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.
Everyone says you're amazing
Say you don't know how to do it now
So you run
It's not that you're bleeding, but you're through with it now
So you run, so you run
I know that you need it, you can't live alone
So you run, so you run
Everyone says you're amazing now that you're clean
Only you know the real ones are cause you've seen
There's only one question I want to ask is it healing
When you hear everyone say you're amazing
Does anybody ask you
Do you cry in your sleep and do you feel ok
When you run
Thinking it's Doomsday you got to let it go
So you run, so you run
Pretend you don't see it, that we can live a lie
So you run, so you run
Everyone says you're amazing now that you're clean
Only you know the real ones are cause you've seen
There's only one question I want to ask is it healing
When you hear everyone say you're amazing
Does anybody ask you
Cause I know that you're real, amazing, amazing, amazing
Everyone says you're amazing now that you're clean
Only you know the real ones are because you've seen
There's only one question I want to ask is it healing
When you hear everyone say you're amazing
Everyone says you're amazing (I want you to always feel you're amazing)
Everyone says you're amazing (I want you to always feel you're amazing)
(I want you to always feel you're amazing)
You're amazing
Say you don't know how to do it now
So you run
It's not that you're bleeding, but you're through with it now
So you run, so you run
I know that you need it, you can't live alone
So you run, so you run
Everyone says you're amazing now that you're clean
Only you know the real ones are cause you've seen
There's only one question I want to ask is it healing
When you hear everyone say you're amazing
Does anybody ask you
Do you cry in your sleep and do you feel ok
When you run
Thinking it's Doomsday you got to let it go
So you run, so you run
Pretend you don't see it, that we can live a lie
So you run, so you run
Everyone says you're amazing now that you're clean
Only you know the real ones are cause you've seen
There's only one question I want to ask is it healing
When you hear everyone say you're amazing
Does anybody ask you
Cause I know that you're real, amazing, amazing, amazing
Everyone says you're amazing now that you're clean
Only you know the real ones are because you've seen
There's only one question I want to ask is it healing
When you hear everyone say you're amazing
Everyone says you're amazing (I want you to always feel you're amazing)
Everyone says you're amazing (I want you to always feel you're amazing)
(I want you to always feel you're amazing)
You're amazing
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I def think is about someone dealing with and getting off substance abuse, and their struggles with letting go of the addiction, realising who people really are and picking themselves up again.
This song makes me feel sad and upbeat at the same time, just all the negative stuff and that no ones is really there for them, they just say your amazing for being clean and leave you again, but then there is someone there for them saying you should always feel amazing, not just at this moment and because of one thing, and not just because a bunch of people tell you you are. you should always feel amazing about yourself - and that just makes me feel good and i want to happy cry while i dance lol
and yeah the lyrics are: There’s only one question I want to ask - is it HEALING When when you hear everyone say you’re amazing Does anyone ask you?