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.
We dream of places we can't get to
We crawl, we swim, it's never-ending
The crests of tidal waves are raging
The bitter lake is ever changing
A conscious ocean-covered planet
Of memories flooding back to drown me
Uncertain, lost in deep confusion
Is this the past that's passing through me?
Close your eyes, stand your ground
Face the wind, never looking back
The ancient prophecy unfolded
Distracted minds ignored the warnings
Confronting facts to prove the fiction
Right to the point of mass extinction
We flirted with the edge of darkness
Offered ourselves unto the harvest
The shepherd led, we blindly followed
Into the world of no tomorrow
Break me down to pieces, and strip me of my freedom (down back I fall)
I fall back on my instincts, but never know the reason why (never knowing why)
All hope disappearing gives the power of healing (all hope is gone)
I'll walk among the breathing, but never understand what it means (never understand what it means)
We need a story to believe in
We need a hero to prevail
Our design, shifted frame by frame
Across the line, our cycle starts to fail
Our design, shifted frame by frame (our design, shifted frame by frame)
Across the line, we die to live again
We need a story to believe in
We need a hero to prevail
We need a challenge we can overcome
It takes a tragedy to make us one
We crawl, we swim, it's never-ending
The crests of tidal waves are raging
The bitter lake is ever changing
A conscious ocean-covered planet
Of memories flooding back to drown me
Uncertain, lost in deep confusion
Is this the past that's passing through me?
Close your eyes, stand your ground
Face the wind, never looking back
The ancient prophecy unfolded
Distracted minds ignored the warnings
Confronting facts to prove the fiction
Right to the point of mass extinction
We flirted with the edge of darkness
Offered ourselves unto the harvest
The shepherd led, we blindly followed
Into the world of no tomorrow
Break me down to pieces, and strip me of my freedom (down back I fall)
I fall back on my instincts, but never know the reason why (never knowing why)
All hope disappearing gives the power of healing (all hope is gone)
I'll walk among the breathing, but never understand what it means (never understand what it means)
We need a story to believe in
We need a hero to prevail
Our design, shifted frame by frame
Across the line, our cycle starts to fail
Our design, shifted frame by frame (our design, shifted frame by frame)
Across the line, we die to live again
We need a story to believe in
We need a hero to prevail
We need a challenge we can overcome
It takes a tragedy to make us one
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