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.
Turn my mic lever up
Check
There you go
Danger
Clutch
My heart got broken
And my chest been hurtin'
What I need is a personal prescriptional killer (painkiller)
Can't sleep even make it out of bed
Take my temperature
Mista put ya hand
Across my head you got me hot for ya
You give me relievee
It must have been your vitamin see
Doctors orders, one glass of water
One dose of you, and call me in the mornin'
[Chorus]
Doctor, doctor hurry quick
Fix me, fix me I'mma love sick
Diagnose me red roses
And time not to notice, all of those things I want
Help me, help me say you will
Be the pill, for my ills
See I'm so sick make it better better baby
Say you will ah please baby be my painkiller
See I'm so sick make it better better baby
Say you will ah please baby be my painkiller
I need the best I-x no side affects
Hit the next pharmacy see if they got some left
Diagnoses with a case of heartburn
Doctor will you ever get me when you gonna
Learn I know I'm hot-headed its so good to me
But you got the medicine I need
Doctors order, one glass of water
One dose of you, and call me in the mornin'
[Chorus]
I got, I got, I got
(I got this pain in my chest)
I can't I can't I can't
(Would you look at me I'ma mess)
You got it, you got it, you got it
(Ohhh you got it)
To be, to be, to be
(Ohh you affected me)
I can't get you off my mind (no I can't get you off my mind)
I can't get you off my mind
I can't get you off my mind (i can't get you off my mind)
Ooh, huh huh huh huh huh huh huh
Ooh, huh huh huh huh huh huh huh
(Doctor doctor help me baby)
[Chorus]
I need the best I-x
Huh huh huh huh huh huh huh
I need the best -x
Huh huh huh huh huh huh
I need the best I-x
Huh huh huh huh huh huh
Huh huh huh huh huh huh
Painkiller
Check
There you go
Danger
Clutch
My heart got broken
And my chest been hurtin'
What I need is a personal prescriptional killer (painkiller)
Can't sleep even make it out of bed
Take my temperature
Mista put ya hand
Across my head you got me hot for ya
You give me relievee
It must have been your vitamin see
Doctors orders, one glass of water
One dose of you, and call me in the mornin'
[Chorus]
Doctor, doctor hurry quick
Fix me, fix me I'mma love sick
Diagnose me red roses
And time not to notice, all of those things I want
Help me, help me say you will
Be the pill, for my ills
See I'm so sick make it better better baby
Say you will ah please baby be my painkiller
See I'm so sick make it better better baby
Say you will ah please baby be my painkiller
I need the best I-x no side affects
Hit the next pharmacy see if they got some left
Diagnoses with a case of heartburn
Doctor will you ever get me when you gonna
Learn I know I'm hot-headed its so good to me
But you got the medicine I need
Doctors order, one glass of water
One dose of you, and call me in the mornin'
[Chorus]
I got, I got, I got
(I got this pain in my chest)
I can't I can't I can't
(Would you look at me I'ma mess)
You got it, you got it, you got it
(Ohhh you got it)
To be, to be, to be
(Ohh you affected me)
I can't get you off my mind (no I can't get you off my mind)
I can't get you off my mind
I can't get you off my mind (i can't get you off my mind)
Ooh, huh huh huh huh huh huh huh
Ooh, huh huh huh huh huh huh huh
(Doctor doctor help me baby)
[Chorus]
I need the best I-x
Huh huh huh huh huh huh huh
I need the best -x
Huh huh huh huh huh huh
I need the best I-x
Huh huh huh huh huh huh
Huh huh huh huh huh huh
Painkiller
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Painkiller Lyrics as written by Ezekiel Lewis Nate Hills
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Walt Disney Music Company, Peermusic Publishing, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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