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.
So Strange I Remember You in protest of a prayer,
And falling back from seas we fear to sail
I swear I saw the shooter, gold deep and double dare,
Postmortem warnings seem inclined to fail,
Feigning an apology.
Those words they never left your lips,
Those 5 years in Bermuda slide by like the lights of passing ships,
So Strange that I Remember You,
Kneeling deep in Nietzsche's lies
My throat was an open grave I drank your stained glass eyes
And they taste like dead cathedrals
That are crumbling beneath a weight ten thousand jaded tourists
Who've traded in their hearts and hands for
Disposable cameras, set to document to decay
Set to capture just enough of life to catalog the things we throw away
(breathing the fumes of our machines)
We've lost our way-Dustin sings
(breathing through television dreams)
If we could only see us now
If we could only see us now
The words of the dead ring in our ears
But its only a lie
The voice in your head brings you to tears
But you don't know why
The words of the dead ring in our ears
But its only a lie
The voice in your head brings you to tears
But its only a lie,
Yes its only a lie, isn't it?
And falling back from seas we fear to sail
I swear I saw the shooter, gold deep and double dare,
Postmortem warnings seem inclined to fail,
Feigning an apology.
Those words they never left your lips,
Those 5 years in Bermuda slide by like the lights of passing ships,
So Strange that I Remember You,
Kneeling deep in Nietzsche's lies
My throat was an open grave I drank your stained glass eyes
And they taste like dead cathedrals
That are crumbling beneath a weight ten thousand jaded tourists
Who've traded in their hearts and hands for
Disposable cameras, set to document to decay
Set to capture just enough of life to catalog the things we throw away
(breathing the fumes of our machines)
We've lost our way-Dustin sings
(breathing through television dreams)
If we could only see us now
If we could only see us now
The words of the dead ring in our ears
But its only a lie
The voice in your head brings you to tears
But you don't know why
The words of the dead ring in our ears
But its only a lie
The voice in your head brings you to tears
But its only a lie,
Yes its only a lie, isn't it?
Lyrics submitted by Second Self
So Strange I Remember You Lyrics as written by Edward Carrington Breckenridge Dustin Michael Kensrue
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This song seems like it's talking about people and how they only care about the now.. I think it is completly true we are breathing in the fumes of our own machines pollution is ridiculous and the general population doesn't care abou it they just want to see what preety and they don't even realize they are destroying it and themselves at the same time. absolutly obsurd
thrice is the shiznit, all i can sa is everysong is well written and is deep, put that and extremely good instrumentals and vocals together and u get thrice.
yeah thrice rocks. nuff said
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when something is lost another thing is gained sometimes there is something to be gained in losing something to be lost in gaining intelligence is deadly when tainted by ignorance mix truth with lies and you can make people believe anything
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postmortem warnings seem inclined to fail
Is actually postmodern
just thought I'd tell ya
ok, this hasn't really got anything to do with the song itself; but has anyone got any idea how the dutch words "uitrit dag en nacht vrijlaten" ended up in the artwork between these lyrics in the lyricsheet??? There are also some dutch words between the lyrics of "see you in the shallows": "...e is een kaketoe".
I'm from belgium, so was kinda surprised when i saw those words in my language, but it made me wonder how they got there. I already tried to email thrice, but i didn't get an answer yet :( Thought maybe one of you guys could tell me...