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 lie alone, the lull of exhumed memories awake me
Grief's aurora carillons the funeral of my laughter
The ascent of agony, a risen luminary of entranced reality
Rapture, I mourn, dreams of yesterdays adorn me
Scarred by the thorns of tribulation, I cry
To god, the architect of erudition, I pray
Is death the infinite acumen of creation?
Can I attune to these rhapsodies of affliction?
Twisted hands sow the gardens of charred reason
Seams of blood weep morsels of futility
I am dead to savor the odor of lost seasons
Laid to rest I whisper lullabies of naivete
Beyond mourning, still meadows of intranscience shall greet me
We dance together, through fountains of an immortal spring
In the ashes of the diamond realm, forever he awaits me
For eternity... I can hear my father sing
Grief's aurora carillons the funeral of my laughter
The ascent of agony, a risen luminary of entranced reality
Rapture, I mourn, dreams of yesterdays adorn me
Scarred by the thorns of tribulation, I cry
To god, the architect of erudition, I pray
Is death the infinite acumen of creation?
Can I attune to these rhapsodies of affliction?
Twisted hands sow the gardens of charred reason
Seams of blood weep morsels of futility
I am dead to savor the odor of lost seasons
Laid to rest I whisper lullabies of naivete
Beyond mourning, still meadows of intranscience shall greet me
We dance together, through fountains of an immortal spring
In the ashes of the diamond realm, forever he awaits me
For eternity... I can hear my father sing
Lyrics submitted by static111
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