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.
A billion minds collide and intertwine
It�s now that I realize what has become
Self assured is what's known as commonplace
Left behind we hang on what surrounds us
Dressing down the passers by
Ignoring the situation
And how we�re not willing to
Accept disorder
To try sometimes is to find
A hook to hang your hat on
It is to find the path of least resistance
Some common ground
has served us well
where it's so eager to please
Bitterness is easy to define
And so it�s all in our creation
We detach and simplify
It�s all in our creation
Cause we dance around in disguise
Just try to make amends
And find the same place
To turn
We all seem to
Now the blind become completely overwhelmed
As they stem the flow and bury the whispers to forget the past
To try sometimes is to find
A hook to hang your hat on
It is to find the path of least resistance
Some common ground
Has served us well,
where it's so eager to please
Bitterness is easy to define
We all seem to�
And so it�s all in our creation
We detach and simplify
It�s all in our creation
Cause we dance around in disguise
Just try to make amends
And find the same place
To turn
It�s now that I realize what has become
Self assured is what's known as commonplace
Left behind we hang on what surrounds us
Dressing down the passers by
Ignoring the situation
And how we�re not willing to
Accept disorder
To try sometimes is to find
A hook to hang your hat on
It is to find the path of least resistance
Some common ground
has served us well
where it's so eager to please
Bitterness is easy to define
And so it�s all in our creation
We detach and simplify
It�s all in our creation
Cause we dance around in disguise
Just try to make amends
And find the same place
To turn
We all seem to
Now the blind become completely overwhelmed
As they stem the flow and bury the whispers to forget the past
To try sometimes is to find
A hook to hang your hat on
It is to find the path of least resistance
Some common ground
Has served us well,
where it's so eager to please
Bitterness is easy to define
We all seem to�
And so it�s all in our creation
We detach and simplify
It�s all in our creation
Cause we dance around in disguise
Just try to make amends
And find the same place
To turn
Lyrics submitted by pavlova
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"So common ground, has served us well, where it's so eager to please"? I think.
awesome :)
I think the third line in first verse is Self assured is what's known as commonplace.
Dressing down the passers by Ignoring the situation And how we're not willing to Accept disorder.
I think 'so common ground' may be 'some common ground'.
And so it's all in our creation We detach and simplify It's all in our creation Cause we dance around in disguise.
Just try to make amends And find a safe place To turn
awesome, fixed :)