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.
The sand in the hourglass is fading
But time is irrelevant to me
I sit in my apartment pacing
My heart is racing with hopes of clarity
I see things a little clearer
There is no such thing as death
Life is but a dream
We are imaginations of ourselves
And we will be one with the earth
But until then
I've chased the darkness in my life
Antagonized before I fled the fucking fight
I couldn't believe the situations that I'd wake up in
Like I've done this all before
Show me the door
Is this where the night ends
Or is this where it all begins
I swore that my decision gave you something to believe in
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Light the night with road flares
And brace against the chill air
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Tell everyone to run from
The common grounds we stomp on
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Light the night with road flares
And brace against the chill air
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Tell everyone to run from
The common grounds we stomp on
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Together we can burn it fucking down
But time is irrelevant to me
I sit in my apartment pacing
My heart is racing with hopes of clarity
I see things a little clearer
There is no such thing as death
Life is but a dream
We are imaginations of ourselves
And we will be one with the earth
But until then
I've chased the darkness in my life
Antagonized before I fled the fucking fight
I couldn't believe the situations that I'd wake up in
Like I've done this all before
Show me the door
Is this where the night ends
Or is this where it all begins
I swore that my decision gave you something to believe in
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Light the night with road flares
And brace against the chill air
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Tell everyone to run from
The common grounds we stomp on
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Light the night with road flares
And brace against the chill air
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Tell everyone to run from
The common grounds we stomp on
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Together we can burn this fucking city to the ground
Together we can burn it fucking down
Lyrics submitted by eltroyo11
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