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.
feel the light....
If it is inevitable bring it to my doorstep promptly
my wristwatch is broken it reads what my past times have cost me
deprive me of oxygen slowly
I think more like you they will still come to know me
I dream of such afternoons
valedictorians white-water rafting the rapids of Oregon
Revenue generators are thoroughly splashed
by the waves of awakening iconoclasts
I will not attach strings, I cannot pluck melodically
Follow my instincts towards my autonomy
Glad I'm not a Kennedy despite the nice amenities
I couldn't walk my Pomeranians without security ahead of me
Privacy is held in high regard
I'm old enough to understand a picket fence around a yard
when the main vein softens and the arteries harden
I'll own a geodesic dome and a vegetable garden
Feel the lightning inside...
Everyone's got the lightning
Do you intend to use it?
Feel it inside
Daddy don't mind
Benjamin Franklin Music
Once you unlock the power
nothing is going to stop you
feel it inside
momma don't mind
let the high voltage rock you
I've got the lightning inside
that kind of power can't hide
you know it wont be tonight
this lightnings making me high
feel the lightning inside (x3)
Everyone's got the lightning
Do you intend to use it?
Feel it inside
daddy don't mind
Benjamin Franklin Music
once you unlock the power
nothing is going to stop you
feel it inside
Momma don't mind
let the high voltage rock you
If it is inevitable bring it to my doorstep promptly
my wristwatch is broken it reads what my past times have cost me
deprive me of oxygen slowly
I think more like you they will still come to know me
I dream of such afternoons
valedictorians white-water rafting the rapids of Oregon
Revenue generators are thoroughly splashed
by the waves of awakening iconoclasts
I will not attach strings, I cannot pluck melodically
Follow my instincts towards my autonomy
Glad I'm not a Kennedy despite the nice amenities
I couldn't walk my Pomeranians without security ahead of me
Privacy is held in high regard
I'm old enough to understand a picket fence around a yard
when the main vein softens and the arteries harden
I'll own a geodesic dome and a vegetable garden
Feel the lightning inside...
Everyone's got the lightning
Do you intend to use it?
Feel it inside
Daddy don't mind
Benjamin Franklin Music
Once you unlock the power
nothing is going to stop you
feel it inside
momma don't mind
let the high voltage rock you
I've got the lightning inside
that kind of power can't hide
you know it wont be tonight
this lightnings making me high
feel the lightning inside (x3)
Everyone's got the lightning
Do you intend to use it?
Feel it inside
daddy don't mind
Benjamin Franklin Music
once you unlock the power
nothing is going to stop you
feel it inside
Momma don't mind
let the high voltage rock you
Lyrics submitted by ThePowerCosmic
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