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.
I talk through my eyes, the words pouring down
Nobody hears
You ask me what's wrong, but what can I say
Nobody hears
I try to tell you, I try to show you
How else can I tell you, how else can I show you?
I'm screaming inside, why can't you hear?
Nobody hears
You're looking right through me like I'm not here
Nobody hears
When the last tear falls down
Nothing gets waqshed away
Another plea put to rest
As nobody hears, nobody hears
So what did I do to you
That makes you run from me
Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself
Don't understand why nobody hears
You figured it, you shaped it to your perfection
Nobody hears
Subtracted my feelings from this equation
Nobody hears
Is it all in my mind
Then it would be easy to find
So what did I do to you
That makes you run from me
Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself
Don't understand why nobody hears
So if it's all, if it's all in my mind
Then wouldn't it, wouldn't it
Wouldn't it be so easy to find
So what do I have to do
To make you comfort me
Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself
Don't understand why nobody hears
So I'm sitting here screaming inside myself
Well I'm sitting here crying inside myself
So I'm sittin here screaming to nobody else
Don't understand why nobody hears
And nobody hears, nobody hears, nobody hears
Nobody hears
You ask me what's wrong, but what can I say
Nobody hears
I try to tell you, I try to show you
How else can I tell you, how else can I show you?
I'm screaming inside, why can't you hear?
Nobody hears
You're looking right through me like I'm not here
Nobody hears
When the last tear falls down
Nothing gets waqshed away
Another plea put to rest
As nobody hears, nobody hears
So what did I do to you
That makes you run from me
Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself
Don't understand why nobody hears
You figured it, you shaped it to your perfection
Nobody hears
Subtracted my feelings from this equation
Nobody hears
Is it all in my mind
Then it would be easy to find
So what did I do to you
That makes you run from me
Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself
Don't understand why nobody hears
So if it's all, if it's all in my mind
Then wouldn't it, wouldn't it
Wouldn't it be so easy to find
So what do I have to do
To make you comfort me
Now I'm sitting here screaming inside myself
Don't understand why nobody hears
So I'm sitting here screaming inside myself
Well I'm sitting here crying inside myself
So I'm sittin here screaming to nobody else
Don't understand why nobody hears
And nobody hears, nobody hears, nobody hears
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Nobody Hears Lyrics as written by Rocky Muir
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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