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.
Rosie
Oh I know we're both being used
Don't make no sense
Just to carry on as we do
you know I'd love you if I knew you'd let me down (x2)
Oh we need to get away (yeah we want to get away)
But we'll never get away now
it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it time
It's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it pain
rosie
Oh I know we both feel confused
Don't make no sense
Just to carry on as we do
I know you'd love me if you knew I'd let you down (x2)
Oh we need to get away (yeah we want to get away)
But we'll never get away now
it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it time
It's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it pain
don't let your love be colder than death
Don't let no tear drops fall from your eyes
Don't let your love be colder than death
Don't let no tear drops fall from your eyes
it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it time
It's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it pain
it's easy when it hurts..
Oh I know we're both being used
Don't make no sense
Just to carry on as we do
you know I'd love you if I knew you'd let me down (x2)
Oh we need to get away (yeah we want to get away)
But we'll never get away now
it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it time
It's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it pain
rosie
Oh I know we both feel confused
Don't make no sense
Just to carry on as we do
I know you'd love me if you knew I'd let you down (x2)
Oh we need to get away (yeah we want to get away)
But we'll never get away now
it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it time
It's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it pain
don't let your love be colder than death
Don't let no tear drops fall from your eyes
Don't let your love be colder than death
Don't let no tear drops fall from your eyes
it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it time
It's easy when it hurts so say goodbye
We'll fall in love again just give it pain
it's easy when it hurts..
Lyrics submitted by riotxxlexyx3
Love Is Colder Than Death Lyrics as written by Vince Clarke Andy Bell
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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his voice sounds soo much like elvis costello's in this song.i can't get over it sometimes. but i agree with leili's second suggestion. greattt song.
i agreeee. he sounds so similar to elvis costello... i hear it a lot in "shes expensive", too. i really like it, though.
I interpret it as two people are just fucking, and both are trying to get over someone else who must have reallu hurt them. when it says "you know i'd love you is i knew you'd let me down" just shows his cynicism towards love-he loved someone and she let him down. and that person is all he is thinking about in this new relationship and he knows they are using eachother, so he just wants to get out of it.
i love the virgins :D
my favourite line
"You know I'd love you if I knew you'd let me down"
explains itself!
this is there demo, there new version has much better production. oh and its Rosanne not Rossie
final note correct lyrics for the other version =)
Rosanne oh i know we're both being used don't make no sense just to carry on as we do
you know i'd love you if i knew you'd let me down (x2) oh we need to get away (yeah we want to get away) but we'll never get away now
it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye we'll fall in love again just give it time it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye we'll fall in love again just give it pain
Rosanne oh i know we both feel confused don't make no sense just to carry on as we do
i know you'd love me if you knew i'd let you down (x2) oh we need to get away (yeah we want to get away) but we'll never get away now
it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye we'll fall in love again just give it time it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye we'll fall in love again just give it pain
don't let your love be colder than death don't let no tear drops fall from your eyes don't let your love be colder than death don't let no tear drops fall from your eyes
it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye we'll fall in love again just give it time it's easy when it hurts so say goodbye we'll fall in love again just give it pain
it's easy when it hurts..
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I'm practically wet with excitement! There're more lyrics up, baby!!
Anyways, I'll give this a shot.
I think this song is about a girl who had--as the saying goes--built walls, and was too scared to act on the love she felt for the author?
Maybe?
Or maybe this song just means that they banged eachother and it got awkward. c:
Either way, I love this song. It's one of my all time favourites.