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.
Bleeding, I'm
Crying, I'm
Falling, I'm
Bleeding now, now
Bleeding, I'm
Crying, I'm
Falling, I'm
Bleeding now
Bleeding now, I'm
Crying out, I'm
Falling down and I'm
Feeling nothing, like
Laughing now, I'm
Stopping now, I'm
Ooh, reaching out and I'm
Feeling nothing
Yeah
You created a rift within me
Now, there have been several complications and I'm
Left me feeling nothing
I might say
You were wrong to take it from me
Left me feeling nothing
Crawling now, I'm
Beaten down, I'm
Tortured now and I'm
Feeling nothing, like
Hunting now, I'm
Stalking now, I'm
Reaching out and I'm
Killing nothing
Yeah
You created a rift within me
Now, there have been several complications and I'm
Left me feeling nothing
I might say
You were wrong to take it from me
Left me feeling nothing
Ooh, I can feel you ripping and tearing and feeding and growing inside of me
Ripping and tearing and feeding and growing inside of me
I want this
More than you know
I need this
Give it back to me
You created a rift within me
You are the cause of these horrid complications that are
Ripping and tearing and feeding and growing inside of me, yeah
You've created a rift within me
Now, there have been several complications that are
Ripping, tearing
Feeding, growing
Ripping, tearing
Ripping and tearing and feeding and growing inside of me
I want this
More than you know
I need this
Give it back to me
Crying, I'm
Falling, I'm
Bleeding now, now
Bleeding, I'm
Crying, I'm
Falling, I'm
Bleeding now
Bleeding now, I'm
Crying out, I'm
Falling down and I'm
Feeling nothing, like
Laughing now, I'm
Stopping now, I'm
Ooh, reaching out and I'm
Feeling nothing
Yeah
You created a rift within me
Now, there have been several complications and I'm
Left me feeling nothing
I might say
You were wrong to take it from me
Left me feeling nothing
Crawling now, I'm
Beaten down, I'm
Tortured now and I'm
Feeling nothing, like
Hunting now, I'm
Stalking now, I'm
Reaching out and I'm
Killing nothing
Yeah
You created a rift within me
Now, there have been several complications and I'm
Left me feeling nothing
I might say
You were wrong to take it from me
Left me feeling nothing
Ooh, I can feel you ripping and tearing and feeding and growing inside of me
Ripping and tearing and feeding and growing inside of me
I want this
More than you know
I need this
Give it back to me
You created a rift within me
You are the cause of these horrid complications that are
Ripping and tearing and feeding and growing inside of me, yeah
You've created a rift within me
Now, there have been several complications that are
Ripping, tearing
Feeding, growing
Ripping, tearing
Ripping and tearing and feeding and growing inside of me
I want this
More than you know
I need this
Give it back to me
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Numb Lyrics as written by Dan Donegan Mike Wengren
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damn things not showing!!!
the 1st verse relates to me: when i 1st cut myself (bleeding now) i cried my fucking eyes out (crying out). i felt like such a failure (falling now). when i was next happy i saw the cuts on my wrist and i jus felt like i dont deserve to be happy (laughing now, stopping now). i then just started feeling nothing. i cudnt be happy, yet i cudnt cry. my mind was so full of shit and i cudnt do a thing with it. the chorus means to me: "the straw that broke the camels back" that started me cutting was that i cudnt sleep cos my mum had her bf over and they were makin a lot of noise if u know wot i mean. it kept me awak listnin to the voice that was telling me to cut, making me numb. the 2nd verse: i believe its like the making of a serial killer or sumthing (stalking, hunting) as a way of coping with the rift, or trying to take an extreme that wud cure the numbness. but as he tries to do it sumthing holds him back, but still leaving him not feeling anything exept hate 2wards the thing inside holding him back. i can feel u ripping...: blaming the person who "caused a rift"
(bye the way i dont get those thoughts of stalkin etc. i dunno how i thought of that)