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 walk in, red heels
After I hop out them big wheels
They're giving me so much attention
Yea they're lookin' at me like I ain't real
Hey, black dot shades
Like I step right out of a cover page
Walkin' in slow motion in the wind
I got 'em coming to me
All I hear 'em say is
I'll be there for you
I bet they don't even have a clue
I know your eyes tell you you love me
But that don't mean you do
You can't do nothing for me
If your love isn't true
Your eyes tell you you love me
But that don't mean you do
And I ain't gon' let you hurt me
When you'll see someone new
Just 'cause you're in visual love, visual love
Know what you want but you can't have
All of me unless it's gonna last
You gotta have more than 2 eyes
If you plannin' to call yourself my man
Hey, all games aside
If you wanna get to me do it right
That it'd be better than what's yo name
And I already heard 'em say
I'll be there for you
I bet they don't even have a clue
Your eyes tell you you love me
But that don't mean you do
You can't do nothing for me
If your love isn't true
Your eyes tell me you love me
But that don't mean you do
And I ain't gon' let you hurt me
When you'll see someone new
Just 'cause you're in visual love, visual love
Um love, I'm more than a visual
Um love, I'm more than a physical love
Um love my individual
Visual yea, 'cause you're my visual love
Um love, I'm more than a visual
Um love, I'm more than a physical love
Um love my individual
I'mma do myself, you will see
Love me, but that don't mean you do
You can't do nothing for me
If your love isn't true
Your eyes tell you you love me
But that don't mean you do
I ain't gon' let you hurt me
If you'll see someone new
Just 'cause you're in visual love
Visual love, visual love, visual love
There's gotta be more than visual love
There's gotta be more than visual love
There's gotta be more than visual love
There's gotta be more than visual love
After I hop out them big wheels
They're giving me so much attention
Yea they're lookin' at me like I ain't real
Hey, black dot shades
Like I step right out of a cover page
Walkin' in slow motion in the wind
I got 'em coming to me
All I hear 'em say is
I'll be there for you
I bet they don't even have a clue
I know your eyes tell you you love me
But that don't mean you do
You can't do nothing for me
If your love isn't true
Your eyes tell you you love me
But that don't mean you do
And I ain't gon' let you hurt me
When you'll see someone new
Just 'cause you're in visual love, visual love
Know what you want but you can't have
All of me unless it's gonna last
You gotta have more than 2 eyes
If you plannin' to call yourself my man
Hey, all games aside
If you wanna get to me do it right
That it'd be better than what's yo name
And I already heard 'em say
I'll be there for you
I bet they don't even have a clue
Your eyes tell you you love me
But that don't mean you do
You can't do nothing for me
If your love isn't true
Your eyes tell me you love me
But that don't mean you do
And I ain't gon' let you hurt me
When you'll see someone new
Just 'cause you're in visual love, visual love
Um love, I'm more than a visual
Um love, I'm more than a physical love
Um love my individual
Visual yea, 'cause you're my visual love
Um love, I'm more than a visual
Um love, I'm more than a physical love
Um love my individual
I'mma do myself, you will see
Love me, but that don't mean you do
You can't do nothing for me
If your love isn't true
Your eyes tell you you love me
But that don't mean you do
I ain't gon' let you hurt me
If you'll see someone new
Just 'cause you're in visual love
Visual love, visual love, visual love
There's gotta be more than visual love
There's gotta be more than visual love
There's gotta be more than visual love
There's gotta be more than visual love
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Visual Love Lyrics as written by Chrisette Payne Thomas Lee Brown
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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