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.
You've seen so many faces that I've never seen before
I left an unrewarding message telling you to come on
Overdramatic, automatically assume I'll stay the same
'Cause there's a change in pressure
We're never gonna lie to you
(A change in pressure)
My broken veins say that if my heart stops beating
(A change in pressure)
We'll bleed the same way
(A change in pressure)
Oh, my broken veins say
Well I stay tuned and listen to the news
And try to fall asleep at night
Because I'm living in a house with just three walls
So I'm always getting recognized
'Cause there's a change in pressure
We're never gonna lie to you
(A change in pressure)
My broken veins say that if my heart stops beating
(A change in pressure)
We'll bleed the same way
(A change in pressure)
Oh, my broken veins say
(Change in pressure)
(Change in pressure)
(Change in pressure)
(Change in pressure)
'Cause there's a change in pressure
We're never gonna lie to you
(A change in pressure)
My broken veins say that if my heart stops beating
(A change in pressure)
We'll bleed the same way
(A change in pressure)
Oh, my broken veins say
I left an unrewarding message telling you to come on
Overdramatic, automatically assume I'll stay the same
'Cause there's a change in pressure
We're never gonna lie to you
(A change in pressure)
My broken veins say that if my heart stops beating
(A change in pressure)
We'll bleed the same way
(A change in pressure)
Oh, my broken veins say
Well I stay tuned and listen to the news
And try to fall asleep at night
Because I'm living in a house with just three walls
So I'm always getting recognized
'Cause there's a change in pressure
We're never gonna lie to you
(A change in pressure)
My broken veins say that if my heart stops beating
(A change in pressure)
We'll bleed the same way
(A change in pressure)
Oh, my broken veins say
(Change in pressure)
(Change in pressure)
(Change in pressure)
(Change in pressure)
'Cause there's a change in pressure
We're never gonna lie to you
(A change in pressure)
My broken veins say that if my heart stops beating
(A change in pressure)
We'll bleed the same way
(A change in pressure)
Oh, my broken veins say
Lyrics submitted by deadkidsean
Pressure Lyrics as written by Matthew Timothy Healy George Bedford Daniel
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave
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I think this is about the suicide of a loved one.
"You've seen so many faces that I've never seen before"
She's in the afterlife.
"I left an un-rewarding message telling you to come on"
He tried calling her when she didn't show up somewhere on time. He left her a voicemail telling her to hurry up. The reason she didn't answer is because she already took her life.
"Over dramatic, automatically assume I'll stay the same"
She knows he's reactionary in nature and should have known better than to assume he'd be able to go on after her death.
"There's a change in pressure"
The pressure in the room changed when he found out about her death.
"We're never gonna lie to you"
Don't have a good explanation for this line.
"My broken veins say that if my heart stops beating 'We'll bleed the same way'"
He slit his wrists in response to her suicide.
"Well I stay tuned, listen to the news and try to fall asleep at night Because I'm living in a house with just three walls So I'm always getting recognized"
He is restless after her death. So many different people are now checking up on him and trying to comfort him now that she's gone so he feels he has no time to privately deal with things.
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When he says, “You’ve seen so many faces that I’ve never seen before”, it means that his parents were traveling most of the time, while he and his brother were at home.
When he says, “Well I stay tuned, listen to the news and try to fall asleep at night”, he’s talking about how his parents were always on tv and in tabloids.
“Because I’m living in a house with just three walls, So I’m always getting recognized” means that the tabloids were always up in their business because of his parents' fame and how he’s always getting recognized not for who he is, but for his parents are.
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@kyle113168 best explanation! definitely not about a couple or anything like that like evreyone is commenting
@kyle113168 Theres a youtube video where matty explains this its The 1975 - Track by Track (Japanese Limited Edition DVD Bonus Content)
@kyle113168 Theres a youtube video where matty explains this its The 1975 - Track by Track (Japanese Limited Edition DVD Bonus Content)
This is a song about a guy asking his girlfriend about other guys she's been with. The girl thinks the guy is being overly dramatic, but by the end he assures her he's being serious.
"You've seen so many faces that I've never seen before." (You've been with so many guys whom I'm not familiar with.)
"I left an unrewarding message telling you to come on." (I sent you a stern message asking you to tell me about these guys, which should be an obligation to you anyway since we're in a relationship.)
"Over dramatic, automatically assume I'll stay the same." (I'm being too dramatic for you, and you think I'm not really like this and I must be disingenuous right now.)
"There's a change in pressure." "We're never gonna lie to you." (I'm just putting some pressure on you, I'm not lying about my passionate concern.) [When the narrator says "we're", he's referring to both himself and his "broken veins", AKA his heart damaged from failed, past relationships.]
"My broken veins say that if my heart stops beating, we'll bleed the same way." "Oh, my broken veins say." (My damaged heart knows that if my passion for you goes away, we'll both be hurt. Therefore, appreciate my concern.)
"Well I stay tuned, and listen to the news, and try to fall asleep at night." "Because I'm living in a house with just three walls, so I'm always getting recognized." (I live a transparent life very open to the people around me, and I clearly exhibit this due to my inoffensive, simple lifestyle. Therefore, it's unlikely that I'd lie or be disingenuous towards you.)
my interpretation to this song is it is about a couple that is quite opposite to each other
(My broken veins say that if my heart stops beating We'll bleed the same way) he is referring to how if he stops loving I guess he would be the same as her since she has stopped already. (change in pressure) the line is referring to how the pressure has changed meaning that their relationship had took a turn. Over dramatic, automatically assume I'll stay the same
"Because I'm living in a house with just three walls So I'm always getting recognized"
Wow...