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.
There's blood in the sky,
It bleeds from the land
Behind those eyes,
Diamonds turn to sand.
Such a beautiful fall,
I saw the surface break,
The water's so cold,
Your body shakes.
On a stormy day the clouds move too fast to see,
The shapes they make or how they wrap,
Our little world right up.
Ohhhhhh!
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest.
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest,
I'll make it a forest.
You cut your ideas, in your own way,
The silly little plans, the games you play.
You try to make me lose faith,
We're all made that way.
There's a diamond in the rough,
There's a needle in the hay.
On a stormy day the clouds move too fast to see,
The shapes they make or how they wrap,
Our little world right up.
Ohhhhhh!
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest,
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest...
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest,
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest,
I'll make it a forest.
It bleeds from the land
Behind those eyes,
Diamonds turn to sand.
Such a beautiful fall,
I saw the surface break,
The water's so cold,
Your body shakes.
On a stormy day the clouds move too fast to see,
The shapes they make or how they wrap,
Our little world right up.
Ohhhhhh!
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest.
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest,
I'll make it a forest.
You cut your ideas, in your own way,
The silly little plans, the games you play.
You try to make me lose faith,
We're all made that way.
There's a diamond in the rough,
There's a needle in the hay.
On a stormy day the clouds move too fast to see,
The shapes they make or how they wrap,
Our little world right up.
Ohhhhhh!
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest,
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest...
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest,
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest,
I'll make it a forest.
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