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.
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
You're like a
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Hey just to be polite you know
Well I'll ask about yourself if I choose
But we both know
There's a past, bad blood and such
It makes me wanna spit
I caught your evil eye
One ugly inner child
Life felt slow in the past
And yet little by little bits
Creep on up, history,
Took the day at least a part of it
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
You're like a
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
I caught your evil eye
One ugly inner child
I felt your evil eye
Like a needle in the side
Are you part of them
Or part of me
You bother them
And you bother me
Are you part of them
Or part of me
'Cause you bother them
And you bother me
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
You're like a
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
I caught your evil eye
One ugly inner child
I felt your evil eye
One ugly inner child
I caught your evil eye
One ugly inner child
I felt your evil eye
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
You're like a
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Hey just to be polite you know
Well I'll ask about yourself if I choose
But we both know
There's a past, bad blood and such
It makes me wanna spit
I caught your evil eye
One ugly inner child
Life felt slow in the past
And yet little by little bits
Creep on up, history,
Took the day at least a part of it
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
You're like a
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
I caught your evil eye
One ugly inner child
I felt your evil eye
Like a needle in the side
Are you part of them
Or part of me
You bother them
And you bother me
Are you part of them
Or part of me
'Cause you bother them
And you bother me
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
You're like a
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker
I caught your evil eye
One ugly inner child
I felt your evil eye
One ugly inner child
I caught your evil eye
One ugly inner child
I felt your evil eye
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Not sure about the meaning, but it sounds like Pete's talking about someone who's close to him but he hates him. (Are you part of them, or are you part of me? Then he says the jawbreaker stuff). "One ugly inner child" gives me an odd feeling that this might be a kid. o.O just my thoughts!
Sounds to me like he ran into an old acquaintance with whom he ended on bad terms. "one ugly inner child," to me, means this person is immature and basically a bad person. :))
Jawbreaker is excellent. Listen more. Twinge is the song I don't get, except the scary monster theme going in the album.
I agree that the song is about someone close to Pete that he hates, but I think the "ugly inner child" line is explaining that this person acts as a child and can't act like an adult about things. The title "jawbreaker" explains that this person upsets him so much that he grinds his teeth. This person always shoots Pete bad looks: "I caught your evil eye." The bad blood they have between them seems to stem from this person not siding with Pete on something: "Are you part of them, Or part of me," but either way this person is an annoyance to both parties: "Cause you bother them, And you bother me."
Many other songs on the same topic. Sure it's about gargoyles and zombies, etc, but it is again about brother Joe. The evil eye Pete sees in Hunter eats Hunter is Joe also I believe. "Another family better not divide, i'll beat this jackal down, this interference ends. I'll send it back beyond." Under the Knife also describing the brotherly knife fight.
You'll find "creep" to be a recurring word to describe Joe.