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.
Sitting in our mansion,
Guarded by expansion,
Questioning our motives and our means
Wondering why this isn't like the dream.
Walls of wealth surround us
People cannot hound us.
A gentle Spanish lady cooks our meals,
But we never ask her how she feels.
Limousines and laughter,
Parties everafter.
If you play the game, you pay the price
Purchasing a piece of paradise.
Changes...changing.
Fog and rain...
([?] and trains...)
London town's the same...
(On the road again....)
Borrowing [?] from friends...
(Dirges and pain...)
Circles have...
(Circles have...)
No end.
Paris and Rome
Making their scene,
but missing our own.
Beatles and Stones
Then on the phone
And come back home.
Changes...changing.
Nothing left to bind us
People cannot find us.
You live your life a
And live it as you please.
(Please, please, please)
Live your life exactly as you please.
(Please, please, please)
Live your life and live it as you please
(Please, please, please).
Live your life exactly as you please
(Please, please, please)
Please, live your life just as you please.
Guarded by expansion,
Questioning our motives and our means
Wondering why this isn't like the dream.
Walls of wealth surround us
People cannot hound us.
A gentle Spanish lady cooks our meals,
But we never ask her how she feels.
Limousines and laughter,
Parties everafter.
If you play the game, you pay the price
Purchasing a piece of paradise.
Changes...changing.
Fog and rain...
([?] and trains...)
London town's the same...
(On the road again....)
Borrowing [?] from friends...
(Dirges and pain...)
Circles have...
(Circles have...)
No end.
Paris and Rome
Making their scene,
but missing our own.
Beatles and Stones
Then on the phone
And come back home.
Changes...changing.
Nothing left to bind us
People cannot find us.
You live your life a
And live it as you please.
(Please, please, please)
Live your life exactly as you please.
(Please, please, please)
Live your life and live it as you please
(Please, please, please).
Live your life exactly as you please
(Please, please, please)
Please, live your life just as you please.
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Mansions Lyrics as written by John Edmund Andrew Phillips
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