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.
Just by the look of it
As in the way you wrote me off
I'm not supposed to see
Your eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
I wasn't feeling it
I don't even need to shake your hand
Guess, you were born to quit
Your eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
Eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
So nice to meet you
I see right through that smile
So in other words
So nice to meet you
I hope I never see your face again
(Again, again)
You don't want a part of it
Don't wanna be seen with a type like you
I know you were born to quit
Your eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
Can we get on with it? (Can we get on with it?)
We both need to go our separate ways
Never be seen again
Your eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
Eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
So nice to meet you
I see right through that smile
So in other words
So nice to meet you
I hope I never see your face again
Devil beside you
To watch you die when you can't find a remedy
So nice to meet you (meet you)
I hope I never see your face
I hope I never see your face again
(Again, again, again)
I hope I never see
Hope I never see your face
I hope I, I hope I, I hope I
I hope I never see your face
So nice to meet you
I see right through that smile
So in other words
So nice to meet you
I hope I never see your face again
Devil beside you
To watch you die 'cause you can't find a remedy
So nice to meet you (your eyes)
(Tell lies) I hope I never see your face
I hope I never see your face again (again)
As in the way you wrote me off
I'm not supposed to see
Your eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
I wasn't feeling it
I don't even need to shake your hand
Guess, you were born to quit
Your eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
Eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
So nice to meet you
I see right through that smile
So in other words
So nice to meet you
I hope I never see your face again
(Again, again)
You don't want a part of it
Don't wanna be seen with a type like you
I know you were born to quit
Your eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
Can we get on with it? (Can we get on with it?)
We both need to go our separate ways
Never be seen again
Your eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
Eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill
So nice to meet you
I see right through that smile
So in other words
So nice to meet you
I hope I never see your face again
Devil beside you
To watch you die when you can't find a remedy
So nice to meet you (meet you)
I hope I never see your face
I hope I never see your face again
(Again, again, again)
I hope I never see
Hope I never see your face
I hope I, I hope I, I hope I
I hope I never see your face
So nice to meet you
I see right through that smile
So in other words
So nice to meet you
I hope I never see your face again
Devil beside you
To watch you die 'cause you can't find a remedy
So nice to meet you (your eyes)
(Tell lies) I hope I never see your face
I hope I never see your face again (again)
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Devil Beside You Lyrics as written by Jeph Howard Robert Mccracken
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Uh crap and I who was going to write this one .. lol
I admit with this one you can take a deep breath, look up at the sky and shout out loud is about the so called feud... the meaning is pretty obvious, someone that betrayed you and you don't want to waste your time fighting or careing about....
Another thing worth mentioning is that this is very different from the recent leaks, but it's got quality and core Used sound. I like :)
Nope, this ones about Bert's hatred for the fake people in Hollywood, he said it word for word in AP a few months back. But it definitely could be interpreted as the feud. Either way, Badass song
I love that line, "Your eyes tell lies your mouth could never spill" doesnt it mean like, u can tell someone's lying without them saying anything? well this song fcking owns anyways.
"Dont want a part of it, dont want to be seen with a type like you "
"i hope i never see your face again"
those two lines as well as a few other lines stuck out to me reminding me of my exbest friend. Since yea Bert is talking about fake people, the first person I thought of when I heard the song is ofcourse my ex best friend. And gladly we are graduated and will never see each other again. Because this song fits her perfectly.
She is a true fake.
this song would be so much fun to say to someone when you first meet them if they just so happen to be an asshole liarface of course
kick ass song
fuck this is horrible :S the laughing HAHA and the cliched guitars, it's all crap, lol
Eh, this is probably my favorite song off the new album. I'm glad to see The Used is making a comeback in my eyes.
The self-titled album's one of my favorite albums of all time, but I absolutely hate In Love And Death. It just sounds so...incincere...compared to the first album, I think.
this song is on Lies4theLiars? why isnt it on mine? i love this song. i fcking want it...
this song took a very long time to grow on me, but i enjoy it a lot now. reminds me of the self titled style. maybe like "noise and kisses" or something.