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 have given you a name
One that shows you can always change
No matter the way or mistake you've made
And sometimes consequences define your life with hardship
Will goodness be the banner you raise
Cuz with his last breath, Severus said, "Take it, take it!"
Living in disguise - a true wizard on the inside
Not afraid of what he had to do, he was the bravest man I ever knew...
(spoken) "Albus Severus, you were named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin, and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew."
A true wizard on the inside, on the inside
The bravest man I ever knew
A true wizard on the inside, on the inside
All these things that tie us close
To what matters most
We cannot let go
And sometimes consequences define your life with hardship
Will goodness be the banner you raise
Cuz with his last breath, Severus said, "Take it, take it!"
Living in disguise - a true wizard on the inside
Not afraid of what he had to do, he was the bravest man I ever knew...
(spoken) "Long ago I had a teacher, a sallow-skinned Slytherin with long black hair. I hated him and he seemed to hate me too. Though I branded him a coward, he was, in fact, the bravest man I ever knew.
A true wizard on the inside (the bravest man I ever knew)
On the inside
The bravest man I ever knew
A true wizard on the inside, on the inside
The bravest man I ever knew
Always, always... there's so much in one word
Always, always...
One that shows you can always change
No matter the way or mistake you've made
And sometimes consequences define your life with hardship
Will goodness be the banner you raise
Cuz with his last breath, Severus said, "Take it, take it!"
Living in disguise - a true wizard on the inside
Not afraid of what he had to do, he was the bravest man I ever knew...
(spoken) "Albus Severus, you were named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin, and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew."
A true wizard on the inside, on the inside
The bravest man I ever knew
A true wizard on the inside, on the inside
All these things that tie us close
To what matters most
We cannot let go
And sometimes consequences define your life with hardship
Will goodness be the banner you raise
Cuz with his last breath, Severus said, "Take it, take it!"
Living in disguise - a true wizard on the inside
Not afraid of what he had to do, he was the bravest man I ever knew...
(spoken) "Long ago I had a teacher, a sallow-skinned Slytherin with long black hair. I hated him and he seemed to hate me too. Though I branded him a coward, he was, in fact, the bravest man I ever knew.
A true wizard on the inside (the bravest man I ever knew)
On the inside
The bravest man I ever knew
A true wizard on the inside, on the inside
The bravest man I ever knew
Always, always... there's so much in one word
Always, always...
Lyrics submitted by xheartbreakerx
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
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Great version of a great song,
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That "Always" part at the end just shatters my heart. I write "Always," at the top of all my papers. It just means so much. When Severus says it, he isn't just admitting to loving Lily, he's saying that he always will love her, always has, and he shows us a softer, more beautiful side. The best part, though, is that his eyes are filled with tears when he says it. Oh, Snape, if only you had lived! If only I had been Lily!
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Fan music is the ultimate guilty pleasure.
@Matilda Is Rad Really because you went out of your way to prejudiced me when I wrote.<br /> So what is your fan music mean... No its absurd to think that real musicians have a voice all of the time and the best thing you have to say is...fan music, really. you went out of your way for that? OMg ppl are more retarded than ever
@kltsin Are you just going around replying to all my comments? I get it. You don't like me. Whoa, excitement. And what, precisely, does 'you went out of your way to prejudiced me when I wrote' mean? Eh?