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.
Why so afraid to fall?
That was then and this is now.
Horizons look different in a modern age.
Are we all lost? Are we all lost again?
Fall asleep alone.
Safe but then the off chance.
Of getting your heart attack one more time.
Will you ever come, will you ever come to life again?
Don't we all want to belong?
Don't we all write our own song?
Let our silence break tonight.
Don't we all learn right from wrong?
And don't we all want to be loved?
Let our silence break tonight.
Come now elusive sign.
Open up their eyes to see.
So many of us are just the same as you.
Have we all hid, have we all hid ourselves from friends?
So much else to give.
This is her and that is him.
Close your eyes and imagine him holding you.
Will you ever find, will you ever find the words again?
Don't we all want to belong?
Don't we all write our own song? (Sing it, Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
Don't we all learn right from wrong?
And don't we all want to be loved? (Sing it, Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
Let our silence break tonight.
There is so much left we have to lose here.
The more we give away.
You just will never keep the promise said.
If all we hold is yesterday.
Sing it. Sing it.
Let our silence break tonight.
Don't we all want to belong?
Don't we all write our own song? (Sing it, Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
Don't we all learn right from wrong?
And don't we all want to be loved? (Sing it, Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
(Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
(Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
That was then and this is now.
Horizons look different in a modern age.
Are we all lost? Are we all lost again?
Fall asleep alone.
Safe but then the off chance.
Of getting your heart attack one more time.
Will you ever come, will you ever come to life again?
Don't we all want to belong?
Don't we all write our own song?
Let our silence break tonight.
Don't we all learn right from wrong?
And don't we all want to be loved?
Let our silence break tonight.
Come now elusive sign.
Open up their eyes to see.
So many of us are just the same as you.
Have we all hid, have we all hid ourselves from friends?
So much else to give.
This is her and that is him.
Close your eyes and imagine him holding you.
Will you ever find, will you ever find the words again?
Don't we all want to belong?
Don't we all write our own song? (Sing it, Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
Don't we all learn right from wrong?
And don't we all want to be loved? (Sing it, Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
Let our silence break tonight.
There is so much left we have to lose here.
The more we give away.
You just will never keep the promise said.
If all we hold is yesterday.
Sing it. Sing it.
Let our silence break tonight.
Don't we all want to belong?
Don't we all write our own song? (Sing it, Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
Don't we all learn right from wrong?
And don't we all want to be loved? (Sing it, Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
(Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
(Sing it)
Let our silence break tonight.
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Modern Age Lyrics as written by Christian Edwin Mcalhaney Aaron D. Sprinkle
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid, Capitol CMG Publishing
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