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.
Only in madness do you find beautiful death
And only in sadness do you feel happy instead
Be careful what you wish for because
you don't know the guilt I carried this far all on my own
It's nothing you want to feel
So let it go
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till it's not enough
Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till you've had enough
Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up
The silence is one thing that I'll remember you said
Well it's better than nothing when nothing's all that you left
Be careful what you wish for because
you don't know the guilt I carried this far wasn't my own
It's nothing you want to feel
So let it go
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till it's not enough
Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till you've had enough
Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up
If you need a place to hang your head a shoulder's better than a knot
You'd be a better memory alive rather than not
If you need a place to hang your head a shoulder's better than a knot
You'd be a better memory if no one else forgot
So let it go
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till it's not enough
Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till you've had enough
Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up
If you need a place to hang your head a shoulder's better than a knot
You'd be a better memory alive rather than not
If you need a place to hang your head a shoulder's better than a knot
You'd be a better memory if no one else forgot
So don't you give up
And only in sadness do you feel happy instead
Be careful what you wish for because
you don't know the guilt I carried this far all on my own
It's nothing you want to feel
So let it go
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till it's not enough
Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till you've had enough
Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up
The silence is one thing that I'll remember you said
Well it's better than nothing when nothing's all that you left
Be careful what you wish for because
you don't know the guilt I carried this far wasn't my own
It's nothing you want to feel
So let it go
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till it's not enough
Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till you've had enough
Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up
If you need a place to hang your head a shoulder's better than a knot
You'd be a better memory alive rather than not
If you need a place to hang your head a shoulder's better than a knot
You'd be a better memory if no one else forgot
So let it go
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till it's not enough
Don't wait for the world to let go of the both of us
Don't wait for the dust to settle
Don't wait till you've had enough
Don't wait for the world to let go or to give you up
If you need a place to hang your head a shoulder's better than a knot
You'd be a better memory alive rather than not
If you need a place to hang your head a shoulder's better than a knot
You'd be a better memory if no one else forgot
So don't you give up
Lyrics submitted by BreezyDragon
Careful What You Wish For Lyrics as written by Nicholas Ruffilo Joakim Karlsson
Lyrics © KILLPHONIC
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