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.
We believe to be eternal until we face the point of no return
All state of grace is transient
All shall die and turn to ashes and dust
Desacralized, desensitized
Chasing the light just wishing to live a little more
It's like a hole inside our chest
A clear cut bleeding, always open wide
To reach the apex of life is to walk in a vale of tears
Heavens still remain out of sight wherever we watch
To reach the apex of life is to walk in a vale of tears
We shine to finally dissolve in oblivion and be absolved through death
We�ve looked for strength through joy
Deprivation is all what we get
We�ve kept on trying to reach the stars
And deny mortality
We rise to better fall, condemned to rust and crumble for centuries
To behold the leftovers of our dreams now turn to smoking ruins
We ride the whirlwind of doom
A gigantic storm
Of cataclysmic and catastrophic proportions
It�s like a hole inside our chest
A clear cut bleeding, always open wide
To reach the apex of life is to walk in a vale of tears
Heavens still remain out of sight wherever we watch
To reach the apex of life is to walk in a vale of tears
We shine to finally dissolve in oblivion and be absolved through death
Death
All state of grace is transient
All shall die and turn to ashes and dust
Desacralized, desensitized
Chasing the light just wishing to live a little more
It's like a hole inside our chest
A clear cut bleeding, always open wide
To reach the apex of life is to walk in a vale of tears
Heavens still remain out of sight wherever we watch
To reach the apex of life is to walk in a vale of tears
We shine to finally dissolve in oblivion and be absolved through death
We�ve looked for strength through joy
Deprivation is all what we get
We�ve kept on trying to reach the stars
And deny mortality
We rise to better fall, condemned to rust and crumble for centuries
To behold the leftovers of our dreams now turn to smoking ruins
We ride the whirlwind of doom
A gigantic storm
Of cataclysmic and catastrophic proportions
It�s like a hole inside our chest
A clear cut bleeding, always open wide
To reach the apex of life is to walk in a vale of tears
Heavens still remain out of sight wherever we watch
To reach the apex of life is to walk in a vale of tears
We shine to finally dissolve in oblivion and be absolved through death
Death
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