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'm moved when I see it, you gotta feel it
Oh, troubled with the TV on
Feel so devastated and activated
Oh, come on, come on let's see some action
I say it's no secret, so don't you keep it
Come on and get on the floor and just
Break it out
Get it all out and start freaking out
Just so we can make it out
Get off your feet and make this count, oh
Oh, friends please excuse me, I'll put it loosely
Oh, I'm sick and tired of sitting down
Can't help but see the reasons to what I'm reading
Oh, the coffee mornings in this town
I'm done with ignorance is bliss and for this
I'm gonna h-h-hurry and get up, get out
Make this be for something
Or else it's all just nothing
Break it out
Get it all out and start freaking out
Just so we can make it out
Get off your feet and make this count, oh, yeah
When I started this
I knew it was not just for this
Selfish pleasure of my own
Not for me, but for my own, my own, my own
Break it out
Get it all out and start breaking out
Just so we can make it out
Get off your feet and make this count, oh, yeah
Break it out
Get it all out and start breaking out
Just so we can make it out
Get off your feet and make this count, oh
Oh, troubled with the TV on
Feel so devastated and activated
Oh, come on, come on let's see some action
I say it's no secret, so don't you keep it
Come on and get on the floor and just
Break it out
Get it all out and start freaking out
Just so we can make it out
Get off your feet and make this count, oh
Oh, friends please excuse me, I'll put it loosely
Oh, I'm sick and tired of sitting down
Can't help but see the reasons to what I'm reading
Oh, the coffee mornings in this town
I'm done with ignorance is bliss and for this
I'm gonna h-h-hurry and get up, get out
Make this be for something
Or else it's all just nothing
Break it out
Get it all out and start freaking out
Just so we can make it out
Get off your feet and make this count, oh, yeah
When I started this
I knew it was not just for this
Selfish pleasure of my own
Not for me, but for my own, my own, my own
Break it out
Get it all out and start breaking out
Just so we can make it out
Get off your feet and make this count, oh, yeah
Break it out
Get it all out and start breaking out
Just so we can make it out
Get off your feet and make this count, oh
Lyrics submitted by PuNkMoNkEy113
Break It Out Lyrics as written by Stephen Bryce Avary Bryce Avary
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Agh, thanks for the lyric fix Drew but I can't find the edit button now.
Anyways, I love this song.. it's so full of energy. Basing my thoughts on what he said about the album as a whole, I think he's basically saying that we need to get up and do something about the problems in the world.