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 get the feeling that we are being lied to,
There's a surge in my psychosis every turn of the screw
And I'm half awake in paisley print.
I can see the world clearly but I have to squint.
I am a supersonic specimen.
A minor miracle of medicine
I'm at the mercy of unwanted emotions.
Where nothing matters, beneath my thoughts
Beneath my thoughts is where it happens.
Super heavy elements, embrace me
Super heavy elements, replace me
Was it a positive experiment?
To be indefinitely decadent
And they checked my pulse and it gave them hope
That there was no truth to what was wrote
Give me half as much but twice as fast today
Might slip away
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now
Feeling happy now
I'm at the back of the club and so afraid to speak
Cos I'm not like these people
And these people are not like me
Super heavy elements, upgrade me
Supersonic elements amaze me
Your opinion is irrelevant
I was built to be magnificent
And they checked my pulse and it gave them hope
That there was no truth to what was wrote
Give me half as much but twice as fast today
Might slip away
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now
Feeling happy now
I haven't scratched the surface of my desire
In the world of dreams, I'm a frequent flier
Super heavy elements, embrace me
Super heavy elements,
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now,
I'm feeling immortal
We'll live forever now
We'll live forever now
There's a surge in my psychosis every turn of the screw
And I'm half awake in paisley print.
I can see the world clearly but I have to squint.
I am a supersonic specimen.
A minor miracle of medicine
I'm at the mercy of unwanted emotions.
Where nothing matters, beneath my thoughts
Beneath my thoughts is where it happens.
Super heavy elements, embrace me
Super heavy elements, replace me
Was it a positive experiment?
To be indefinitely decadent
And they checked my pulse and it gave them hope
That there was no truth to what was wrote
Give me half as much but twice as fast today
Might slip away
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now
Feeling happy now
I'm at the back of the club and so afraid to speak
Cos I'm not like these people
And these people are not like me
Super heavy elements, upgrade me
Supersonic elements amaze me
Your opinion is irrelevant
I was built to be magnificent
And they checked my pulse and it gave them hope
That there was no truth to what was wrote
Give me half as much but twice as fast today
Might slip away
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now
Feeling happy now
I haven't scratched the surface of my desire
In the world of dreams, I'm a frequent flier
Super heavy elements, embrace me
Super heavy elements,
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now,
I feel myself falling
I'm feeling happy now,
I'm feeling immortal
We'll live forever now
We'll live forever now
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