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.
A music box, a lullaby,
A restless sleep through an IV high
A whispered voice inside your mind
"One day I will find you"
I saw that you were lonely too
Something broken inside you
I reached out and took your hand
You reached out and you took me
I repressed that time
I locked it all inside
I locked it all inside
'Cause it's easier to hide
All the hurt, all the loss
All the lines between the dots
Everything that I forgot
I see it clearly
Regress into a child again
Do you feel it now?
Baby can't you see that you're losing your mind, that you're losing your mind?
(Give me a warning, give me a warning!)
A shot to the head leaves it all behind, leaves it all behind
(This is a warning) and I'll tear you apart
Reach out your hands to catch me
Reach out your hands and you tear me apart
Reach out your hands to catch me
Reach out your hands and you tear me apart
A music box, an alibi
But we are simply killing time
I wish I'd see inside your mind
I wish I'd seen inside you
Well this had to be common ancestry
Almost the same, but not enough
Never forgiven, but still in love
I repressed that time
I locked it all inside
I locked it all inside
'Cause it's easier to hide
All the hurt, all the loss
All the lines between the dots
Everything that I forgot
I see it clearly
Regress into a child again
Do you feel it now?
Baby can't you see that you're losing your mind, that you're losing your mind?
(Give me a warning, give me a warning!)
A shot to the head leaves it all behind, leaves it all behind
(This is a warning) and I'll tear you apart
Reach out your hands to catch me
Reach out your hands and you tear me apart
Reach out your hands to catch me
Reach out your hands and you tear me apart
Baby can't you see that you're losing your mind, that you're losing your mind?
(Give me a warning, give me a warning!)
A shot to the head leaves it all behind, leaves it all behind
Baby can't you see that you're losing your mind, that you're losing your mind?
(Give me a warning, give me a warning!)
A shot to the head leaves it all behind, leaves it all behind
(Give me a warning, give me a warning!)
Well baby can't you see that you're losing your mind, that you're losing your mind?
Another shot to the head leaves it all behind, leaves it all behind
Give me a warning now
A restless sleep through an IV high
A whispered voice inside your mind
"One day I will find you"
I saw that you were lonely too
Something broken inside you
I reached out and took your hand
You reached out and you took me
I repressed that time
I locked it all inside
I locked it all inside
'Cause it's easier to hide
All the hurt, all the loss
All the lines between the dots
Everything that I forgot
I see it clearly
Regress into a child again
Do you feel it now?
Baby can't you see that you're losing your mind, that you're losing your mind?
(Give me a warning, give me a warning!)
A shot to the head leaves it all behind, leaves it all behind
(This is a warning) and I'll tear you apart
Reach out your hands to catch me
Reach out your hands and you tear me apart
Reach out your hands to catch me
Reach out your hands and you tear me apart
A music box, an alibi
But we are simply killing time
I wish I'd see inside your mind
I wish I'd seen inside you
Well this had to be common ancestry
Almost the same, but not enough
Never forgiven, but still in love
I repressed that time
I locked it all inside
I locked it all inside
'Cause it's easier to hide
All the hurt, all the loss
All the lines between the dots
Everything that I forgot
I see it clearly
Regress into a child again
Do you feel it now?
Baby can't you see that you're losing your mind, that you're losing your mind?
(Give me a warning, give me a warning!)
A shot to the head leaves it all behind, leaves it all behind
(This is a warning) and I'll tear you apart
Reach out your hands to catch me
Reach out your hands and you tear me apart
Reach out your hands to catch me
Reach out your hands and you tear me apart
Baby can't you see that you're losing your mind, that you're losing your mind?
(Give me a warning, give me a warning!)
A shot to the head leaves it all behind, leaves it all behind
Baby can't you see that you're losing your mind, that you're losing your mind?
(Give me a warning, give me a warning!)
A shot to the head leaves it all behind, leaves it all behind
(Give me a warning, give me a warning!)
Well baby can't you see that you're losing your mind, that you're losing your mind?
Another shot to the head leaves it all behind, leaves it all behind
Give me a warning now
Lyrics submitted by TooManyHalos, edited by ChaosPhoenix11
Vectors Lyrics as written by Jonathan Mark Kogan Alexander Caspar Parvis
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