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.
Your, lies
Yeah
I didn't think that I had a debt to pay
'Til they came to take all I had left away
You said you wouldn't put me to the test today
But I remember you saying that yesterday
There was a time when your mind wasn't out of control
Every memory and confession pouring out of your soul
Like a pill you couldn't swallow and it swallowed you whole
Another lie hard to follow 'til followed you home
And like that
Broken down
A victim of your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You crossed the line
Wrapped up inside your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You're lost inside
That cold disguise
Behind your
Lies
I don't know what you thought I might say
Seems like we never would talk the right way
Every other minute I fought for my place
And drop what I made, and thought you might stay so
I'm guessing that you probably know
When your inside's hollow then you want to be cold
Like a pill I couldn't swallow and it swallowed me whole
Another lie hard to follow 'til followed me home
And like that
Broken down
A victim of your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You crossed the line
Wrapped up inside your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You're lost inside
That cold disguise
Behind your
Lies
You're faking, you're mistaken
If you think that you could climb out of this hole
Forsaken, what we take with
Analyzing by the power of control
Broken down
A victim of your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You hide behind
Wrapped up inside your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You crossed the line
Wrapped up inside your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You're lost inside
That cold disguise
Behind your
Lies
Yeah
I didn't think that I had a debt to pay
'Til they came to take all I had left away
You said you wouldn't put me to the test today
But I remember you saying that yesterday
There was a time when your mind wasn't out of control
Every memory and confession pouring out of your soul
Like a pill you couldn't swallow and it swallowed you whole
Another lie hard to follow 'til followed you home
And like that
Broken down
A victim of your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You crossed the line
Wrapped up inside your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You're lost inside
That cold disguise
Behind your
Lies
I don't know what you thought I might say
Seems like we never would talk the right way
Every other minute I fought for my place
And drop what I made, and thought you might stay so
I'm guessing that you probably know
When your inside's hollow then you want to be cold
Like a pill I couldn't swallow and it swallowed me whole
Another lie hard to follow 'til followed me home
And like that
Broken down
A victim of your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You crossed the line
Wrapped up inside your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You're lost inside
That cold disguise
Behind your
Lies
You're faking, you're mistaken
If you think that you could climb out of this hole
Forsaken, what we take with
Analyzing by the power of control
Broken down
A victim of your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You hide behind
Wrapped up inside your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You don't know
Why
You crossed the line
Wrapped up inside your
Lies
You hide behind
Lies
You're lost inside
That cold disguise
Behind your
Lies
Lyrics submitted by NocturnalDominion
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i think its mostly about knowing a big lie or somthin and tryinng to play along but things are getting to hard under the pressure of the lie or lies