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.
You love the way that I roll
The shoes, glam, and the gold.
It's too much for your soul
It's gonna leave you empty.
You need to fill the void.
You don't need Sigmund Freud.
I'll give you anything you want
Just let me take you home.
You can't resist all the glare
You have to stop and stare.
You think you know me, but
You still can't wait to hear some more.
I'm like the flat air around you
I'll leave you breathless.
Just count 1-2-3
I'll make you scream.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
I'm in your dreams and your thoughts
I'm in the atmosphere.
You're under pressure dear
You'll soon be full of fear.
Don't let your vision distort
You'll never find your way back.
When I'm around everything fades
Into black.
Don't judge the look in my eyes
I'd say it's rather unwise.
You see the beauty, but you don't know that
They hypnotize.
You don't even know
But you will soon realize
That I can change the way you think and
What you idealize.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
You know you can't stop looking at my glare.
I'll make your heart stop- Love is in the air.
I'll make you mine I'll take you anywhere.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there's no way out now.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there's no way out now.
The shoes, glam, and the gold.
It's too much for your soul
It's gonna leave you empty.
You need to fill the void.
You don't need Sigmund Freud.
I'll give you anything you want
Just let me take you home.
You can't resist all the glare
You have to stop and stare.
You think you know me, but
You still can't wait to hear some more.
I'm like the flat air around you
I'll leave you breathless.
Just count 1-2-3
I'll make you scream.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
I'm in your dreams and your thoughts
I'm in the atmosphere.
You're under pressure dear
You'll soon be full of fear.
Don't let your vision distort
You'll never find your way back.
When I'm around everything fades
Into black.
Don't judge the look in my eyes
I'd say it's rather unwise.
You see the beauty, but you don't know that
They hypnotize.
You don't even know
But you will soon realize
That I can change the way you think and
What you idealize.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
You know you can't stop looking at my glare.
I'll make your heart stop- Love is in the air.
I'll make you mine I'll take you anywhere.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there's no way out now.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there's no way out now.
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my goddamn fave, hands fucking down
i have NO idea what he says at the first ? mark but the second one is don't let your vision distort.
i'm buying the EP in a few, if the lyrics are in it i'll let yoou know.
i noticed some parts are missing, so... here are the entire lyrics. i got these from Jeffree's MySpace. :] hope they help!
You love the way that I roll The shoes, glam and the gold It's too much for your soul It's gonna leave you empty You need to fill the void You don't need Sigmund Freud I'll give you everything you want just let me take you home You can't resist all the glare You have to stop and stare You think you know me but you still can't wait to hear some more I'm like the phantom around you (I'll leave you breathless) Just count 1-2-3... I'll make you scream
[Pre Chorus:] They say I'm picture perfect They say I'm oh-so-fine They see what's on the surface But not what's on mind
[Chorus:] I'm all you want, I'm all you need You just don't know it But you see I'll make you love me, make you hate me There is no way out now You're in my trap, I'm in control There's no escape from the untold Just try to make it through the night Cuz there's no way out now
I'm in your dreams, in your thoughts I'm in the atmosphere Your under pressure dear You'll soon be full of fear Don't let your vision distort You'll never find your way back When I'm around everything fades into black Don't dare to look in my eyes - I'd say it's rather unwise You see the beauty but you don't know that they hypnotize You don't even know but you'll soon realize That I can change the way you think and what you idolize
[Pre Chorus] [Chorus]
You know you can't stop looking at my glare I'll make your heart stop - love is in the air I'll make you mine - I'll take you anywhere
[Chorus]
This is his best song!