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 all can only take so much
Some more than others
And our individual tolerance
For stress, for loneliness
Is so subjective
But there's no tolerance at all
For hopelessness
Yes you sure did your best to smile
When I took you once more to the isle
But all the serenity
Just served to augment your pain
You've always been intrigued by death and the other side
You got yourself too close to the to the abyss
And no one of the closest ones around you
Realized how your stare turned empty
How the flickering faded from your eyes
And emptiness invaded
Yes you sure did your best to smile
When I took you once more to the isle
But all the serenity
Just served to augment your pain
And no one could tell the moment
When you disassembled
When your restless heart froze
And you sank below the ice
Eyes wide open
Your saviour's soul is consumed by guilt
Your faith in him won't be saving you
Your saviour's soul is consumed by guilt
Your faith in him won't be saving you
My whole life I have been searching
Digging deep
Turning over every stone
Questioning everything I know
Maybe there's no fire deep behind these mountains
This light is something else
We are just atoms
Colliding, clashing
Melting, merging
Existing, spinning
Colliding, burning
...out
Some more than others
And our individual tolerance
For stress, for loneliness
Is so subjective
But there's no tolerance at all
For hopelessness
Yes you sure did your best to smile
When I took you once more to the isle
But all the serenity
Just served to augment your pain
You've always been intrigued by death and the other side
You got yourself too close to the to the abyss
And no one of the closest ones around you
Realized how your stare turned empty
How the flickering faded from your eyes
And emptiness invaded
Yes you sure did your best to smile
When I took you once more to the isle
But all the serenity
Just served to augment your pain
And no one could tell the moment
When you disassembled
When your restless heart froze
And you sank below the ice
Eyes wide open
Your saviour's soul is consumed by guilt
Your faith in him won't be saving you
Your saviour's soul is consumed by guilt
Your faith in him won't be saving you
My whole life I have been searching
Digging deep
Turning over every stone
Questioning everything I know
Maybe there's no fire deep behind these mountains
This light is something else
We are just atoms
Colliding, clashing
Melting, merging
Existing, spinning
Colliding, burning
...out
Lyrics submitted by furyroad97
Pleistocene Lyrics as written by Mattias Hägerstrand Loic Rossetti
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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