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.
Well I brought the blanks, you made the target
No one will hear the shot from the closet
Baby's got an alibi, baby's got an alibi
Your voice sounds so sweet muffled and shaken
Brando can wait, James Dean is starving
Twenty seven messages and still no reply
You said it yourself, "Love is a killer"
I never expected you'd be at the trigger
With a bullet for your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
She's taken em' down one by one
All of her lovers die young
Bullet for your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
What an explosion we'll make
Kiss kiss, bang bang
My darling, everyone's heard the stories, the stories
You're out every night tasting the wine, because loneliness is boring
Well I brought the candles, you stained em' red
I fought the cancer, you kept the bed
Twenty seven messages are loaded in hand
You got a bullet for your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
She's taken em' down one by one
All of her lovers die young
Bullet for your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
What an explosion we'll make
Kiss kiss, bang bang
She's taken em' down one by one
All of her lovers die young
She's taken em' down one by one
And all of her lovers die young
How could you do this to your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
She's taken em' down one by one
All of her lovers die young
Bullet for your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
What an explosion we'll make
What an explosion we'll make
Kiss kiss, bang bang
No one will hear the shot from the closet
Baby's got an alibi, baby's got an alibi
Your voice sounds so sweet muffled and shaken
Brando can wait, James Dean is starving
Twenty seven messages and still no reply
You said it yourself, "Love is a killer"
I never expected you'd be at the trigger
With a bullet for your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
She's taken em' down one by one
All of her lovers die young
Bullet for your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
What an explosion we'll make
Kiss kiss, bang bang
My darling, everyone's heard the stories, the stories
You're out every night tasting the wine, because loneliness is boring
Well I brought the candles, you stained em' red
I fought the cancer, you kept the bed
Twenty seven messages are loaded in hand
You got a bullet for your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
She's taken em' down one by one
All of her lovers die young
Bullet for your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
What an explosion we'll make
Kiss kiss, bang bang
She's taken em' down one by one
All of her lovers die young
She's taken em' down one by one
And all of her lovers die young
How could you do this to your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
She's taken em' down one by one
All of her lovers die young
Bullet for your sweetheart
Roses for the casket
What an explosion we'll make
What an explosion we'll make
Kiss kiss, bang bang
Lyrics submitted by jackbatman
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