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.
Waiting and watching the sands slip away from me
Looking into the eyes of eternity
I have feared the cold grip of death and the unforeseen
I have hoped the end of my life would begin all my dreams
Returning from an empty Eden and shattering life's fantasies
To my rebirth, I owe my chance
Spiraling into the mouth of infinity
Fighting the haunting remains of my memory
I have felt the cold hand of death and the nothingness
I can hear the calling that brings me back from the abyss
Returning from an empty Eden and shattering life's fantasies
To my rebirth, I owe this chance
To know the only hell is burning deep in the stars
From my rebirth, to Destiny's End
We were born unto the end
Our destiny's in our hands
Emerging from the womb of the universe
Walking the path of my former existence
I can see a vision of life and it's beckoning
I can shed the thoughts of my past and live once again
I've seen the end
Returning from an empty Eden and shattering life's fantasies
To my rebirth, I owe this chance
To know the only hell is burning deep in the stars
From my rebirth, to Destiny's End
Looking into the eyes of eternity
I have feared the cold grip of death and the unforeseen
I have hoped the end of my life would begin all my dreams
Returning from an empty Eden and shattering life's fantasies
To my rebirth, I owe my chance
Spiraling into the mouth of infinity
Fighting the haunting remains of my memory
I have felt the cold hand of death and the nothingness
I can hear the calling that brings me back from the abyss
Returning from an empty Eden and shattering life's fantasies
To my rebirth, I owe this chance
To know the only hell is burning deep in the stars
From my rebirth, to Destiny's End
We were born unto the end
Our destiny's in our hands
Emerging from the womb of the universe
Walking the path of my former existence
I can see a vision of life and it's beckoning
I can shed the thoughts of my past and live once again
I've seen the end
Returning from an empty Eden and shattering life's fantasies
To my rebirth, I owe this chance
To know the only hell is burning deep in the stars
From my rebirth, to Destiny's End
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