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.
done it again, we crawl from out the caves we came from
without your meaning, mercy is an outrage pulling down on your pride
we kill the ones who come from relevance is key to holding on
what's mine is mine, i'm begging you; stop this insanity
i'll crawl back to the caves we stole from if this is how life will be
sharing with the devil is burying all that we left behind
building walls over bleeding ground, take lives with the force of my sound
throat to knife is the luxury and the lives we take don't mean a thing
building walls over bleeding bone, take back all the ideas we stole
press the heart until you now offend, when forgiveness meaningless
we do this again
mind blow ecstasy, carry on the faces all here talk like me
when opposition turns its head to lay with conformity
we play the game until this threshold becomes your tv
the past is nothing more than pages told what they're supposed to be
like finding echoes seeking essence has filled the other way
better off dead with nothing left, what has filled your head?
you're past the point of no returning, you are the problem here
you are my problem
push my back up against the wall,
you'll see how far you fall
without your meaning, mercy is an outrage pulling down on your pride
we kill the ones who come from relevance is key to holding on
what's mine is mine, i'm begging you; stop this insanity
i'll crawl back to the caves we stole from if this is how life will be
sharing with the devil is burying all that we left behind
building walls over bleeding ground, take lives with the force of my sound
throat to knife is the luxury and the lives we take don't mean a thing
building walls over bleeding bone, take back all the ideas we stole
press the heart until you now offend, when forgiveness meaningless
we do this again
mind blow ecstasy, carry on the faces all here talk like me
when opposition turns its head to lay with conformity
we play the game until this threshold becomes your tv
the past is nothing more than pages told what they're supposed to be
like finding echoes seeking essence has filled the other way
better off dead with nothing left, what has filled your head?
you're past the point of no returning, you are the problem here
you are my problem
push my back up against the wall,
you'll see how far you fall
Lyrics submitted by GhostofDavid
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