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.
Here I am beside myself again
I'm torn apart by words that you have said
All in all, I know we're falling apart
Where did you run to so far away?
Here we are to sing you a song
There you are asleep against the window pane
Just like always
You said you like to hear the rain sometimes
All I can do is tell you the truth
And oh, my eyes will tell you the same
Here we are to sing you a song
There you are asleep again
Grasp our hands together, we feel we are one result
I'm torn apart by words that you have said
All in all, I know we're falling apart
Where did you run to so far away?
Here we are to sing you a song
There you are asleep against the window pane
Just like always
You said you like to hear the rain sometimes
All I can do is tell you the truth
And oh, my eyes will tell you the same
Here we are to sing you a song
There you are asleep again
Grasp our hands together, we feel we are one result
Lyrics submitted by Mopnugget, edited by ICollectCDs
Ender Lyrics as written by Alejandro Martinez Linares Alejandro M. Linares
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I'm going to attempt at the MEANING of this song..since no one before me..has even touched on this subject... I think its about a relationship pretty much gone to hell...He really loves her, but he knows its won't work out...He is always there for her...but she doesn't even care..."Here we are to sing you a song, and there you are asleep again"...
...this song is excellent few have done interpretations on this song..everyone loves it and feels it relates..but relate to what.. in my opinion it means a lot of thing..but obsessed with the song i heard it a lot...the ending 'noises' to me described the previous lyrics but in a different form..listen to those noises carefully..you will soon discover how significant it is to the whole feeling the song gives. the noise is a bunch of up's and down's, it works with your emotions, crescendo's and decrescendo's create a sick effect. i thought that the song was about someone that he truly loved had fallen into in a coma. or some kind of permanent state .immobilized. before the sick person came to be that way the relationship was headed downhill..now that this problem has come over he has returned to say his last words before the end. i feel that he loved her more thatn she loved him. she's asleep again the way she's always been to him..more or less unresponsive. the truth is: he can't help her. and hearing the rain and stuff is just reminiscent of old memories trying to overcome the amnesia and remind this person about the past. now that it's over he can finally tell her that together they are whole and she will be with him forever(spiritually) then the noises come in..it sounds like it's in someone who is in a state of shock or coma's head. it sounds like what they would hypothetically hear. the noises sound like a disease. the begining of the noise to me sounds like the persons life...it's still the song but soon turns the the diseaseor accident, it where the sound changes to an eerier sound,those loud noises that sound like something is approching are people moving around in the room, listenening on.. you hear voices..as if she heard the last few words,then the sharp scream like noises are pain, the last singing part are when the persons dies; sorta like the funeral service.the clock-like sound is time running out, and lastly the marching/clock sound is the burial/ending of a life and begging or continuation of another...now that i write all of this out and read other views i dont feel my view is correct...but it's only an opinion.(s0rry its sooo long)
"Grasp our hands together, we feel we are one result"
The name of the song is "Ender", which comes from the title character of Ender's Game and Speaker For The Dead by Orson Scott Card. This song is about love for our fellow human beings. Ender is a very empathetic guy and he explains that to defeat enemies one must understand them as they understand themselves. By understanding them as they understand themselves, however, you will come to love them as they love themselves. Therefore, defeating these enemies hurts because you are causing harm to those that you love: these very same enemies. So, Ender regrets all the enemies he has defeated and wishes to never have to do so again. Instead he seeks to understand and love everyone, and he does his best to inspire others to do the same.
Amazing, you said it better than I could've hoped.
What DOESN'T this song mean to me? j/k. But seriously folks, this is a great song. Full of great beats and vocals, whenever i hear it i spooge my pants. Ok not quite, but it's a wonderfully written song that's very new and different from their normal sound. Mellow, yet powerful. I like it.
this song is awesome...local band, so i decided to show support and boy am i glad i did, i got to meet the guys and they're awesome, the whole cd is just so relating
this is the first song i heard when my girlfriend broke up with me. it just expressed exactly how i felt. I LOVE THIS SONG
what can i say besides i just well..... love this song. i love finch all together.. they r soo awesome!
wow. every time i hear another song by finch all i can say is "wow" all of their lyrics seem to capture my current feelings exactly. it's almost frightening how well.
such a good song...and not only the lyrics, even the mainly instrumental parts
i like this song alot because its just so amazing, finch is really good...i like stay with me, what it is to burn & another song but i forgot the name lol...those are my favorites but i love all of them