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.
Me veras volar
Por la ciudad de la furia
Donde nadie sabe de mi
Y yo soy parte de todos
Nada cambiara
Con un aviso de curva
En sus caras veo el temor
Ya no hay fábulas
En la ciudad de la furia
Me veras caer
Como un ave de presa
Me veras caer
Sobre terrazas desiertas
Te desnudará
Por las calles azules
Me refugiaré
Antes que todos despierten
Me dejarás dormir al amanecer
Entre tus piernas
Entre tus piernas
Sabrás ocultarme bien y desaparecer
Entre la niebla
Entre la niebla
Un hombre alado extraña la tierra
Me veras volar
Por la ciudad de la furia
Donde nadie sabe de mi
Y yo soy parte de todos
Con la luz del sol
Se derriten mis alas
Solo encuentro en la oscuridad
Lo que me une con la ciudad de la furia
Me veras caer
Como una flecha salvaje
Me veras caer
Entre vuelos fugaces
Buenos Aires se ve tan susceptible
Ese destino de furia es
Lo que en sus caras persiste
Me dejaras dormir al amanecer
Entre tus piernas
Entre tus piernas
Sabrás ocultarme bien y desaparecer
Entre la niebla
Entre la niebla
Un hombre alado prefiere la noche
Me veras volver
Me veras volver
A la ciudad de la furia
Por la ciudad de la furia
Donde nadie sabe de mi
Y yo soy parte de todos
Nada cambiara
Con un aviso de curva
En sus caras veo el temor
Ya no hay fábulas
En la ciudad de la furia
Me veras caer
Como un ave de presa
Me veras caer
Sobre terrazas desiertas
Te desnudará
Por las calles azules
Me refugiaré
Antes que todos despierten
Me dejarás dormir al amanecer
Entre tus piernas
Entre tus piernas
Sabrás ocultarme bien y desaparecer
Entre la niebla
Entre la niebla
Un hombre alado extraña la tierra
Me veras volar
Por la ciudad de la furia
Donde nadie sabe de mi
Y yo soy parte de todos
Con la luz del sol
Se derriten mis alas
Solo encuentro en la oscuridad
Lo que me une con la ciudad de la furia
Me veras caer
Como una flecha salvaje
Me veras caer
Entre vuelos fugaces
Buenos Aires se ve tan susceptible
Ese destino de furia es
Lo que en sus caras persiste
Me dejaras dormir al amanecer
Entre tus piernas
Entre tus piernas
Sabrás ocultarme bien y desaparecer
Entre la niebla
Entre la niebla
Un hombre alado prefiere la noche
Me veras volver
Me veras volver
A la ciudad de la furia
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bueno, una vez le oi a una amiga decir que era una combinacion entre la metafora de icaro y su propia experiencia en buenos aires. icaro escapa de una isla y seducido por la luz, vuela hacia el sol que derrite sus alas hasta que cae "como un ave de presa" "como una flecha salvaje". seria una version moderna de icaro (lo de las drogas no lo descarto) en la que la isla seria buenos aires y la cancion seria, si un himno, una descripcion de ese vuelo, desde el que buenos aires se ve "tan susceptible".