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 can tell by your eyes
That you've probably been crying forever
And the stars in the sky
Don't mean nothing to you, they're a mirror
I don't want to talk about it
How you broke my heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart?
Whoa, heart
If I stand all alone
Will the shadow hide the color of my heart?
Blue for the tears, black for the night's fears
The stars in the sky
Don't mean nothing to you, they're a mirror
I don't want to talk about it
How you broke my heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart?
Oh, my heart
I don't want to talk about it
How you broke this old heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart?
Whoa, my heart
My heart, oh, my heart
That you've probably been crying forever
And the stars in the sky
Don't mean nothing to you, they're a mirror
I don't want to talk about it
How you broke my heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart?
Whoa, heart
If I stand all alone
Will the shadow hide the color of my heart?
Blue for the tears, black for the night's fears
The stars in the sky
Don't mean nothing to you, they're a mirror
I don't want to talk about it
How you broke my heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart?
Oh, my heart
I don't want to talk about it
How you broke this old heart
If I stay here just a little bit longer
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart?
Whoa, my heart
My heart, oh, my heart
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
I Don't Want to Talk About It [1975, Original] Lyrics as written by Danny Whitten
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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@gracelyn I agree - heartbreaking. What I don't understand is why is she crying when he's the one with the broken heart? And what's the meaning behind the stars being a mirror?
This is one of the saddest songs I know for me. For me the songs about someone who's been broken up with, left alone. He still loves the person who left him and I think that's half the reason this song is so sad, he's almost begging for them to stay with him and yet he tries to be strong by not talking about it. Beautifully sad, this song makes me cry.
@ABoyNamedGoo I agree - heartbreaking. What I don't understand is why is she crying when he's the one with the broken heart? And what's the meaning behind the stars being a mirror?
the most dissapointed moment in my life when u broke my heart..... i lost faith in all human so much so that i believe no expectations will lead to no dissapointments... and once in awhile a song like this will set my heart bleeding once more....
Written by Danny Whitten of Crazy Horse. The original is better
another great love song by rod stewart
I've sang this in high school during a recital-- and this is not an easy song to sing, especially when not long before that your then-very-good-friend decide to start fighting you over a common female friend.
Dammit Rod you make me cry.
My old man told me, that Danny Whitten composed this song for the father of his friend Ralph Molina, who was suffering a lot because his little daughter was getting married ...