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.
The storm is bad tonight,
So how could I awake without you here?
Your picture's on the wall,
You haven't called
But I'll wait for you
To her own reflection, she says, "I will hold on"
To her own reflection, she says, "I will be strong"
The storm is letting up,
But it won't die
If you weren't right was I?
Your picture still remains,
But I wonder are you still the same?
To her own reflection, she says, "I will hold on"
To her own reflection, she says, "I will be strong"
Am I losing you?
I've waited, I've waited til it's over
It's over now
When weakened, when will you rise?
So how could I awake without you here?
Your picture's on the wall,
You haven't called
But I'll wait for you
To her own reflection, she says, "I will hold on"
To her own reflection, she says, "I will be strong"
The storm is letting up,
But it won't die
If you weren't right was I?
Your picture still remains,
But I wonder are you still the same?
To her own reflection, she says, "I will hold on"
To her own reflection, she says, "I will be strong"
Am I losing you?
I've waited, I've waited til it's over
It's over now
When weakened, when will you rise?
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Without You Here Lyrics as written by Alejandro Martinez Linares Alejandro M. Linares
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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this is one of my favorite finch songs. i can't believe nobody added it. what it is to burn is by far one of the best cds on drive thru
so me it sounds like he's saying "to her own reflection she says: i will hold on" not "to her only friends..." maybe it's just me...
i also heard it irulelorenzo's way
i think she's having a hard time as well as he, because he can't be there with her to calm her down... she can only speak to her reflection because she's so lonely....
What album is this song on? I didn't see it on "What it is to Burn."
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This song is in face on What it is to Burn, track 7. The meaning of this song I think is how he can't be with her, and she was having a hard time coping with that, so she looks at herself and resassures herself that she'll be ok without him.
When i heard this song, it really did sound like to her own reflection. so i was singing along and my friend was cracking up cuz it was, "to her only friends who say things," so i decided to check it out and even though it isnt on their website it showed up as "to her only friends" on most the other websites so i felt pretty stupid. But if u sing along to it right, it makes sense.
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I love this song so much. Finch is by far one of my fave bands and i found them by stumbling upon one of their songs on kazaa and since then i fell in love with them. But does anybody know where they're from?