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.
Back of the room
Looking at you
Counting the steps
Between us
A hundred and five
Little blades in a line
From your skin to mine
And I feel it
Eyes on the ground
But I can't look up now
Don't wanna give it away
My secret
In another life, my teeth and tongue
Would speak aloud what until now I've only sung
'Cause I would die to make you mine
Bleed me dry each and every time
I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
You can make me wait forever
Push me away and tell me never
I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Kiss me goodnight
Like a good friend might
I'll do the same
Won't mean it
'Cause love is a cage
These words on a page
Carry the pain
They don't free it
In another life I wouldn't need to
Console myself as I resign to release you
'Cause I would die to make you mine
Bleed me dry each and every time
I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
You can make me wait forever
Push me away and tell me never
I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
Again, again I let it go, let it go
Cover my mouth, don't let a single word slip
I wouldn't wanna tell you, no, tell you, no
Nothing could be worse than the risk of
Losing what I don't have now
I'm weaker by the minute, though
Is it so bad if I wanna cry out?
And I would die to make you mine
Bleed me dry almost every time
But I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
Make me wait forever
Push me away, tell me never
But I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
I would come back a thousand times
Hey, yeah
Hey, yeah
I would come back a thousand times
Looking at you
Counting the steps
Between us
A hundred and five
Little blades in a line
From your skin to mine
And I feel it
Eyes on the ground
But I can't look up now
Don't wanna give it away
My secret
In another life, my teeth and tongue
Would speak aloud what until now I've only sung
'Cause I would die to make you mine
Bleed me dry each and every time
I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
You can make me wait forever
Push me away and tell me never
I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Kiss me goodnight
Like a good friend might
I'll do the same
Won't mean it
'Cause love is a cage
These words on a page
Carry the pain
They don't free it
In another life I wouldn't need to
Console myself as I resign to release you
'Cause I would die to make you mine
Bleed me dry each and every time
I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
You can make me wait forever
Push me away and tell me never
I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
Again, again I let it go, let it go
Cover my mouth, don't let a single word slip
I wouldn't wanna tell you, no, tell you, no
Nothing could be worse than the risk of
Losing what I don't have now
I'm weaker by the minute, though
Is it so bad if I wanna cry out?
And I would die to make you mine
Bleed me dry almost every time
But I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
Make me wait forever
Push me away, tell me never
But I don't mind, no, I don't mind it
I would come back a thousand times
I would come back a thousand times
Hey, yeah
Hey, yeah
I would come back a thousand times
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1000 Times Lyrics as written by Sara Bareilles
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Sara Bareilles is an amazing artist and lyricist. In this song, she describes the mixed feelings of having feelings for someone who is not aware of it, and not caring if that person finds out and rejects her cause basically she's a fool in love with him. That's my own interpretation of this song. I love that we all can relate to this song I'm our own ways.
This song could be interpreted as love gone sour. When you love someone to a certain extent of always coming back, the relationship becomes unhealthy, and I feel like Sara was trying to portray that feeling in her song. She discusses "waiting forever" and being "pushed away", but says she will come back 1000 times. An experience like this has to be painful, and she sings this thought in a desperate way.
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