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.
I tried to keep all of my problems
Locked up inside a crowded room
Why should I show any feeling
When my opinion's exiled to the shelf?
I've forgotten myself, I don't want nobody's help
I'm too tired to think, to breathe, to just be
As long as you know this is the real me
Am I just a test?
I confess, my concern is my hell
No way, how does this all fit?
I didn't see what was happening
Drown my pain with a glass tonight
I reach to hold what makes me alive
No way, how does this all fit?
I didn't see what was happening
Drown my pain with a glass tonight
I reach to hold what makes me alive
Down I go into black holes to find
What I've been looking for on endless roads
I walk in a haze, I try to stay to my own lanes
I'm too tired to think, to breathe, to just be
When will I crash and burn to sleep?
Am I just a test?
I confess, my concern is my hell
The way I see it I've got two choices, to win or to fail
No way, how does this all fit?
I didn't see what was happening
Drown my pain with a glass tonight
I reach to hold what makes me alive
No way, how does this all fit?
I didn't see what was happening
Drown my pain with a glass tonight
I reach to hold what makes me alive
Every corner I may take
Always leads me back this way
I see now it's crystal clear
What I hear is what I fear
No way, how does this all fit?
Locked up inside a crowded room
Why should I show any feeling
When my opinion's exiled to the shelf?
I've forgotten myself, I don't want nobody's help
I'm too tired to think, to breathe, to just be
As long as you know this is the real me
Am I just a test?
I confess, my concern is my hell
No way, how does this all fit?
I didn't see what was happening
Drown my pain with a glass tonight
I reach to hold what makes me alive
No way, how does this all fit?
I didn't see what was happening
Drown my pain with a glass tonight
I reach to hold what makes me alive
Down I go into black holes to find
What I've been looking for on endless roads
I walk in a haze, I try to stay to my own lanes
I'm too tired to think, to breathe, to just be
When will I crash and burn to sleep?
Am I just a test?
I confess, my concern is my hell
The way I see it I've got two choices, to win or to fail
No way, how does this all fit?
I didn't see what was happening
Drown my pain with a glass tonight
I reach to hold what makes me alive
No way, how does this all fit?
I didn't see what was happening
Drown my pain with a glass tonight
I reach to hold what makes me alive
Every corner I may take
Always leads me back this way
I see now it's crystal clear
What I hear is what I fear
No way, how does this all fit?
Lyrics submitted by SinsRedStar
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