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.
I was a bouncing baby
I fell down
I looked around
I didn’t stay too long
And it’s true
It’s true
It’s true
All the things that they tell you
Oh it’s all there
For you to see
And so why is it
All so easy for me
And it’s true
It’s true
It’s true
They cling to things
When they’ve got nothing they can believe in
Believe in
I was a poisoned child
I was fighting for my life
Clinging to something
Fighting for anything
It’s true
All the things that they tell you
Oh it’s all true
All the things that they said that they said
That they tell you
I was a bouncing baby
Now I’m a bouncing bomb
So won’t you come and defuse me
Before I kill someone
I fell down
I looked around
I didn’t stay too long
And it’s true
It’s true
It’s true
All the things that they tell you
Oh it’s all there
For you to see
And so why is it
All so easy for me
And it’s true
It’s true
It’s true
They cling to things
When they’ve got nothing they can believe in
Believe in
I was a poisoned child
I was fighting for my life
Clinging to something
Fighting for anything
It’s true
All the things that they tell you
Oh it’s all true
All the things that they said that they said
That they tell you
I was a bouncing baby
Now I’m a bouncing bomb
So won’t you come and defuse me
Before I kill someone
Lyrics submitted by AlgernonMabus, edited by epiwoosh
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First of all, the part where he repeats "it's true, true, true, all the things they tell you" is totally sarcastic, so what he means is that it's all lies, lies, lies that they tell you.
Having said that, this song is about how we start out life as innocent little babies, clean slates, then as we only get fed lies growing up, we become toxic people from being raised on those lies and we need a lot of help undoing all the damage done.
It also has another layer of more literal meaning if you think of all the harmful chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, etc, dispersed through our food, water, vaccines, and air through aerial aerosol spraying, but these are all part of the lies, lies, lies because so often they're claimed to be good for you.
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