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.
Just Breathe
The Midnight air will do you well
Believe
I miss your taste, I miss your smell
The past mistakes that brought you here
I'll break the fall for you my dear
I'll ask the nurse for bandages
And send me on my way
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Every other day
I sit and wait for the same bad news
Can you hear me say
I've got nothing left to lose
Someone please start making sense
And beg the lord for accidents
I've seen the worst case scenario
Slowly letting go
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
The Midnight air will do you well
Believe
I miss your taste, I miss your smell
The past mistakes that brought you here
I'll break the fall for you my dear
I'll ask the nurse for bandages
And send me on my way
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Every other day
I sit and wait for the same bad news
Can you hear me say
I've got nothing left to lose
Someone please start making sense
And beg the lord for accidents
I've seen the worst case scenario
Slowly letting go
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
Rescue me
From everything
I just wanna live
I wish I could breathe
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Sweet song I love the new sound... the meaning is pretty obvious and self-explanatory.
I'm having mixed feelings about what this song could mean... I think its about a girl that he was possibly dating and he was always saving her and protecting her. Then one day, he almost couldn't take it anymore. So he's pleading for someone to rescue him because hes so confused about everything that is going on. He doesn't know what to do, because hes always putting her first; therefore wanting him to escape and be rescued. Thats kinda what i got from this song. I might be totally wrong, but i skimmed over the lyrics and listened to it several times, and this is what i thought of(: Love this songg!
it could be in caseys point of view
"I miss your taste, I miss your smell The past mistakes that brought you here I'll break the fall for you my dear I'll ask the nurse for bandages And send me on my way" and that part could be the band saying they miss him
i know they said they wrote a different song just for him but this could be one too
"when your life sucks you know it's always going to get better and just focus on the better points in your life, keep positive." - JT heard it on a video.
Oh my ... i cried when i heard this song and i still do ... its so sad .. i thought they wrote this song for casey, but i got so surprised when i saw casey playing it ..
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..That link made me speechless, why didn't he scream in the song ..
Only five comments? Okay... Well, I quite like this song :]
Well casey didn't scream in "Five words or less" or "I am on your side" or "come back home" either
it's about casey a lot of them are
This son has a masive meaning to my life
i have a shit home my fucking parents dont care i wanna leave im so young to but i realy hate life and i wish i could just leave and RUN AWAY!!!!
My interpretation is a bit different then other people's here.
"I miss your taste, I miss your smell The past mistakes that brought you here I'll break the fall for you my dear I'll ask the nurse for bandages And send me on my way" The person singing here seems different then from in the 'rescue me' part. It seems like this person hasn't seen the one asking to be rescued in a while, and has missed them. They want to help them out ('break the fall' and 'bandages') because they dont care whats happened while the other was away. ('past mistakes')
"Rescue me From everything I just wanna live I wish i could breathe" This is the one recieving the help. They, obviously, want to be helped out. They just want to live, and they're fighting to breathe.
"And beg the lord for accidents. I've seen the worst case scenario, I'm slowly letting go." The person who wants to be rescued, also doesn't. If help doesn't come soon, they're alredy preparing by 'begging the lord' for 'accidents'. They're preparing for the 'worst case scenario', and they're starting to accept it (a.k.a slowly letting go.) Basically, they want to die, but yet they don't. They're slightly bipolar, and depressed. That, at least, is my personal meaning, since I qualifiy for the rescue-e. Anyone else with me on this version of the meaning?