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.
Tell me we'll be alright
Say that we'll be fine
Plug me right in, jump through the screen
Final frontier, I can be anything
Maddening scenes, Anthropocene
Blink and you'll miss us like we were a dream
Maybe AI is the messiah
My machine's learned all my kinks and desires
Virtual porn, airbrush my jaw
Are we having fun yet?
Endless hot takes, chaos'll reign
Guess we learned nothing from history's mistakes
Billionaires, rocket to Mars
Stuck on Earth drinking in driverless cars
Icecaps'll fall, Cali'll burn
Wilful denial until it's my turn
Bunch of old white men who don't give a fuck
Are we having fun yet?
Tell me we'll be alright
Say that we'll be fine
Lie to me, it's alright, right?
Say that we'll be fine
Just a little bit of tenderness
It's a little bit of tenderness
Say that we'll be alright, right?
Even if it's lies
Hollywood has painted us a fucked up fate
Say you'll resurrect me as a young deep fake
Genius minds fix all our crimes
So we can have fun, yeah?
We're living in a sci-fi fantasy
I'm sleeping with the robot next to me
Find planet B, that's all we need
So we can have fun
Tell me we'll be alright
Say that we'll be fine
Lie to me, it's alright, right?
Say that we'll be fine
Just a little bit of tenderness
It's a little bit of tenderness
Say that we'll be alright, right?
Even if it's lies
Just a little bit of tenderness
A little bit of tenderness
Say that we'll be alright
Even if it's lies
Just a little bit of tenderness
A little bit of tenderness
Say that we'll be alright
Even if it's lies
Say that we'll be fine
Plug me right in, jump through the screen
Final frontier, I can be anything
Maddening scenes, Anthropocene
Blink and you'll miss us like we were a dream
Maybe AI is the messiah
My machine's learned all my kinks and desires
Virtual porn, airbrush my jaw
Are we having fun yet?
Endless hot takes, chaos'll reign
Guess we learned nothing from history's mistakes
Billionaires, rocket to Mars
Stuck on Earth drinking in driverless cars
Icecaps'll fall, Cali'll burn
Wilful denial until it's my turn
Bunch of old white men who don't give a fuck
Are we having fun yet?
Tell me we'll be alright
Say that we'll be fine
Lie to me, it's alright, right?
Say that we'll be fine
Just a little bit of tenderness
It's a little bit of tenderness
Say that we'll be alright, right?
Even if it's lies
Hollywood has painted us a fucked up fate
Say you'll resurrect me as a young deep fake
Genius minds fix all our crimes
So we can have fun, yeah?
We're living in a sci-fi fantasy
I'm sleeping with the robot next to me
Find planet B, that's all we need
So we can have fun
Tell me we'll be alright
Say that we'll be fine
Lie to me, it's alright, right?
Say that we'll be fine
Just a little bit of tenderness
It's a little bit of tenderness
Say that we'll be alright, right?
Even if it's lies
Just a little bit of tenderness
A little bit of tenderness
Say that we'll be alright
Even if it's lies
Just a little bit of tenderness
A little bit of tenderness
Say that we'll be alright
Even if it's lies
Lyrics submitted by ScaraaracS
Plug In… Lyrics as written by Daniel Campbell Smith
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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