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'd love to touch the sky tonight
I'd love to touch the sky
So take me in your arms
And lift me like a child
And hold me up so high
And never let me go
Take me
Take me in your arms tonight
Hold me
Hold me up so high
And never let me down
Hold me
Hold me up so high
To touch the sky
Just one more time
Take me in your arms tonight
Take me in your arms
Just one more time
Just one more time
Just one more time
I'd love to touch the sky
So take me in your arms
And lift me like a child
And hold me up so high
And never let me go
Take me
Take me in your arms tonight
Hold me
Hold me up so high
And never let me down
Hold me
Hold me up so high
To touch the sky
Just one more time
Take me in your arms tonight
Take me in your arms
Just one more time
Just one more time
Just one more time
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This is a song about the loss of innocence and the intense desire to get that innocence back (like the innocence of a child), but one cannot turn back the clock and what is lost is sometimes lost forever in some cases.
this song always brings tears to my face
just a glimpse of a moment to feel so cherished and protected and loved and yes innocent again
lipssocoldtheyburn might have something...even if all the lyrics aren't the normal idea of romantic, they've all got sort of a heartfelt thing to them, like you really feel like he's speaking from his soul, even in a song like "Killing an Arab."
Anyway, this song means a lot to me. It was the first Cure song I remember hearing, and I thought my dad put it on just for me, and the "touch the sky one more time" part was about how I loved it when he picked me up and swung me around and stuff. Now sometimes he sings the hard "hold me, hold me up so high" part and I feel like crying.
Sorry about the sappy part. The bottom line is, this song is beautiful.
@slimshorty11 <br /> <br /> very touching - wow
This song has one of the most beautiful melody lines ever. Similar to Breathe. Serene yet heartfelt.
I've always loved this song. It could be the innocence of a child, but then again it could be a love/relationship gone bad.
As tonight, I just want to hold the girl that broke it off with me, I just want to hold her one more time. But then the kisses and everything would send me to the sky, basically she's holding me up to the sky.
I have always loved this song. The lyrics are just the right mixture of haunting and romantically beautiful, and the music is sweet and melodious.
Haha, you know, I heard this the day that me and a guy I like were talking about 'holding me up high'. Although, it was quite literal, holding me up to clean his roof because I'm short.
I've found, love is very much like flying up high. Nervous, exciting, beautiful, frightening, all the time. I think that is what it's about.
I agree that this song is about innocence. Maybe its about wanting to restart a relationship, pretend that the bad things that have befallen the two haven't happened yet "just one more time" Going back to the times before they'd had sex and just wishing that they could be young and innocent again. I don't think that's what he meant by the song, but that's how it makes me feel. It is a very beautiful song
Such a beautiful song...always makes me cry.
i love this song, I think it's romantic. All of Robert Smith's lyrics are romantic.