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.
I was born naked and red
Tied to my mother as she screamed and bled
And the tubes of light and all the sadness
Swimming in my head
The truth is a root that twists like a horn
Looping and gnarled and splintered and thorned
Tangling me forever and ever
Do you ever wish you'd never been born?
Wrap my name in incense and myrrh
And seal it up within
Remember the way we begin
Then lay and sleep and never wake
Sadness never ends
I can't feel anything
Tied to my mother as she screamed and bled
And the tubes of light and all the sadness
Swimming in my head
The truth is a root that twists like a horn
Looping and gnarled and splintered and thorned
Tangling me forever and ever
Do you ever wish you'd never been born?
Wrap my name in incense and myrrh
And seal it up within
Remember the way we begin
Then lay and sleep and never wake
Sadness never ends
I can't feel anything
Lyrics submitted by BinacaFreak
The End Lyrics as written by Stefano De Marchi
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
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