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.
Summer med fly ruled the airways
Mostly superstitious
Now the kings of media
Invent the swine flu visions
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Yeah, it's alright
As we mosey on into the night
Yeah, just set us free
Could our shattered past just set us free?
Give you all those diamonds
Give you more and more
Shattered all those lies I bought
You from the record store
Fleets of undergrounding artists
Look for benediction
Drive around waste gas and haul
In every green addition
Summer med fly ruled the airways
Mostly superstitious
Now the kings of media
Invent the swine flu visions
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Yeah, it's alright
As we mosey on into the night
Yeah, just set us free
Could our shattered past just set us free?
Give you all those diamonds
Give you more and more
Shattered all those lies I bought
You from the record store
Give you all those diamonds
Give you more and more
Shattered all those lies I bought
You from the record
Shattered all those lies I bought
You from the record
Shattered all those lies I bought
You from the record store
Mostly superstitious
Now the kings of media
Invent the swine flu visions
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Yeah, it's alright
As we mosey on into the night
Yeah, just set us free
Could our shattered past just set us free?
Give you all those diamonds
Give you more and more
Shattered all those lies I bought
You from the record store
Fleets of undergrounding artists
Look for benediction
Drive around waste gas and haul
In every green addition
Summer med fly ruled the airways
Mostly superstitious
Now the kings of media
Invent the swine flu visions
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Take a load off
Yeah, it's alright
As we mosey on into the night
Yeah, just set us free
Could our shattered past just set us free?
Give you all those diamonds
Give you more and more
Shattered all those lies I bought
You from the record store
Give you all those diamonds
Give you more and more
Shattered all those lies I bought
You from the record
Shattered all those lies I bought
You from the record
Shattered all those lies I bought
You from the record store
Lyrics submitted by Breakingbenjaminfan
Take a Load Off Lyrics as written by Robert Emile Deleo Dean Deleo
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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