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.
Don't worry now, it's all erased
Burn to gray and white
Your fireproof heart was never wasted
And steady all the while
So You say
Don't worry now, it's all come back
Color rests in night
You'll be there, you'll see her face
And hear her all the while
[Chorus]
By the time you've found your way,
You've gotta run right back to the start
Don't think you've lost
You've gotta run right back to the start
And when you finally think it's gone
You've gotta run right back to her arms
Don't worry now, it's all erased
Burn to grey and white
Tell yourself you don't still taste her
Or here her flues at night
[Chorus]
What wrong, fast enough to lose yourself
By the time you've found you way,
You've gotta run right back to the start
Don't think you've lost
You've gotta run right back to the start
And when you finally think it's gone
You've gotta run right back to the start
You've gotta run right back to the start
You've gotta run right back to the start
You've gotta run right back to her arms
Burn to gray and white
Your fireproof heart was never wasted
And steady all the while
So You say
Don't worry now, it's all come back
Color rests in night
You'll be there, you'll see her face
And hear her all the while
[Chorus]
By the time you've found your way,
You've gotta run right back to the start
Don't think you've lost
You've gotta run right back to the start
And when you finally think it's gone
You've gotta run right back to her arms
Don't worry now, it's all erased
Burn to grey and white
Tell yourself you don't still taste her
Or here her flues at night
[Chorus]
What wrong, fast enough to lose yourself
By the time you've found you way,
You've gotta run right back to the start
Don't think you've lost
You've gotta run right back to the start
And when you finally think it's gone
You've gotta run right back to the start
You've gotta run right back to the start
You've gotta run right back to the start
You've gotta run right back to her arms
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Ok. A few things. I think it is either "Colorless this night", or "colorless as night"
Also, I really don't think it's "you've gotta run right back to the . . . "
It is "you're gonna run right back to the start/her arms"
And in the verse it is "tell yourself you don't still taste her, or hear her through the night."
And it is "run, run fast enough to lose yourself." Then Aaron says something I think about brakes and only move in circles. Can't quite catch it.