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.
Arriba, arriba, arriba
Que se te va la vida
El día, el día
Que se va la sopa
Ni fría, la sopa
Que se te va el bondi
Que la combi se va
Vida, la vida, la vida
La vida embrutecida
Canalla, torcida
Avanza enloquecida
Y no hay quien la pare
Avanza convencida
Sobre la gran ciudad
Desde lejos no se ve
La gente, la gente, la gente
Camina muy demente
Caliente, la gente
Araña que no siente
Caliente la tumba
Parece que este baile
Es el que se baila acá
Y decía, decía, decía
Una boquita amiga
Me gusta que diga
Que sobran policías en la heladería
Mientras hundía en su boca
La frutilla virtual
Cansado, porreado, cansado
Tirado en un costado
Acostado, ha costado
Bastante alcoholizado
Alisado, lisiado
Mirando cuanta pierna
Se quisiera mostrar
Y caía, y caía, y caía
En la experiencia mía
Nena mía
De haberte conocido
Amado y perdido
Como a una sirena
Que después vuelve al mar
Ah, ah, no se ve
Arriba, arriba, arriba
Que se te va la vida
El día se arruga
Se escapa la tortuga
Renga sordomuda
Atada fluorescente
La tortuga se va
Intuyo, sospecho, arguyo
Me dijo Perogrullo
Lo malo es el yuyo
Lo malo es la cadencia
Vieja sentencia
Lo malo es que se mueva
Y no acostumbre avisar
Desde lejos no se ve
Ah, ah, no se ve
Que se te va la vida
El día, el día
Que se va la sopa
Ni fría, la sopa
Que se te va el bondi
Que la combi se va
Vida, la vida, la vida
La vida embrutecida
Canalla, torcida
Avanza enloquecida
Y no hay quien la pare
Avanza convencida
Sobre la gran ciudad
Desde lejos no se ve
La gente, la gente, la gente
Camina muy demente
Caliente, la gente
Araña que no siente
Caliente la tumba
Parece que este baile
Es el que se baila acá
Y decía, decía, decía
Una boquita amiga
Me gusta que diga
Que sobran policías en la heladería
Mientras hundía en su boca
La frutilla virtual
Cansado, porreado, cansado
Tirado en un costado
Acostado, ha costado
Bastante alcoholizado
Alisado, lisiado
Mirando cuanta pierna
Se quisiera mostrar
Y caía, y caía, y caía
En la experiencia mía
Nena mía
De haberte conocido
Amado y perdido
Como a una sirena
Que después vuelve al mar
Ah, ah, no se ve
Arriba, arriba, arriba
Que se te va la vida
El día se arruga
Se escapa la tortuga
Renga sordomuda
Atada fluorescente
La tortuga se va
Intuyo, sospecho, arguyo
Me dijo Perogrullo
Lo malo es el yuyo
Lo malo es la cadencia
Vieja sentencia
Lo malo es que se mueva
Y no acostumbre avisar
Desde lejos no se ve
Ah, ah, no se ve
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Desde Lejos No Se Ve Lyrics as written by Gustavo Hernan Kupinski Daniel Oscar Buira
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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