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.
Years have passed
still the one remains
sole survivor
of a world in flames
world of flames
Last of an endangered breed
lone survivor of this tragedy
solitude inherits humanity
doomed forever to obscurity
echoing memories of those deceased
tear at the remnants of sanity
within the mind of the last to be
Through rivers of ash that layer the ground
search for life never found
cannot be, yet one survives
contemplate this worlds demise
dead haunt the living until it dies
Towering wave
consuming flames
A shattered world
in the wake of this storm
[REPEAT 1]
still the one remains
sole survivor
of a world in flames
world of flames
Last of an endangered breed
lone survivor of this tragedy
solitude inherits humanity
doomed forever to obscurity
echoing memories of those deceased
tear at the remnants of sanity
within the mind of the last to be
Through rivers of ash that layer the ground
search for life never found
cannot be, yet one survives
contemplate this worlds demise
dead haunt the living until it dies
Towering wave
consuming flames
A shattered world
in the wake of this storm
[REPEAT 1]
Lyrics submitted by Frances-The-Tool
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