could have asked, Should have asked from you. And I won't forget to write you, When I get there soon. 'Cause you'll be lying dead From stab wounds to the neck and chest again.
They found you covered up in blood, Covered head to toe in blood. Face first in a tale of awkward love. They found you covered up in blood, She's bleeding, she's bleeding.
Gone with the stitching in her heart. Left out a silhouette that just won't Heal and dying in your arms tonight.
In my dreams, we die. (Locked away) With this blood and this knife. In my dreams, we die. (Locked away) With this blood and this knife, now.
I know it's all just a bad dream now.
So now midnight's here. You're all alone. They use this fear. It's all just a bad dream. And I can't seem to... Wake up from this.
Midnight's here. You're all alone. They use this fear. It's all just a bad dream. And I can't seem to... Wake up from this.
In my dreams, we die. With this blood and this knife. In my dreams, we die. With this blood and this knife now.
I know it's all just a bad dream now. (I know it's all just a bad dream now.) It's all just a bad dream now. (I know it's all just a bad dream now.) It's all just a bad dream now. (I know it's all just a bad dream now.) I say...
This is the last time, That I'll ever get to see your face alive. They found you covered up in blood, Covered head to toe in blood. And I know that every day's a new day. And my dreams will never die. They found you covered up in blood, Covered head to toe in blood.
She said live young and leave a wake of beauty. That's all I ever could have asked, Should have asked from you. And I won't forget to write you, When I get there soon. 'Cause you'll be lying dead from dreaming (nightmares).
So now midnight's here. You're all alone. They use this fear. It's all just a bad dream. And I can't seem to... Wake up from this.
Midnight's here. You're all alone. They use this fear. It's all just a bad dream. And I can't seem to... Wake up from this.
Midnight's here. You're all alone. They use this fear. It's all just a bad dream. And I can't seem to... Wake up from this nightmare.
Two comments? I know this is only the video version, but still! A song like this deserves a million comments!
The begining bit's from American Psycho... Right? I love this version so much better, the begining's kinda creepy :L