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.
I need you, right here
By my side
You're everything I'm not, in my life
We're indestructible, we are untouchable
Nothing can take us down tonight
You are so beautiful
It should be criminal, that you could be mine
And we will make it out alive
I promise you this love will never die
No matter what
I got your back
I'll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to god
That in the bitter end
We're gonna be the last ones standing
So believe me
When I say
You're the one
They'll never forgive us for the things we've done
We will make it out alive
I promise you this love will never die
No matter what
I got your back
I'll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to god
That in the bitter end
We're gonna be the last ones standing
We'll never fall
We'll never fade
I promise you forever
And my soul to take
No matter what
Until the bitter end
We're gonna be the last ones standing
And everybody said that we would never last
And if they saw us now
I bet they'd take it back
It doesn't matter what we do
Or what we say
'Cause nothing matters anyway
No matter what
I got your back
I'll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to god
That in the bitter end
We're gonna be the last ones standing
We'll never fall (we'll never fall)
We'll never fade (we'll never fade)
No matter what
Until the bitter end
We're gonna be the last ones standing
By my side
You're everything I'm not, in my life
We're indestructible, we are untouchable
Nothing can take us down tonight
You are so beautiful
It should be criminal, that you could be mine
And we will make it out alive
I promise you this love will never die
No matter what
I got your back
I'll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to god
That in the bitter end
We're gonna be the last ones standing
So believe me
When I say
You're the one
They'll never forgive us for the things we've done
We will make it out alive
I promise you this love will never die
No matter what
I got your back
I'll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to god
That in the bitter end
We're gonna be the last ones standing
We'll never fall
We'll never fade
I promise you forever
And my soul to take
No matter what
Until the bitter end
We're gonna be the last ones standing
And everybody said that we would never last
And if they saw us now
I bet they'd take it back
It doesn't matter what we do
Or what we say
'Cause nothing matters anyway
No matter what
I got your back
I'll take a bullet for you if it comes to that
I swear to god
That in the bitter end
We're gonna be the last ones standing
We'll never fall (we'll never fall)
We'll never fade (we'll never fade)
No matter what
Until the bitter end
We're gonna be the last ones standing
Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20
No Matter What Lyrics as written by Jacoby Dakota Shaddix David Jonathan Bendeth
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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Jacoby said "When you write so many songs, you just, you don't really know where to go. Ya know, so I was talking to my Wife this one time, I was like- Jacoby: "Honey, what do you think I should write about?" Wife: "Well you always write about songs that talk about how effed up love is or how effed up our love is or effed up somebody else's love is. Why don't you write about a song about, like, you know being there in the end, you know the survival of our love because I been with my wife since we were 17 years old."
So he wrote this pretty much for his wife and band. Almost verbatum from this concert clip.. lol... youtu.be/-X4wDOSDObE
yeah the lyrics and music make it seem it's about a couple.but the music video is about guys robbing a bank.interesting
so nice..
I think it's about a couple. No matter what people say about them, that it will never last etc; they know what they have is true and they have each others back through it all and always
Yeah, something like that :D