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.
Not gonna miss you when you're dead and gone
Not gonna talk about you over and over and over
Not gonna find you under latest nostalgia, not happily ever after
Not gonna listen 'til you play that song (play that song)
Don't wanna think about you over and over and over
Not gonna read about the latest fads on your trendy blog
I want nothin' to do with that
'Cause you've made a mess of everything
(And I'm not listening)
You're not a hero, you're a liar
You're not a savior, you're a vampire
Sucking the life out of all the friends you've ever known
You're just a train wreck, not a winner
Up on your soap box preaching down to the sinners
The saints without a cause, we're not listening, we're not listening
I'm gonna a start a revolution
Of convoluted disillusion
(Start a revolution)
I'll need a war with no conclusion
And in the final hour I'll be a confident coward
'Cause if we stand for nothing, we'll fall for anything
You're not a hero, you're a liar
You're not a savior, you're a vampire
Sucking the life out of all the friends you've ever known
You're just a train wreck, not a winner
Up on your soap box preaching down to the sinners
The saints without a cause, we're not listening, we're not listening
Now this is moving in the same direction
But I'm a little too spent to care
'Cause it's a battlefield 'til it blows over
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer
The time is now 'til we live and pass out, singin'
We talk shit like it's a cross to bare
You're only relevant 'til you get older
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer (enemies closer)
They're gonna miss me when I'm dead and gone
They're gonna talk about me over and over and over
They're gonna find me under latest nostalgia, happily ever after
But I'm not a hero, I'm a liar
I'm not a savior, I'm a vampire
Sucking the life out of all the friends I've ever known
We're a train wreck, not winners
On a soap box preaching down to the sinners
The saints without a cause, we're not listening, we're not listening
We're not listening, we're not listening
Not gonna talk about you over and over and over
Not gonna find you under latest nostalgia, not happily ever after
Not gonna listen 'til you play that song (play that song)
Don't wanna think about you over and over and over
Not gonna read about the latest fads on your trendy blog
I want nothin' to do with that
'Cause you've made a mess of everything
(And I'm not listening)
You're not a hero, you're a liar
You're not a savior, you're a vampire
Sucking the life out of all the friends you've ever known
You're just a train wreck, not a winner
Up on your soap box preaching down to the sinners
The saints without a cause, we're not listening, we're not listening
I'm gonna a start a revolution
Of convoluted disillusion
(Start a revolution)
I'll need a war with no conclusion
And in the final hour I'll be a confident coward
'Cause if we stand for nothing, we'll fall for anything
You're not a hero, you're a liar
You're not a savior, you're a vampire
Sucking the life out of all the friends you've ever known
You're just a train wreck, not a winner
Up on your soap box preaching down to the sinners
The saints without a cause, we're not listening, we're not listening
Now this is moving in the same direction
But I'm a little too spent to care
'Cause it's a battlefield 'til it blows over
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer
The time is now 'til we live and pass out, singin'
We talk shit like it's a cross to bare
You're only relevant 'til you get older
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer (enemies closer)
They're gonna miss me when I'm dead and gone
They're gonna talk about me over and over and over
They're gonna find me under latest nostalgia, happily ever after
But I'm not a hero, I'm a liar
I'm not a savior, I'm a vampire
Sucking the life out of all the friends I've ever known
We're a train wreck, not winners
On a soap box preaching down to the sinners
The saints without a cause, we're not listening, we're not listening
We're not listening, we're not listening
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes, edited by CDWARS
Heroes Lyrics as written by Alex Gaskarth John Feldmann
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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