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.
No one knows
The secrets that I keep
No one knows
What's in my head
I can't control
The other side of me
I have lost my breath
Breaking
The pulse of a steady beat
Pleading for sanity
The voices calling out my name
Now I'm afraid
That I am waking up the ghost
I'm digging up the memories
That were dead to me
Now, now I'm getting close
Closer to the enemy
That's inside of me
Under the skin
The soul of the guilty
Under the surface
Lonely lies
Under the weight
The sin is
Eating me alive
No mercy
No forgiveness
Condemn to my own hell
The voices calling out my name
Now I'm afraid
That I am waking up the ghost
Not taking out the memories
That were dead to me
Now, now I'm getting close
Closer to the enemy that's inside of me
I am waking up the ghost
I'm digging up the memories
That were dead to me, dead to me
I am waking up the ghost
I'm digging up the memories (dead to me)
That were dead to me
Now, now I'm getting close
Closer to the enemy
That's inside of me (inside of me)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
The secrets that I keep
No one knows
What's in my head
I can't control
The other side of me
I have lost my breath
Breaking
The pulse of a steady beat
Pleading for sanity
The voices calling out my name
Now I'm afraid
That I am waking up the ghost
I'm digging up the memories
That were dead to me
Now, now I'm getting close
Closer to the enemy
That's inside of me
Under the skin
The soul of the guilty
Under the surface
Lonely lies
Under the weight
The sin is
Eating me alive
No mercy
No forgiveness
Condemn to my own hell
The voices calling out my name
Now I'm afraid
That I am waking up the ghost
Not taking out the memories
That were dead to me
Now, now I'm getting close
Closer to the enemy that's inside of me
I am waking up the ghost
I'm digging up the memories
That were dead to me, dead to me
I am waking up the ghost
I'm digging up the memories (dead to me)
That were dead to me
Now, now I'm getting close
Closer to the enemy
That's inside of me (inside of me)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
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Waking Up The Ghost Lyrics as written by Jesse Hasek Brian Vodinh
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