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.
Letters to Noelle
Marked up cardboard boxes fell
I fell with them
Crushed like them
I am
Letters to Noelle
Years of waiting, nothing fading
Emptied out my pen
Carved the rest into my hand
Letters to Noelle
Written from my darkest cell
Filling up my wishing well
Waiting on their return
But the driveway's clear
You pray for silence
Step into my quiet violence
Do you see pictures in my words?
Standing still, I'm moving faster
Searching out my next disaster
You're gonna get what you deserve
Letter to Noelle
I see them in a box inside a case
That she keeps locked up in a place
I'll never be
Letters to Noelle
I emptied out my veins onto a page
Set to a scream you just can't gauge
She cannot see what's inside of me
But the driveway's clear
You pray for silence
Step into my quiet violence
Do you see pictures in my words?
Standing still, I'm moving faster
Searching out my next disaster
You're gonna get what you deserve
Letters to Noelle
Tied on ribbons in my brain
Obsession don't give way to pain
I know that now
I know that now.
Marked up cardboard boxes fell
I fell with them
Crushed like them
I am
Letters to Noelle
Years of waiting, nothing fading
Emptied out my pen
Carved the rest into my hand
Letters to Noelle
Written from my darkest cell
Filling up my wishing well
Waiting on their return
But the driveway's clear
You pray for silence
Step into my quiet violence
Do you see pictures in my words?
Standing still, I'm moving faster
Searching out my next disaster
You're gonna get what you deserve
Letter to Noelle
I see them in a box inside a case
That she keeps locked up in a place
I'll never be
Letters to Noelle
I emptied out my veins onto a page
Set to a scream you just can't gauge
She cannot see what's inside of me
But the driveway's clear
You pray for silence
Step into my quiet violence
Do you see pictures in my words?
Standing still, I'm moving faster
Searching out my next disaster
You're gonna get what you deserve
Letters to Noelle
Tied on ribbons in my brain
Obsession don't give way to pain
I know that now
I know that now.
Lyrics submitted by krushzed
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this song means a lot to me. i have been in the situation where you try and try to still be a part of them, but they won't let you. sometimes all you want is a letter that says that they are ok and you can stop worrying, but it never comes.
same here kelly.. 'obsession don't give way to pain' no matter how much i tried to show this person that i would do anything for them..they just ignored me this song means a lot to me. i think its so neat how a song can mean so many things to so many different types of people..
very underrated song. the responses to konstantine are phenomenal, but i gotta say that letters to noelle is definitely a close second. it should be getting a lot more attention.
yeah, great song, but I dont know about a close second, maybe third
i was in a weird mood when i posted that....this song's good, but you're right. it's not a close second. i guess these are the things music can do to us....
yo maddox....shut the fuck up. don't post on shit you don't know about, you slipknot loving piece of shit.
nice job, bosco9. this song really is just so powerful. while it isn't quite measurable to Konstantine (but what is?), it is up there.
whoa.. who is maddox? socos my favorite band and im not gay. this song is really good i like the whole "the driveways clear" verse... its exactly how i feel most of the time... like id never do anything to hurt anyone emotionally but sometimes when im in really bad moods i think about it... and you want them to know what your thinking but you dont.., ya know? ok i dunno what im talking about haha but ok
i have no idea who this band is, but i tell ya what, Maddox86 is a fuckin bastard. yeah thats right you fucker. goddamn. how the hell can you like korn and slipknot and then actually pick on someone else's music? christ, i'd rather listen to an airhorn for 2 hours than that kind of shit. maddox, i hope you stop on a tack someday and it hurts.
have you written a letter to noel??? i haven't... i did hear this noel character is a b****