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.
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Yeah
No, I get you
I get you
See, I, I get what you comin' from
I get what you comin' from
I'm all about that
Say I'm not ?????
Say that you alone
Loud with the flesh
Loud with bones
Say I'm not real hard
My mind in the streets
Say I'm not real mean
I'm a sheet
I'm a sheet
She say I'm not ????
Say that you alone
Loud with the flesh
Loud with bones
Say I'm not real hard
My mind in the streets
Say I'm not real mean
I'm a sheet
I'm a sheet
Plane lights blinking
Out in the evening
Got me thinkin'
Wish I were leaving
It's not that I wanna be somewhere else
I don't wanna be here by myself
If you were here too I'd still be me and myself
I don't feel alive say I can't hear myself
I'm far away lost and I don't want help
If you come with me Beth I'll kill myself
That's not myself
That's just my cell
I don't know if you could tell
but I don't need help
I don't know if you noticed
but I have been smokin'
my arm might be broken
I'm so sick of jokin'
I'm sick of your talkin'
Your words have no meaning
I don't like your body
I don't think you should feed it
Don't think that you want it
Or like it, or need it
So why do you keep it
if you're free to leave it?
She say I'm not ????
Say that you alone
Loud with the flesh
Loud with bones
Say I'm not real hard
My mind in the streets
Say I'm not real mean
I'm a sheet
I'm a sheet
She say I'm not ????
Say that you alone
Loud with the flesh
Loud with bones
Say I'm not real hard
My mind in the streets
Say I'm not real mean
I'm a sheet
I'm a sheet
Damn, we planted seeds but they just won't grow
You lie, you should help yourself, you just don't know
You ain't out in the wild, you ain't up in the snow
and I see your ass warm how you know what the fuck it feels like
and my knuckles white as hell by the telephone that I could tell-
Yeah
No, I get you
I get you
See, I, I get what you comin' from
I get what you comin' from
I'm all about that
Say I'm not ?????
Say that you alone
Loud with the flesh
Loud with bones
Say I'm not real hard
My mind in the streets
Say I'm not real mean
I'm a sheet
I'm a sheet
She say I'm not ????
Say that you alone
Loud with the flesh
Loud with bones
Say I'm not real hard
My mind in the streets
Say I'm not real mean
I'm a sheet
I'm a sheet
Plane lights blinking
Out in the evening
Got me thinkin'
Wish I were leaving
It's not that I wanna be somewhere else
I don't wanna be here by myself
If you were here too I'd still be me and myself
I don't feel alive say I can't hear myself
I'm far away lost and I don't want help
If you come with me Beth I'll kill myself
That's not myself
That's just my cell
I don't know if you could tell
but I don't need help
I don't know if you noticed
but I have been smokin'
my arm might be broken
I'm so sick of jokin'
I'm sick of your talkin'
Your words have no meaning
I don't like your body
I don't think you should feed it
Don't think that you want it
Or like it, or need it
So why do you keep it
if you're free to leave it?
She say I'm not ????
Say that you alone
Loud with the flesh
Loud with bones
Say I'm not real hard
My mind in the streets
Say I'm not real mean
I'm a sheet
I'm a sheet
She say I'm not ????
Say that you alone
Loud with the flesh
Loud with bones
Say I'm not real hard
My mind in the streets
Say I'm not real mean
I'm a sheet
I'm a sheet
Damn, we planted seeds but they just won't grow
You lie, you should help yourself, you just don't know
You ain't out in the wild, you ain't up in the snow
and I see your ass warm how you know what the fuck it feels like
and my knuckles white as hell by the telephone that I could tell-
Lyrics submitted by tomauty
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""
oh god i love this song so much.
these lines - fucking amazing:
I don't like your body I don't think you should feed it Don't think that you want it Or like it, or need it So why do you keep it if you're free to leave it?
this song is so bleak and perfect.
This is what I hear as the lyrics though, just with a few corrections:
Yeah No, no, I get you I get you See, I, I get what you going through I get what you goin' through I'm all about that
Say I'm not real hard Say that you alone Loud with the flesh Loud with bones
Say it now wit heart My mind in the streets Say it now wit me I'm a sheet I'm a sheet
She say I'm not real hard Say that you alone Loud with the flesh Loud with bones
Say it now wit heart My mind in the streets Say it now wit me I'm a sheet I'm a sheet
Plane lights blinking Out in the evening Got me thinkin' Wish I were leaving It's not that I wanna be somewhere else I don't wanna be here by myself If you were here too I'd still be me and myself I don't feel alive say I can't hear myself I'm far away lost and I don't want help If you could bring me back I'd kill myself That's not myself That's just my cell I don't know if you could tell but I don't need help I don't know if you noticed but I have been smokin' my arm might be broken I'm so sick of jokin' I'm sick of your talkin' Your words have no meaning I don't like your body Don't think you should feed it Don't think that you want it Or like it, or need it So why do you keep it if you're free to leave it?
She say I'm not real hard Say that you alone Loud with the flesh Loud with bones
Say it now wit heart My mind in the streets Say it now wit me I'm a sheet I'm a sheet
She say I'm not real hard Say that you alone Loud with the flesh Loud with bones
Say it now wit heart My mind in the streets Say it now wit me I'm a sheet I'm a sheet
Damn, we planted seeds but they just won't grow You lie, you should help yourself, you just don't know You ain't out in the wild, you ain't up in the snow and I see your ass warm how you know what the fuck it feels like and my knuckles white as hell by the telephone that I could tell-
the REAL lyrics are:
yea no i get you i see, i know where youre comin from but i ain't about that
She says I'm not with her, I say 'bitch you alone you lying with the flesh, you lie with the bones'
she say im not with her, my mind indiscreet, i say im not with me im a sheet, im a sheet
Plane lights blinking Out in the evening Got me thinkin' Wish I was leaving It's not that I wanna be somewhere else I don't wanna be here by myself If you were here too I'd still be me and myself I talk real loud so I can't hear myself I'm far away, lost and I don't want help If you could bring me back, I'd kill myself That's not myself That's just my shell I don't know if you could tell but I'm in hell I don't know if you noticed but I have been smokin' my arm might be broken I'm so sick of jokin' I'm sick of your talkin' Your words have no meaning I don't like your body I don't think you should feed it Don't think that you want it Or like it, or need it So why do you keep it if you're free to leave it?
She says I'm not with her, I say 'bitch you alone you lying with the flesh, you lie with the bones'
she say im not with her, my mind indiscreet, i say im not with me im a sheet, im a sheet
damn, we planted seeds but they just won't grow you're lying you should help yourself you just dont know you aint out in the wild, you aint up in the snow and I see your ass warm how you know what the fuck it feels like and my knuckles white as hell by the telephone that I couldn't tell if he dead I couldn't get it right, I could get your right in the middle of the night or at dawn when it's risin and I could get you right but you ain't tryna get right you a ?????? you aint tryna live like you the one whose down with it youre down with shit but now my dick cold so go down on it so smoke it out, let me choke you out i'll choke you out till a ghost come out your mouth naw, uh uh. i aint ?? and shit but you lying if you think youre taking risks and your damn rich
She says I'm not with her, I say 'bitch you alone you lying with the flesh, you lie with the bones'
she say im not with her, my mind indiscreet, i say im not with me im a sheet, im a sheet
lol oh god. i personally think melonforecstasy's version is correct. most similiar to what i hear.