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.
Hey, hey Hey, hey
You don't care
How I feel
You care about yourself
I understand the way you feel
Your pity is your wealth
Lost in time
She don't mind the change in the ways
Now you're mine
We don't mind the change in the ways
[Chorus:]
Hey hey hey I just found my way
All you stupid fuckers
Walk around astounded and drowning
Hey hey hey I just found my way
Some things can be lost
But now I found a new way through it again
I'll never wish you harm in life
I pray you find your way I have found
I'll live my life
Discovering my fate
Lost in time
She don't mind the change in the ways
Now you're mine
We don't mind the change in the ways
[Chorus x3]
Hey hey hey I just found my way
All you stupid fuckers
Walk around astounded and drowning
A new way Through it
A new way through it again
You don't care
How I feel
You care about yourself
I understand the way you feel
Your pity is your wealth
Lost in time
She don't mind the change in the ways
Now you're mine
We don't mind the change in the ways
[Chorus:]
Hey hey hey I just found my way
All you stupid fuckers
Walk around astounded and drowning
Hey hey hey I just found my way
Some things can be lost
But now I found a new way through it again
I'll never wish you harm in life
I pray you find your way I have found
I'll live my life
Discovering my fate
Lost in time
She don't mind the change in the ways
Now you're mine
We don't mind the change in the ways
[Chorus x3]
Hey hey hey I just found my way
All you stupid fuckers
Walk around astounded and drowning
A new way Through it
A new way through it again
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This song really is astounding! I used to live a life with no direction and the lyrics really helped me to better understand the song and now I feel as if I have sort of direction and all you stupid fuckers walk around astounded and drowning.
The song is wonderfully sung and has great meaning. It very well may help someone out who has no direction. I hope everyone finds their own person direction. Listen and Feel.
I think the song is to his former band "days of the new" and how the lead singer kicked out the whole band cuz he didnt like them
SpdyGnzlz31, I think you're a little confused which part of the band was formerly Days of the New. If I'm not mistaken, the lead singer is actually new...the other 3/4's of the band were formerly Days of the New.
rtplease is right. The band you hear on the First Daws of the New cd is actually this band. Chris Cornell did not like the way the cd turned out so he fired the band, which in turn hired Hugo Ferreira to sing for them, calling themself Tantic. Your Welcome
Chris Cornell is the lead singer for Audioslave and formerly of Soundgarden. The lead singer for Days of the New is Travis Meeks.
To the first two posts:
You two both spoke of this song providing direction. Did you say that without thinking, or did you really glean direction from these lyrics?
If the direction of a person's life can be changed from a song such as this one, I would truly be interested in an example.
Hope to get a response from this one.
All the best, Jeremy