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.
Behind a stormy cloud
Up a creaky stair way
Sat in the wicker chair
You know the one we used to share
And it's just the kind of thing
That we don't talk about anymore
Remeber when your sister was young
She wore a ring in her tongue
Got shown the door by your mum
And now she has a 5 year old son
And it's just the kind of thing
That you won't talk about anymore
I'll bet you wouldn't beleive me
If I whispered in you ear and said
"I can see a pink elephant
And he's standing on the corner of the bed"
You'd just smile
And roll your eyes
To the back of your head
I recall your friend back home
She brought up a kid on her own
But he died before he had grown
So she gave you all the clothes that she'd sewn
And it's just the kind of the thing
That she won't talk about anymore
When you were a girl
You weren't sure
You cared for your family anymore
You looked for the mother you had before
And it shook you down to the core
And it's just the kind of thing
That you don't talk about anymore
I'll bet you wouldn't believe me
If I whispered in you ear and said
"I can see a pink elephant
And he's standing on the corner of the bed"
You'd just smile
And roll your eyes
To the back of your head
I'll bet you wouldn't beleive me
If I whispered in you ear and said
"I can see a pink elephant
And he's standing on the corner of the bed"
You'd just smile
And roll your eyes
To the back of your head
You'd just smile
And roll your eyes
To the back of your head
You'd just smile
And roll your eyes
To the back of your head
Up a creaky stair way
Sat in the wicker chair
You know the one we used to share
And it's just the kind of thing
That we don't talk about anymore
Remeber when your sister was young
She wore a ring in her tongue
Got shown the door by your mum
And now she has a 5 year old son
And it's just the kind of thing
That you won't talk about anymore
I'll bet you wouldn't beleive me
If I whispered in you ear and said
"I can see a pink elephant
And he's standing on the corner of the bed"
You'd just smile
And roll your eyes
To the back of your head
I recall your friend back home
She brought up a kid on her own
But he died before he had grown
So she gave you all the clothes that she'd sewn
And it's just the kind of the thing
That she won't talk about anymore
When you were a girl
You weren't sure
You cared for your family anymore
You looked for the mother you had before
And it shook you down to the core
And it's just the kind of thing
That you don't talk about anymore
I'll bet you wouldn't believe me
If I whispered in you ear and said
"I can see a pink elephant
And he's standing on the corner of the bed"
You'd just smile
And roll your eyes
To the back of your head
I'll bet you wouldn't beleive me
If I whispered in you ear and said
"I can see a pink elephant
And he's standing on the corner of the bed"
You'd just smile
And roll your eyes
To the back of your head
You'd just smile
And roll your eyes
To the back of your head
You'd just smile
And roll your eyes
To the back of your head
Lyrics submitted by MuchTooMuch
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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