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.
Time (time)
Time has a funny way of playing jokes on you
While you're waiting for what you think you know
Will happen next is never what you could've come to expect
And so it goes, ooh and so it goes
Deep inside his eyes I see myself
As I wonder who he'll turn out to be
Is that a question that needs answering right now?
And so concludes this chapter
As my parents unravel the entangled threads of my reality
Not of design but by accident
My perception in question
As I leave the infinite for the present
And rise a window of the waking mind
Here's a simple story
And I hope I tell it well
Of a boy locked in a place
His mind, the very cell
Imprisoned with his wild visions
Of every time in space
There's no one in this world quite like him
The thing that complicates it
Is his parents and who they are
The law they made to run from
Beyond the house of the stars
The birth must be in secret
So no prying eyes can see
There's no one of this world quite like him
Our pride and joy are you there?
Are you in there, safe and sound?
Tell us what you need, so we can help you
We don't know what to do
We don't know what to do
Patronizing doctors with their diagnostic leads
Carry on your query
It's blood the boy, he bleeds
But you can't see him like you
So a monster he must be
There's no one in this world quite like him
Vaxis son
Do you hear us?
Do you feel us?
Vaxis, Vaxis, Vaxis
Vaxis, can you see us with your eyes?
Vaxis, can you hear us with your ears?
Is this right to calculate his moments?
To find what's normal is being normal
What's right? What's right?
Can you feel it? No
Can you hear it? No
Time, I'll take you home
This child of ours I'll take you home
With all my love I'll give you the world
And keep no secrets from you
So life gets tough
But it's no excuse or your fault
My brightest star
Shine your light on us all
Am I wrong or did he save me?
Shine your love on all this crazy
Who says you got to rush to get old?
Figure it all out or you'll be left in the cold
Little one, let them, don't follow, just set them free
You can do it on your time
So you know I'll be watching you, armed to the teeth
Don't you go poking while the lion, he sleeps
My boy, it's okay to cry
I'm telling you time
Who says you got to rush to get old?
Figure it all out or you'll be left in the cold
Little one, let them, don't follow, just set them free
You can do it on your time
So you know I'll be watching you, armed to the teeth
Don't you go poking while the lion, he sleeps
My boy, it's okay to cry
Time
Time has a funny way of playing jokes on you
While you're waiting for what you think you know
Will happen next is never what you could've come to expect
And so it goes, ooh and so it goes
Deep inside his eyes I see myself
As I wonder who he'll turn out to be
Is that a question that needs answering right now?
And so concludes this chapter
As my parents unravel the entangled threads of my reality
Not of design but by accident
My perception in question
As I leave the infinite for the present
And rise a window of the waking mind
Here's a simple story
And I hope I tell it well
Of a boy locked in a place
His mind, the very cell
Imprisoned with his wild visions
Of every time in space
There's no one in this world quite like him
The thing that complicates it
Is his parents and who they are
The law they made to run from
Beyond the house of the stars
The birth must be in secret
So no prying eyes can see
There's no one of this world quite like him
Our pride and joy are you there?
Are you in there, safe and sound?
Tell us what you need, so we can help you
We don't know what to do
We don't know what to do
Patronizing doctors with their diagnostic leads
Carry on your query
It's blood the boy, he bleeds
But you can't see him like you
So a monster he must be
There's no one in this world quite like him
Vaxis son
Do you hear us?
Do you feel us?
Vaxis, Vaxis, Vaxis
Vaxis, can you see us with your eyes?
Vaxis, can you hear us with your ears?
Is this right to calculate his moments?
To find what's normal is being normal
What's right? What's right?
Can you feel it? No
Can you hear it? No
Time, I'll take you home
This child of ours I'll take you home
With all my love I'll give you the world
And keep no secrets from you
So life gets tough
But it's no excuse or your fault
My brightest star
Shine your light on us all
Am I wrong or did he save me?
Shine your love on all this crazy
Who says you got to rush to get old?
Figure it all out or you'll be left in the cold
Little one, let them, don't follow, just set them free
You can do it on your time
So you know I'll be watching you, armed to the teeth
Don't you go poking while the lion, he sleeps
My boy, it's okay to cry
I'm telling you time
Who says you got to rush to get old?
Figure it all out or you'll be left in the cold
Little one, let them, don't follow, just set them free
You can do it on your time
So you know I'll be watching you, armed to the teeth
Don't you go poking while the lion, he sleeps
My boy, it's okay to cry
Time
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Window of the Waking Mind Lyrics as written by Claudio Sanchez
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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