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.
You crowd around me on the floor
Staring in deservance seeing what I'm fighting for
It's not in you, not like this
I'm only seconds away from giving in
And I'm running out of time
Now I'm running away to free my mind
My mind
It's so like you, discretion is all you can be
Screaming to see what is in between
I've been to hell and back, the quiet never lasts
It's not like you to take a risk
I'm only seconds away from giving in
And I'm running out of time
Now I'm running away to free my mind
My mind
With only seconds to go
Cause well end this world
With only seconds to go, come drop the kill!
Reject the world that is broken
Don't give in!
The time slips through my fingers
It slips away
Reject the words that are spoken
Don't give in!
The final hour will linger
Too little, too late
Reject the world that is broken
Don't give in!
The time slips through our fingers!
It slips away
Reject the words that are spoken
Don't give in!
The final hour will linger
Too little, too fucking late!
It's too late
It's too late
The time we spent is free
Gone away
Thrown away!
I'm only seconds away from giving in
And I'm running out of time
Now I'm running away to free my mind
My mind
With only seconds to go
Cause well end this world
With only seconds to go, give up the kill!
Reject the world that is broken
Don't give in!
The time slips through our fingers!
It slips away
Reject the words that are spoken
Don't give in!
The final hour will linger,
It slips away
Staring in deservance seeing what I'm fighting for
It's not in you, not like this
I'm only seconds away from giving in
And I'm running out of time
Now I'm running away to free my mind
My mind
It's so like you, discretion is all you can be
Screaming to see what is in between
I've been to hell and back, the quiet never lasts
It's not like you to take a risk
I'm only seconds away from giving in
And I'm running out of time
Now I'm running away to free my mind
My mind
With only seconds to go
Cause well end this world
With only seconds to go, come drop the kill!
Reject the world that is broken
Don't give in!
The time slips through my fingers
It slips away
Reject the words that are spoken
Don't give in!
The final hour will linger
Too little, too late
Reject the world that is broken
Don't give in!
The time slips through our fingers!
It slips away
Reject the words that are spoken
Don't give in!
The final hour will linger
Too little, too fucking late!
It's too late
It's too late
The time we spent is free
Gone away
Thrown away!
I'm only seconds away from giving in
And I'm running out of time
Now I'm running away to free my mind
My mind
With only seconds to go
Cause well end this world
With only seconds to go, give up the kill!
Reject the world that is broken
Don't give in!
The time slips through our fingers!
It slips away
Reject the words that are spoken
Don't give in!
The final hour will linger,
It slips away
Lyrics submitted by fatemostudent
Too Little Too Late Lyrics as written by Brian Michael White Michael Jagmin
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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It's so like you, indiscretion is all you can be Screaming to see what is in between I've been to hell and back, the quiet never lasts It's not like you to take a risk
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We test the world that is broken Don't give in As time slips through our fingers It slips away We test the words that are spoken Don't give in The final hour will linger Too little, too fucking late!
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We test the world that is broken Don't give in As time slips through our fingers It slips away We test the words that are spoken Don't give in Our final hour will linger It slips away
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