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.
If you could stay here for just
A little bit, a little while, a little bit with me
(You're what makes me)
And if God could keep you with me
I'd trade (just about anything)
You're what makes me want to change things
(I would die just to live and yet we all live to die )
You're what makes me want to change
(You will not die)
(You will not die)
(You will not die)
(You will not) die
If you could stay here for just
A little bit, a little while, a little bit with me
(You're what makes me)
And if God could keep you with me
I'd trade (just about anything)
I'd trade anything
Take a step further back to where you belong
Take a look at your life what have you become
I never had the chance to explain myself
I never had the chance to apologize
I never had the chance to explain myself
I never had
You will not die
You will not die
You will not die
You will not-
A little bit, a little while, a little bit with me
(You're what makes me)
And if God could keep you with me
I'd trade (just about anything)
You're what makes me want to change things
(I would die just to live and yet we all live to die )
You're what makes me want to change
(You will not die)
(You will not die)
(You will not die)
(You will not) die
If you could stay here for just
A little bit, a little while, a little bit with me
(You're what makes me)
And if God could keep you with me
I'd trade (just about anything)
I'd trade anything
Take a step further back to where you belong
Take a look at your life what have you become
I never had the chance to explain myself
I never had the chance to apologize
I never had the chance to explain myself
I never had
You will not die
You will not die
You will not die
You will not-
Lyrics submitted by I N F E R N O
Higinia Lyrics as written by Eric Lambert Craig Mabbitt
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Such a great song!!!
This band is AMAZING live end of story
I think that maybe it's about him and he's in love with someone and he wants her to stay with him forever. But at the end of the song, maybe she's telling him to look at what he's done, maybe to her, and to go back to where he belongs because he doesn't belong with her. And so then he says he didn't have a chance to explain and apologize. Oh or maybe when he says "you" he's not referring to the girl, but maybe he's referring to the relationship with the girl, so maybe that's why he says "you will not die" because he's saying that the relationship will not die, because he'll keep trying.
its actually about his dead grandma (Higinia)
great thinking work "TheLastDay", but it's wrong .. this song is about craigafer's (the lead singer) his grandma, Higinia was her name. she past away and he wrote this song for her.
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This song is definitely not about someone that he was in love with (Craigafer). This song was written for his grandmother who unfortunately passed away. She went by the name of Higinia, hence the name of the song. :D
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Evidence for the previous posts: his grandma Higinia is mentioned in the thank you section of the lyric book for "His Last Walk".
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"Hin-yah"