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.
You smoke your cigarettes down to the bone
Bow to vac it and you vow to back it and you're bound to vac it all the way home
Too busy to notice that you're thrown
Bow to vac it like you bow to vac it, vow to vac it all the way home
She calls my name, calls my name, she calls my name oh yeah
You tumbled my game, oh you tumbled my game, now you tumbled my game oh yeah
You smoke your cigarettes all down to the bone
Vow to back it and bow to vac it and you bow to vac it on the way home
Too busy to notice that they're gone
Now how do you hack it, now what made you sack it, oh bow to vac it all the way
Suppose my name, pose my name, pose my name, oh yeah
Tumbles your game, tumbles your game yeah, tumbled your game, oh yeah
From time to time when I'm truly single
...
...
...
If I don't need you, I'll go missing
I sing for you, true love of mine
Bout to vac it and you . stack it, pipe it all the way home
Bow to vac it and you vow to back it and you're bound to vac it all the way home
Too busy to notice that you're thrown
Bow to vac it like you bow to vac it, vow to vac it all the way home
She calls my name, calls my name, she calls my name oh yeah
You tumbled my game, oh you tumbled my game, now you tumbled my game oh yeah
You smoke your cigarettes all down to the bone
Vow to back it and bow to vac it and you bow to vac it on the way home
Too busy to notice that they're gone
Now how do you hack it, now what made you sack it, oh bow to vac it all the way
Suppose my name, pose my name, pose my name, oh yeah
Tumbles your game, tumbles your game yeah, tumbled your game, oh yeah
From time to time when I'm truly single
...
...
...
If I don't need you, I'll go missing
I sing for you, true love of mine
Bout to vac it and you . stack it, pipe it all the way home
Lyrics submitted by sedative
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my version is, they stole my name after they stle my shame.
i reckon thats about the media.
oh plus, you gotta add the "its one and the same, its one and the same" part.
sang just like the intro of fuck forever. :D
seems like hes writing about himself almost, this "you" figure could be himself, it all fits, and "she" may be heroin, crack, or Kate Moss, i dunno which ones worse for him really
seems like hes writing about himself almost, this "you" figure could be himself, it all fits, and "she" may be heroin, crack, or Kate Moss, i dunno which ones worse for him really
The lyrics are all wrong! It goes like so:
'Smoke your cigarette down to the bone Since you vowed to back it and you're too proud to sack it You'll have to carry out on your own. Think you had it under control. Your best foot forward and don't look back no more Could break your heart and damage your soul.
Well they sold my name after restoring my shame Sold my name aw yeah. Tumbled my blame, tumbled the game, Got tablet sized brains, yeahh
Smoke your cigarette down to bone, It's best not to mention your crave for attention, Your love for fame like blood from the stone.
Too busy to notice that you've thrown, You turn to dust, as there's no one left to trust Last chance and your mind will go,
Suppose my name, suppose it came And they stole my shame, yeahh And suppose it came and tumbled their game, Tablet sized brains, yeahh
Or is it really such a sin, though? Toll for my sin. Is it really such a sin though?
One hand is sailing x6'
Or my version does, anyway
Yeah secretlywishing's version is correct not the submitted nonsense.
I think Stookie is Mik, the shambles guitarist, who wrote most of the lyrics for this song. The lyrics are therefore from his POV and he's described how he sees pete. Is what i think.
The 'submitted nonsense' is actually the original lyrics from the older acoustic version. I fyou notice this was submitted last april before the studio verson was recorded or even finished.
get your facts right before you start blabbing.
The 'submitted nonsense' is actually the original lyrics from the older acoustic version. I fyou notice this was submitted last april before the studio verson was recorded or even finished.
get your facts right before you start blabbing.
I stand by nonsense my easily riled friend.
'Bow to vac it'? That's just misheard and totally implausable. So, yep, nonsense sums it up.
Ah well such is life, was a passing comment anyway.
Yeah, secretlywishing's lyrics are the closest to the studio recorded version. Except the last line "One hand is sailing" is actually "It's one and the same", as in the line from Fuck Forever from the first album.
I think deardean's interpretation is really interesting, it fits really well.
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