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.
Closed off from love
I didn't need the pain
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass
Before you know
It you're frozen
But something happened
For the very first time
With you
My heart melts
Into the ground
Found something true
And everyone's
Looking round
Thinking I'm going crazy
But I don't care
What they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know
The truth
My heart's crippled
By the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
Trying hard not to hear
But they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds
Fill my ears
Try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal
Is to keep me from falling
But nothings greater
Than the rush that comes
With your embrace
And in this
World of loneliness
I see your face
Yet everyone around me
Thinks
That I'm going crazy
Maybe, maybe
But I don't care
What they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know
The truth
My heart's crippled
By the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
And it's draining all of me
Oh, they find it
Hard to believe
I'll be wearing these scars
For everyone to see
But I don't care
What they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know
The truth
My heart's crippled
By the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
I didn't need the pain
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass
Before you know
It you're frozen
But something happened
For the very first time
With you
My heart melts
Into the ground
Found something true
And everyone's
Looking round
Thinking I'm going crazy
But I don't care
What they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know
The truth
My heart's crippled
By the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
Trying hard not to hear
But they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds
Fill my ears
Try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal
Is to keep me from falling
But nothings greater
Than the rush that comes
With your embrace
And in this
World of loneliness
I see your face
Yet everyone around me
Thinks
That I'm going crazy
Maybe, maybe
But I don't care
What they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know
The truth
My heart's crippled
By the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
And it's draining all of me
Oh, they find it
Hard to believe
I'll be wearing these scars
For everyone to see
But I don't care
What they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know
The truth
My heart's crippled
By the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
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Bleeding Love [Bonus Track] Lyrics as written by Ryan Benjamin Tedder Jesse Mccartney
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He doesn't normally romantically involve himself with anyone because he doesn't like the pain that comes with it. Although he's loved once or twice before it was for his benefit; he gave in to temptation and in result of loving someone he became frozen meaning he was hurt so bad in his previous relationships that he believed he would no longer love someone ever again.
Then he met someone who changed his perspective on love. There's something about her that makes him believe that there's more to love than just pain. He's so in love with her that everyone around him thinks he's going crazy over the things he will do for her.
But people are filling his mind with doubt probably saying things like "you deserve better" but he doesn't care cause he's so blinded by love. They're trying so hard to make him see the bad in the relationship but he knows that they don't see how much good she brings him. As he's previously been hurt before he's tried to close the part of his heart that allows him to love others but that only leads him to loneliness but this new person comes along and opens that part of his heart open again for him, and he can't help but love her.